Nichols Law

Government Contracts

David Bodenheimer is a litigator with over 35 years of hands-on experience in federal government contracting. He has spent more than 100 days in the courtroom litigating contract disputes, False Claims Act suits, default terminations, prime/sub disputes, and other complex government contracts matters. David has litigated more than 60 bid protests in every major forum and is nationally ranked by The Legal 500 in Government Contracts. He also maintains a leading practice in cybersecurity, with over a decade advising government contractors, IT businesses, and Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity, privacy, and information law in the public sector. Chambers describes him as a “leading lawyer within the cybersecurity space” and “the top expert on defective pricing.”

Partner, Nichols Law (current). Previously Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP. Former Assistant Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Navy (DoD). Author of the Defective Pricing Handbook (Thomson Reuters), described by the Nash & Cibinic Report as “the definitive text on TINA.” Past Chair, ABA Section of Science & Technology Law; Co-Chair, ABA Public Contract Law Section’s Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Committee; ABA President’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force Representative. Fellow, American Bar Foundation (top 1% of attorneys). Recognized in Chambers USA nationally in Government Contracts; Thomson Reuters DC Super Lawyer; Who’s Who Legal in Government Contracts, Information Technology, Data Security and Data Privacy.

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Bar and Court Admissions

American Bar Association – Past Chair, SciTech Section; Co-Chair, PCL Cybersecurity Committee Fellows of the American Bar Foundation – Fellow District of Columbia Bar – Member U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – Admitted U.S. Court of Federal Claims – Admitted U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims – Admitted

Education

BA, University of North Carolina; MBA, University of North Carolina JD, University of North Carolina School of Law