Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a popular destination for government contracts and procurement clients operating across the intelligence, aerospace and defense sectors for assistance on the full range of contracting matters. This includes national security advice, bid protests and corrective actions before the GAO, grant advice and transactional support. Jonathan Aronie leads the Washington DC based team and is highly experienced in bid protests, FCA and internal investigations. Further key practitioners in the team include Anne Perry who has a broad practice that encompasses advice on export controls, foreign military sales and financing, suspension, debarment and bid protests. Keith Szeliga handles costs and pricing issues, compliance matters, small business issues and FCA litigation, Ryan Roberts handles a range of counselling, litigation and investigation matters and Townsend Bourne frequently acts as government contracts counsel to defense, tech and retail clients. Jonathan Meyer joined the firm from the Department of Homeland security in October 2024 and bolsters the firms offering in national security matters and governmental investigations.
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Key clients

  • CACI International Inc.
  • J&J Worldwide Services
  • Comcast
  • International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
  • Garter, Inc.
  • Xerox Corp
  • Olin Winchester, LLC
  • Delinea
  • Mitsubishi Electric US (MEUS)
  • Point Blank Enterprises

Work highlights

  • Represented CACI Inc. in a significant protest by percipient.ai Inc. regarding a geospatial intelligence contract.
  • Representing Arlington Capital Partners, in its billion-dollar agreement to sell J&J Worldwide Services (J&J), a federal contractor, to CBRE Group, Inc.
  • Advising Comcast on obtaining grant awards from the Departments of Treasury and Commerce.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Jonathan Aronie

Other key lawyers

Anne Perry; Keith Szeliga; Ryan Roberts; Townsend Bourne; Jonathan Meyer