Evan Sherwood

Evan Sherwood helps government contractors to resolve disputes with the federal government, prime and subcontractors, and contractor employees. He has helped clients to successfully navigate large federal contract claims, cost/pricing audits, contract terminations, and related litigation and investigations. He looks for constructive solutions to disputes between contractors and their customers/business partners, so that companies can achieve their strategic goals.

In his work for defense and civilian contractors, Evan regularly:

• Advises clients on all aspects of contract performance and the contract dispute process, including Contract Disputes Act claims, requests for equitable adjustment (REAs), and contract terminations;
• Counsels on the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and cost allowability issues under FAR Part 31, including matters involving the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG);
• Helps clients resolve issues with data rights, purchasing systems, defective specifications, supply chain rules, warranty matters, and quality controls;
• Assists clients with contract formation issues, including matters involving organizational conflicts of interest, prime/subcontract negotiations, appropriations/funding rules, and other transaction agreements (OTAs); and
• Conducts internal investigations and defends clients in federal investigations involving whistleblowers, cost, pricing, conflicts of interest, ethics, and federal post-employment restrictions.

Evan routinely represents clients in litigation with the federal government and other contractors. He has litigated matters before the Court of Federal Claims, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Eastern District of Virginia. He has litigated dozens of bid protests involving federal, state, and local contracts.