Search PillsburyLaw.com
  • All
  • Lawyers
  • Capabilities
  • Insights

Mary E. Buxton

Special Counsel
Los Angeles

Special Counsel, Los Angeles

T: +1.213.488.7119
T: +1.213.488.7119

Areas of Focus

Mary Buxton advises clients in all aspects of government contracts law from contract formation to prosecuting claims against the government, as well as defending contractors against False Claims Act allegations.

Mary focuses her practice on government contract litigation at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), and in federal court. She prepares Contract Disputes Act-certified claims and handles termination disputes at the federal, state and local government levels. She also regularly litigates bid protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and provides counsel for contractors on California procurement law.

Representative Experience

  • Successfully prosecuted and defended more than 20 protests covering a wide range of procurements, including in the fields of aerospace and defense, health care and information technology.
  • Represented a public utility in a $100 million negotiation for the privatization of a natural gas utility system on a U.S. military installation.
  • Evergreen JV, B-418475.4, Sept. 23, 2020 - Successful protest of the Air Force’s decision to remove client from competition in $2 billion Brooks Act procurement, resulting in published decision which sustains all five protest grounds and requires reimbursement of attorneys’ fees.

View More

  • Harper Constr. Co. Inc., B-415042; B-415042.2, Nov. 7, 2017
    Successful protest challenging the Navy’s rejection of Harper’s proposal for a $50+ million hanger facility construction project.
  • eAlliant LLC, B-407332.6, B-407332.10, Jan. 14, 2015
    Successful protest of $65 million award for Navy base operations and administrative support services, challenging the agency’s proposal evaluations following corrective action and resulting in further corrective action.
  • IBM Corp., U.S. Federal, B- 406934, B- 406934.2, B-406934.3, Oct. 3, 2012, 2013 CPD 89
    Successful protest of $543 million award for Department of Veterans Affairs real time location system, challenging the agency’s best value discriminators and proposal evaluations.

Professional Highlights

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Administrative/Regulatory Law (2023 – 2024)

Speaking Engagements

  • “The Contract Disputes Act Covers Terminations Too:  Trends in Default Termination Litigation, Convenience Terminations and Mitigation Strategies,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
  • “Navigating Bid Protests in Changing Times,” Pillsbury’s 5th Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit, Carlsbad, CA, May 9, 2019

Education

  • J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2009
    cum laude

    B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2004

Admissions

  • California

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Mary's Insights

View More
View All