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Covington possesses a Chambers-ranked Government Contracts practice group known for its ability to represent clients at all stages of the public procurement process. Our group leverages significant experiences and insights from lawyers across the firm to develop and impart solutions to the complex problems faced by contractors -- including providing sophisticated strategic advice for “bet-the-company” matters.
Our clients range from large integrators in the aerospace and defense industries to commercial contractors entering the federal market. We advise both development contractors and non-government organization (“NGOs”) working throughout the world, as well as U.S.-based manufacturers and IT companies. Our lawyers bring unique backgrounds and perspectives to bear on solving problems -- including experience gained from senior positions with key Government agencies and industry-leading contractors. Significant positions previously held by Covington lawyers who are associated with our Government Contracts practice include:
- the Air Force Suspension and Debarment Official;
- a senior in-house counsel to one of the largest defense contractors in the country;
- Director of the Air Force’s Coordination of Fraud Remedies program;
- a former Judge Advocate General from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
- the Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General;
- the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Department of Commerce;
- a United States Court of Federal Claims judge;
- an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency;
- multiple advisors to the White House;
- Senior Main Justice attorneys, and
- former Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
This experience provides us with unique insight into the business needs and concerns that accompany every legal issue. Where interdisciplinary solutions are necessary, our Government Contracts lawyers collaborate with lawyers in our leading practices in international trade, national security, white collar and investigations, public policy and government affairs, intellectual property, corporate law, and food and drug regulation. Our group also works closely with the firm’s Strategic Risk and Crisis Management group, which is anchored by senior lawyers who have had operational and management responsibility for high-risk, high-profile crises including former Air Force and Debarment official Steven Shaw, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, former D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, and former Solicitor of Labor Thomas Williamson.
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