Paul Rowley

Government Contracts M&A

• Represented Veritas Capital in numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of Cubic (NYSE: CUB), Frontgrade Technologies, Chromalloy, and Coronis Health.
• Represented Guidehouse in its acquisition of Grant Thornton's Public Sector Advisory Practice.
• Represented Anduril Industries in its acquisitions of Copious Imaging and Dive Technologies.
• Represented Aptiv in its acquisition of Wind River.
• Represented Merck in its acquisition of Oncoimmune.
• Represented Oasis Systems in its sale to ERC.
• Represented Wencor Group and Warburg Pincus in the sale of Wencor Group to HEICO Corporation.

Counseling and Advisory

• Advised major defense company on data marking and trade secret protection policies.
• Advised cloud-based data analytics provider on compliance with federal supply schedule pricing requirements.
• Assisted an NFL stadium in preparing a SAFETY Act renewal application.

Investigations

• Represented an SDVOSB in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice concerning compliance with Small Business Administration regulations.
• Assisted multiple defense contractors with the preparation of voluntary disclosures regarding potential False Claims Act liability for the improper receipt of set-aside awards.
• Conducted internal investigations on behalf of defense contractors regarding compliance with quality control and financial reporting requirements.
• Conducted internal investigation on behalf of non-profit space corporation concerning supply chain processes and procedures.

Litigation and Administrative Proceedings

• Won a GAO protest overturning the Navy’s award of a gateway contract for its multi-billion dollar Next Generation Jammer program.
• Represented major government contractor in copyright infringement litigation involving computer software.
• Represented a defense contractor in responding to a size protest.
• Represented a healthcare provider in achieving loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program.