Complementing an active practice in high stakes bid protests before the GAO, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is equally proficient in M&A transactions involving government contractors, investigations and compliance counselling. Among the firm’s regular clients are major contractors operating across the aerospace, defense, satellite, technology and healthcare spaces. Practice head James McCullough has a broad practice and handles all stages of bid protest litigation. In the team Michael Anstett covers claims and subcontract disputes, compliance issues, M&A and debarment matters, and Alexander Ginsberg is well versed in cost accounting and small business issues. Robert Starling joined the practice in October 2024 from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and bolsters the team’s capacity in bid protest litigation. The team is based in Washington DC.
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Key clients
- Abacus Technology Corporation
- AEA Investors LP
- BAO Systems, LLC
- Business Enabled Acquisition & Technology, LLC
- CAE USA Inc.
- CAN Softtech, Inc.
- Cognosante, LLC
- Goldman Sachs
- GovSmart, Inc.
- H2K Solutions, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representing CAN Softtech, Inc. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an appeal that involves unique facts and an issue of significant import to the federal procurement community
- Advised Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc. in a successful bid protest at the US Government Accountability Office challenging the award of a task order valued at over $173 million by the Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Advised Science Applications International Corporation in successfully defending against a bid protest filed by CACI, Inc.-Federal before the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Practice head
James McCullough
Other key lawyers
Michael Anstett; Alexander Ginsberg; Robert Starling