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Carl Wiersum

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Washington +1 202 662 5172

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    Carl Wiersum advises clients across a range of federal and state government contracting areas, with a focus on assisting buyers and sellers with the regulatory aspects of complex government contracts M&A deals and advising contractors on securing, performing, and ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance with government contracts.

    Carl’s experience includes assisting clients with:

    • Regulatory and due diligence aspects of M&A transactions involving government contracts and contractors;
    • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements, including sourcing and supply chain restrictions, costs, representations and certifications, and flow-downs;
    • Defense Production Act (DPA) contracting and compliance issues;
    • Bayh-Dole Act intellectual property provisions; and
    • Risk mitigation strategies, including the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act immunities for medical countermeasures and SAFETY Act liability protection for anti-terrorism technologies.

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    • Representing defense and pharmaceutical contractors and private equity firms in the sale and acquisition of government contractors and their assets, including:
      • Veritas Capital’s acquisition of Cubic Corp., a technology-driven provider of integrated solutions that increase situational understanding for transportation, defense C4ISR, and training customers worldwide, for $2.8 billion;
      • Veritas Capital’s acquisition of DXC Technology’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business (now Gainwell Technologies), for $5 billion;
      • Gainwell Technology’s acquisition of HMS, an industry-leading technology, analytics, and engagement solutions provider focused on reducing costs and improving health outcomes, for $3.4 billion;
      • Merck’s acquisition of Themis, a company focused on vaccines and immune-modulation therapies for infectious diseases and cancer; and
      • Elbit Systems’ acquisition of Sparton Corp., a supplier of critical undersea warfare solutions and engineered products for the defense industry, for $380 million.

    • Advising clients with contract negotiations and ongoing performance and compliance considerations relating to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and other federal and state agencies, including with respect to medical equipment and countermeasures for the COVID-19 response.
    • Assisting clients with internal investigations and government agency disclosures and reports, including to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
    • Advising companies with respect to various issues relating to National Institute of Health (NIH) licenses, Bayh-Dole Act protections, and other intellectual property considerations for federal contractors.
    • Assisting companies with aviation-related regulatory requirements, with a focus on the Federal Aviation Administration’s developing regulation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2018
        • magna cum laude
        • Harvard Journal on Law and Gender
    • Butler University, B.M.E., 2013
        • cum laude with departmental high honors
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    • District of Columbia

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