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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

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Government contracts

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP has extensive experience across a broad range of government contracting matters, regularly representing clients in bid protests, size challenges, contract disputes and enforcement actions, as well as national security and export compliance issues. The practice is led by Virginia-based James Kearney alongside Tennessee-based Joshua Mullen. Kearney is recognised for his expertise in country-of-origin determinations, foreign ownership and control restrictions, while Mullen represents contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims. Richard Raleigh regularly handles matters requiring immediate action, particularly in cases involving non-compete agreements and claims of misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team provides expert knowledge on U.S. Department of State ITAR, as well as import and export regulations. They provide counsel on the proper procedures to gain approvals for international shipment relating to ITAR. ’

  • ‘David Lucas and Angela Ennis provide prompt support and response. Many of our requirements have time sensitivities and they provide immediate help. We trust them to look out for unknown risks to our business. David Lucas takes time to understand the issues and intent providing sound advice. ’

  • ‘Has been a value add for our company in that they are uniquely positioned to support us across a wide variety of legal issues, including supporting both our government and commercial businesses with equal attention to detail. They have also been able to help introduce us to potential business partners in other countries and help us navigate international development within our company. ’

  • ‘Rich Raleigh and Chris Lockwood take good care of our company, and they care about us as individuals too. Rich and Chris go above and beyond to ensure that we stay on top of things. They make themselves available when we need. ’

  • ‘We have been a client of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP for a long time and have had a long relationship with Rich Raleigh. We have found their services fantastic, and they have become our go to partner for all legal matters. They have provided a wide variety of legal services for us.’

  • ‘Rich Raleigh has been a long-term legal professional engaged by our company. He understands our needs, history, and anticipates areas of future needs as we dialogue frequently on ideas of company growth. His team has great depth and is fully available to meet our diverse legal needs.’

  • ‘The team we are working with has extensive experience in various government contracting, defense in particular, and possess deep knowledge in FAR and DFAR. The team is pro-active and provide sensitive recommendations on alternative actions.’

  • ‘Both our main contacts are prompt in addressing our questions and requests, provide good advice including probabilities of success vs costs for their efforts. What is produced in terms of letters and various legal actions are of high quality and receives proper attention.’

  • ‘Unique capabilities bring together both the knowledge and experience.'

  • ‘Rich Raleigh offers trustworthiness, care for client support and does what is truly best for the client. David Lucas has extreme depth of knowledge in a unique field, IP and international relations.’

Key clients

  • F3EA, Inc.
  • DigiFlight, Inc.
  • AeroMed Group
  • Exacta Solutions, LLC
  • Ecke Holding Company, LLC
  • Navigator International, LLC
  • Lovell Government Services, Inc.
  • Calista Corporation, Yulista Holdings
  • Marathon Targets, Inc.

Work highlights

Successfully represented F3EA in its appeal of a protest decision by the Court of Federal Claims, related to the Army’s award of a $245 million Special Operations Forces Requirements Analysis, Prototyping, Training, Operations and Rehearsal IV contract.
Represented Exacta in two Court of Federal Claims protests and in an appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, related to the $947 Million CLOVER multiple-award IDIQ contract.
Served as lead counsel for DigiFlight Inc, one of three co-plaintiffs in a post-award bid protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Practice head

James Kearney; Joshua Mullen

Other key lawyers

Jamie Francis; David Lucas; Angela Ennis; Rich Raleigh; Chris Lockwood