Thompson Hine LLP provides ongoing support to clients managing government contracts, including regulatory compliance, cost and schedule recovery, termination settlement proposals, and related litigation and disputes. The group brings significant experience advising life sciences, telecommunications, intelligence, professional services, construction, and manufacturing clients. Practice head Francis Purcell, based in Washington DC, advises on issues arising from the formation and performance of government contracts and represents clients in both pre- and post-award disputes. Ryan Spiegel focuses on regulatory compliance, agreement negotiation, responses to government investigations, and dispute resolution, while Andrés Vera advises on a broad range of transactional matters.
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‘One on one service, prompt email replies and thinking outside the box.'
'Diving deeper into solutions that can save a small business money.’
‘Super responsive.’
‘Unbeatable experience in the defence sector, in particular in relation to contract law and various protest processes.’
‘Frances Purcell has outstanding knowledge of the sector and is happy to respond promptly and comprehensively.'
Work highlights
Advised Tribal Health on a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals dispute over the extension of an Indian Health Services task order, obtaining expedited summary judgment on liability and securing payment in full with interest.
Advised Windsor Group LLC and 360 Innovative Solutions in a bid protest before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs’ multibillion-dollar T4NG2 IT services procurement, resulting in a voluntary remand and a months-long re-evaluation of proposals.
Advised Officine Maccaferri Italia S.r.l. on a GAO bid protest challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ exclusion of the company from a safety-barrier procurement. The protest led to corrective action, reinstatement in the competition, and ultimate award of the USACE contract.
Practice head
Francis Purcell
Other key lawyers
Ryan Spiegel
Andrés Vera
NewEdward DeLisle