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Frederic M. Levy

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Washington +1 202 662 5154

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    Fred Levy is a partner in the firm's Government Contracts and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups. He is a leading suspension and debarment lawyer, focusing his practice on the resolution of complex compliance and ethics issues. He has successfully represented numerous high-profile corporations and individuals under investigation by the government in civil and criminal matters, including False Claims Act cases, and in suspension and debarment proceedings to ensure their continued eligibility to participate in federal programs. He has also conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients and advises corporations on voluntary or mandatory disclosures to federal agencies. Fred regularly counsels clients on government contract performance issues, claims and terminations, and litigates matters before the boards of contract appeals and in the Federal Circuit.

    Related to his work involving program fraud, Fred counsels clients in the area of contractor "responsibility." He is involved in the development and implementation of contractor ethics and compliance programs that meet the standards of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and Sarbanes-Oxley, and he regularly conducts ethics and compliance training.

    Fred is a principal editor of Guide to the Mandatory Disclosure Rule, and of The Practitioner's Guide to Suspension and Debarment, 4th Edition. He is a vice-chair of the Debarment and Suspension Committee of the ABA Public Contract Law Section, and a former co-chair of that committee and of the Procurement Fraud Committee. He is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School.

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    Education
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 1978
    • Columbia University, B.A., 1975
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Accolades
    • Chambers USA, Government Contracts (2014-2021)
    • Legal 500 US, Government Contracts (2016-2017)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, Government Contracts (2013-2020) 
    • Washingtonian, Government Contracts "Top Lawyer" (2017, 2018)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, Co-Chair, Debarment and Suspension Committee
    • American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, Co-Chair, Procurement Fraud Committee
    • ABA Task Force on Implementation of the Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and Mandatory Disclosure Rule, Co-Chair
    • ABA Task Force on Attorney Client Privilege, Liaison
    • ABA Task Force on Criminal Justice Monitors Standards, Liaison
    • The District of Columbia Bar
    • Washington Lawyers Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Member
    • George Washington University, Adjunct Professor of Law 

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