Lorraine M. Campos
Overview
Lorraine M. Campos is a partner and member of the Steering Committee of Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group and focuses her practice on assisting clients with a variety of issues related to government contracts, government ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying laws. Lorraine regularly counsels clients on all aspects of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) programs. She also routinely advises clients on the terms and conditions of these agreements, including the Price Reduction Clause, small business subcontracting requirements, and country of origin restrictions mandated under U.S. trade agreements, such as the Trade Agreements Act and the Buy American Act. Additionally, Lorraine advises life sciences companies, in particular, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, on federal procurement and federal pricing statutes, including the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
Career & Education
- Georgetown University, B.A., American government, 1995
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1998
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- New York
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Co-Chair, American Bar Association's Section of Public Contract Law, Health Care Contracting Committee
Lorraine's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 10.29.24
"Grants and Infrastructure in 2025," 2nd Annual Midwest Government Contracts Seminar, Chicago, IL.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.25.24
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.29.24
HHS Proposes Using Procurement Policy to Push Health IT Standards
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.11.24
Representative Matters
- Completed a review of government contract compliance for the Federal
Supply Schedule products and/or services of a major international
software developer, a health care device manufacturer, an electronics
producer, and an environmental consulting firm.
- Represented various transportation companies before the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and Research and Special Programs Administration.
- Represented federal grantees, such as state and local government entities, in federal grant regulatory compliance and in securing or retaining federal funds as a grantee.
- Developed and implemented government contract compliance programs for a variety of life science, security, and financial service companies.
- Prepared voluntary disclosures due to government contract violations.
- Represented a nonprofit company in the negotiation of an enhanced-use lease with the U.S. Army for property located at an Army installation in New Jersey.
- Represented non-unionized transportation workers in civil litigation against the State of New York.
- Counseled and submitted a SAFETY Act application for a small device manufacturer. The SAFETY Act protects companies from tort lawsuits arising out of the sale of "homeland security" products and services.
- Counseled small and large businesses in the analysis and application of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations applicable to government contracts such as the Section 8(a) Business Development, HUBZone and Small Disadvantaged Business Programs; North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Size Standards; and Small Business Subcontracting Plans.
- Represented and advised trade associations and corporations on campaign finance, government ethics, and lobbying laws.
Lorraine's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 10.29.24
"Grants and Infrastructure in 2025," 2nd Annual Midwest Government Contracts Seminar, Chicago, IL.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.25.24
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.29.24
HHS Proposes Using Procurement Policy to Push Health IT Standards
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.11.24
Recognition
- Profiles in Diversity Journal's "Women Worth Watching," 2015
Lorraine's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 10.29.24
"Grants and Infrastructure in 2025," 2nd Annual Midwest Government Contracts Seminar, Chicago, IL.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.25.24
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.29.24
HHS Proposes Using Procurement Policy to Push Health IT Standards
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.11.24
Insights
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05.03.24
The Government Contracting Law Report
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04.17.24
The Government Contracting Law Report
GSA Clarifies The Future Of Transactional Data Reporting In The Federal Supply Schedule Program
|05.28.21
Westlaw Legal
Government Contracts – Will Purchasing Be Streamlined?
|02.28.18
Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2018
Lawyers On The Front Lines: Identifying Risk And Managing Internal Investigations
|12.01.17
ACCDocket.com
Government Contracts — Holding Contractors Accountable for the Supply Chain
|01.19.16
Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016
The CHIPS Act Tasks Tech Companies With Reshaping The Workforce Through Better Child Care
|06.29.23
Corporate Counsel
Defense Contractors Should Have Shutdown Plan, Attorneys Say
|04.25.17
Bloomberg BNA Federal Contracts Report
OMB Issues Additional Guidance to Grant Recipients
|03.23.20
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
|02.24.17
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Trump Administration Seeks to Reduce Regulatory Burdens
|01.31.17
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Trump’s Ethics Executive Order More Concerned with Post-Government Employment Activities
|01.30.17
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
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10.05.16
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
GSA to Require SCA Wage Determinations at the Task Order Level
|05.19.16
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Shift in Trade Agreements Act Policy
|04.25.16
Crowell & Moring’s Health Law Blog
New Zealand Companies Out of the 'Chillybin,'
|08.13.15
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
Practices
- Government Contracts
- Government Contracts Compliance
- GSA Schedule and Commercial Contracting
- Investigations
- White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement
- Government Contracts Investigations
- False Claims Act Defense
- Government Contracts Transactions, M&A and Diligence
- Government Contracts Transactions
- Infrastructure
- State and Local Practice
- Artificial Intelligence
- Health Care
- Government Health Care Programs
Lorraine's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 10.29.24
"Grants and Infrastructure in 2025," 2nd Annual Midwest Government Contracts Seminar, Chicago, IL.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.25.24
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.29.24
HHS Proposes Using Procurement Policy to Push Health IT Standards
Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.11.24