Rich Rector chairs DLA Piper's U.S. Government Contracts practice. Rich litigates contract actions and bid protests before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims, federal district courts, state and federal boards of contract appeals and the US Government Accountability Office. He also represents prime contractors and subcontractors in breach-of-contract and protest actions in state and federal courts, and he advises contractors on the preparation and avoidance of contract claims and disputes. Rich also counsels clients on a broad range of federal and state procurement matters, including IT contracts and transactions, audits and investigations, False Claims Act issues and potential disclosures, state procurement issues, commercial-item contracting, terminations for convenience, US Postal Service procurement, and compliance with procurement integrity and ethics laws.

Jason Carey is a partner in Covington & Burling’s Government Contracts practice, where he represents government contractors in litigation, counsels them regarding a wide range of formation and compliance matters, and defends them in investigations by federal and state governments. Recognized by Chambers as one of the nation’s top bid protest lawyers, Mr. Carey represents clients before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, and state tribunals across the country. He litigates protests involving complex procurements often worth billions of dollars, across a wide range of industries. Mr. Carey also counsels clients on government contracts law and regulation, with an emphasis on matters related to the formation of government contracts. For example, he counsels clients extensively on organizational conflicts of interest, and on strategies for protecting intellectual property rights when entering into procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and “Other Transaction Authority” agreements with the government. Mr. Carey defends government contractors under investigation by the federal and state governments.

Craig A. Holman Craig A. Holman litigates claims, default terminations, and protests (pre-award, post-award, and size) involving federal, state, and local government contracts. Mr. Holman also defends False Claims Act cases and litigates commercial business disputes related to government contracts, including breach of subcontract and teaming agreement disputes. Mr. Holman has litigated in various forums including the US Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Fourth, and Tenth Circuits, the US Court of Federal Claims, numerous federal district and state courts, the US Government Accountability Office, boards of contract appeals, and the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Holman also has successfully resolved numerous substantial matters without litigation. Mr. Holman counsels clients on a wide variety of federal procurement law issues including, but not limited to, intellectual property protection, suspension and debarment, procurement integrity, terminations for convenience and default, personal and organizational conflicts of interest, anti-counterfeit compliance, the Buy American Act, the Anti-Deficiency Act, the government contractor defense, the Truth In Negotiations Act, the Defense Bases Act, the War Hazards Act, preparation of subcontracts and teaming agreements, cost principles, small business contracting, US General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracting, and federal contracts compliance