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Firm News 8 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 06.11.24

Crowell Secures $131 Million Trial Win for Lockheed Martin in C-5 Aircraft Case

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ruled in favor of Crowell & Moring client Lockheed Martin in the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engineering Program dispute (Appeal of Lockheed Martin, ASBCA No. 62209), holding that Lockheed Martin is entitled to $131,888,860 plus interest under the Contract Disputes Act. The decision follows a four-week bench trial in October 2022.

Firm News | 2 min read | 02.16.24

BCABA Elects Crowell’s Skye Mathieson and Michelle Coleman to Leadership

The Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association has elected Crowell & Moring partners Skye Mathieson and Michelle D. Coleman as president and vice president, respectively.

Firm News | 9 min read | 01.09.23

Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 128 results

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.07.25

What U.S. Government Contractors and Grant Recipients Need To Know About Terminations, Stop Work Orders, Tariffs, and the Path Forward in 2025

On February 6, 2025, Crowell & Moring presented a webinar, "The New Normal: What U.S. Government Contractors and Grant Recipients Need to Know About Terminations, Stop Work Orders, Tariffs, and the Path Forward in 2025."  In this webinar (available here), Crowell & Moring lawyers specializing in U.S. government contracts and grants addressed:
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.03.25

COFC Holds That Federal PLA Mandate Is Unlawful; Reinterprets Blue and Gold Waiver Rule

In MVL USA, Inc. et al. v. United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) held that the provisions of FAR 22.505, 52.222-33 and 52.222-34 (collectively, the “PLA mandate”), which required the use of project labor agreements (“PLAs”) on large-scale federal construction projects valued above or at a certain threshold, violated the Competition in Contracting Act (“CICA”). As we previously reported here, former-President Biden issued Executive Order 14063 in February 2022, instructing federal agencies to require construction contractors and subcontractors on projects valued at $35 million or more to “agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to” a PLA. A few months later, the FAR Council promulgated a final rule implementing the executive order in FAR 22.505, 52.222-33 and 52.222-34. 
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.15.25

Congress Has Spoken: DoD Unilateral Definitizations are Appealable Government Claims

In a big change for defense contractors, Congress has amended 10 U.S.C. § 3372 to make clear that a Department of Defense (DoD) contracting officer’s unilateral definitization of an undefinitized contract action is directly appealable to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) or the Court of Federal Claims. Congress’s change (made under Section 803 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025) (we report on the FY 2025 NDAA here) is contrary to recent ASBCA and Federal Circuit decisions.
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Press Coverage 8 results

Press Coverage | 02.02.23

Legal Q and A: Negotiating Inflation-Related Federal Contract Clauses

The Construction Broadsheet

Publications 2 results

Events 3 results

Event | 02.01.24, 9:00 AM EST - 4:30 PM EST

Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association’s Annual Program

Save the Date! Please join us for the BCABA’s Annual Event on February 1, 2024 at Covington & Burling to meet with your peers and colleagues and learn valuable information from our panels and distinguished guests. Panels will include:

Event | 01.16.19, 3:00 AM EST - 5:00 AM EST

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustment

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the launch of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our January session is described below. When performing government contracts, contractors frequently experience performance challenges such as delays; increased performance costs attributable to government action; costs resulting from government-initiated contract termination; and costs of remediating certain environmental pollution and toxic tort litigation. Each of these add time or additional expense for which the government may have a legal obligation to pay. Join us as we discuss the process of filings claims and REAs, including a discussion of formal and informal dispute resolution under government contracts. We will provide a CLE certificate of attendance and other materials to use in seeking continuing education credits. Registration begins at 8:00 am.
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Event | 04.08.15, 8:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

ACC - Government Contractors and Litigation Forums: The World of Sponsored Claims- Being Caught in the Middle

Prime contractors and their subcontractors often find themselves in disputes based on the actions of the contracting agency. Join this event as a panel of experts discuss sponsored claims, and share their insights for prime contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal projects who are faced with the prospect of litigating a sponsored claim. They will discuss some of the unique issues associated with sponsored claims, and ways to navigate and mitigate those risks. This is a program no prime or sub should miss!
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Webinars 9 results

Webinar | 03.13.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Update: Terminations, Stop Work Orders, and De-Scopes – What Contractors and Grant Recipients Need to Know

In the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. Government has issued a myriad of policy statements and Executive Orders with far-reaching impacts for government contractors and grant recipients. Many federal government agencies have directed contractors and grant recipients to stop work, de-scope contracts, and issued termination notices. The impacts of these policy directives and their implementation are significant – for private companies, non-profits, and universities. Our discussion will focus on the steps that contractors and grant recipients can take now, to preserve your rights and protect the bottom line.

Webinar | 02.06.25, 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST

The New Normal: What U.S. Government Contractors and Grant Recipients Need to Know About Terminations, Stop Work Orders, Tariffs, and the Path Forward in 2025

Over the past two weeks, the U.S. Government has issued policy statements and Executive Orders with far-reaching impacts for government contractors and grant recipients. Some federal government agencies have already directed contractors and grant recipients to stop work, while others have already begun to de-scope contracts, and issue termination notices. The U.S. Government has also announced new tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico, and China. The impacts of these policy directives and their implementation are significant – for private companies, non-profits, and universities.

Webinar | 09.17.20, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

COVID-19 Claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustment Q&A Webinar — “Tick Tock – Submitting COVID-19 Related Claims and REAs as the Government Fiscal Year Draws to a Close”

For nearly 6 months, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused disruptions across nearly all industrial sectors, including the government contracting industry.  As contractors have attempted to respond to challenges in providing support to government customers, meeting contract and staffing requirements, and adhering to contract terms and a constantly shifting landscape, Congress provided an additional avenue of relief to certain contractors dealing with COVID-19 related impacts.  Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided assistance in connection with certain disruptions in contractor performance arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Now, as the Government fiscal year draws to a close, many contractors are considering whether and when to submit potential Claims and REAs – including Claims and REAs triggered in part by COVID-19 related issues – and how best to position themselves to recover schedule and cost impacts triggered by COVID and non-COVID related causes.
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Speaking Engagements 72 results

Blog Posts 12 results

Blog Post | 01.30.17

Annual Report Shines a Light on Success of Alternative Dispute Resolution at the ASBCA

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 06.02.22

Special Edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes: Sovereign Acts Doctrine and COVID Impacts

This week's special edition is an extended dialogue about the Board’s recent application of the Sovereign Acts Doctrine to requests for recovery of cost resulting from Government-imposed COVID restrictions. In addition to discussing the recent decisions, host Skye Mathieson provides perspective on lessons learned and the broader implications of these decisions and the Sovereign Acts Doctrine.  Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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