Adam Lasky > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Seattle, United States > Lawyer Profile

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
999 Third Avenue
Suite 4700
Seattle, WA 98104-4041
WASHINGTON
United States
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Work Department

Government Contracts / Bid Protests / Joint Ventures

Position

Partner, National Co-Chair, Government Contracts

Career

Adam is Co-Chair of Seyfarth’s Government Contracts practice group.  Government contractors nationwide depend on Adam for counsel to minimize and mitigate risks that arise during contract performance, to ensure compliance with regulations, and for vigorous representation in procurement disputes and government contracts litigation. While Adam represents contractors on a wide variety of government contracting issues, his primary focus areas are bid protests, SBA regulatory compliance/disputes, joint venture transactions, overseas government contracting, and Service Contract Act compliance. 

Over the past decade, Adam has successfully represented government contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, FAA Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, administrative agencies, and state courts. During that time, he has protested and defended billions of dollars in procurements and contract awards across a wide variety of industries, and has achieved amongst the highest GAO bid protest sustain rates in the nation. Adam’s record of success is fueled by attention to detail and an ability to rapidly understand the unique aspects of each client’s industry/service/product. 

Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA), Section of Public Contract Law, Governing Council (2020-2023); Chair, Bid Protest Committee (2021-2024); Chair, Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee (2018-2023) 

Legal Employers Advancing Diversity in Washington (Board Member 2016-Present; President 2017-2023) 

Education

  • JD, University of Minnesota Law School
    Cum laude, Walter J. Trogner Scholar
  • BA, University of Washington
    Economics and Political Science

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Government > Government contracts

Well-versed particularly in the contentious elements of government contracts, spanning complex and high-profile bid protests, claims, FCA disputes, as well as international transactions and federal contracting labor and employment compliance counseling, Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a prime choice for federal, state, and local contractors across aerospace, defense, and tech. The team has also prominently achieved success against the US in a $367m claim before the Court of Federal Claims in Anchorage v. United States. Leadership is shared between Adam Lasky in Seattle, who specializes in bid protests involving complex overseas procurement issues, and SBA regulatory compliance and transactions, and Amy Conant-Hoang in Washington DC, who has proved her mettle in recent high-value protests on behalf of Textron Systems, QinetiQ, T-Mobile, and Valor Healthcare. Rounding out the rest of the DC team are Edward Arnold, who has distinguished himself in claims and litigation, prime/sub disputes, internal investigations, and FCA matters, and Erica Bakies, who advises on regulatory compliance and national security-related issues. Former co-chair Donald Featherstun  retired in December 2023.