Scott Heimberg > Akin > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
Robert S. Strauss Tower
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Scott Heimberg
Work Department
Partner; Disputes & Investigations
Position
Scott Heimberg advises on federal contract formation and administration issues, contract disputes litigation, including litigation of construction claims, mergers and acquisitions, facility security clearances, government investigations and compliance counseling. He frequently represents technology and start-up companies seeking to identify potential government markets and evaluate the benefits and liabilities associated with selling to the government. In addition, he counsels clients on issues of fraud, waste and abuse, including suspension and debarment matters. Scott has successfully defended Fortune 500 technology and health care companies, as well as construction companies, against civil False Claims Act actions. He also regularly represents government contractors involved in transactions with foreign entities, advising on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process, and obtaining and maintaining security clearances.
To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-m-heimberg.html
Memberships
Section on Public Contract Law and Committee Member, Committee on Privatization and Outsourcing, American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Maryland Bar Association; Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association; Construction Lawyers Society of America.
Education
JD, The George Washington University Law School (1984), with honors; BA, Franklin & Marshall College (1981)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Government > Government contracts
Frequently representing small and large contractors in the tech, aerospace and national security spaces, Akin covers procurement matters at local, state, federal and international levels. Recently, the group has handled a varied workload, spanning security clearance issues, False Claims Act investigation and litigation, M&A and intellectual property-related government contract matters and bid protests. Leading the team is Michael Vernick, who has significant experience in researching funding, investigations and compliance issues, with a focus on the education and life sciences sectors. Scott Heimberg is specialized in transactions involving security clearance and foreign ownership, control and influence issues. Infrastructure and transportation are the areas of expertise of Susan Lent, while Angela Styles is prominent in grants, cost and pricing issues and commercial item contracting.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization