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Matt Carter, Associate

Matt Carter

Partner
Los Angeles & Washington, DC

Partner, Los Angeles & Washington, DC

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T: +1.213.488.7120
T: +1.202.533.8000

Areas of Focus

Matt Carter is the co-leader of Pillsbury’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice. His practice includes litigating bid protests, conducting internal investigations, representing companies and individuals in suspension and debarment proceedings, and providing regulatory and compliance advice.

Matt is the leader of Pillsbury’s Bid Protests team and the editor-in-chief of Pillsbury’s The Bid Protest Debrief. With nearly 100 successful bid protest outcomes, Matt has a proven track record representing clients before the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Matt also is a leading suspension and debarment lawyer. He has successfully represented corporations and individuals before numerous civilian and defense suspension and debarment officials, including the Air Force, the Army, DLA, the EPA and the Navy, to ensure their continued eligibility to participate in federal programs. Matt is active in the ABA’s Public Contracts section and has served as a vice chair of that section’s Suspension and Debarment Committee. He has also successfully defended numerous defense contractors in False Claims Act litigation. A former Division One athlete, Matt was named a 2022 Rising Star in the government contracts field by Law360 and was recognized as a 2023 Rising Star in Government Contracts by Bloomberg Law. He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for Government Contracts in 2016 – 2018 and 2023 – 2024.

Representative Experience

  • Representation of major, publicly traded defense contractors in high-profile suspension and debarment matters before the Air Force, DLA and the Navy. 
  • Successful defense of $1 billion U.S. Army contract awarded to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC for an integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft system. L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems LP, B-422943.1, et al., Dec. 23, 2024.
  • Successful defense of GAO protest challenging U.S. Space Force’s contract award to client for a $180 million contract to provide financial support services. OBX-MCR Alliance, LLC, B-422266.4, February 18, 2025, 2025 CPD.

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  • Successful protest of the General Services Administration’s decision to exclude client from the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) competition, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Tatitlek Government Services, Inc., B-423678.10, July 23, 2025.
  • Successful protest of approximately $1 billion Department of State award under the Evolve contract for IT support services, which resulted in award to client. TekSynap Corporation, B-423589.3, July 9, 2025.
  • Successful protest of $1.5+ billion Department of State award for IT support services, which resulted in award to client. TekSynap Corporation, B-423589.2, July 9, 2025.
  • Successful protest of $100+ million Department of Health and Human Services award for enterprise systems support services, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Systems Plus, Inc., B-423322.2, Feb. 26, 2025.
  • Successful protest of $50+ million Navy award to provide Command Strategic Leadership Support Services, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Alutiiq Solutions, LLC, B-423356.1, et al., March 28, 2025.
  • Successful protest involving alleged conflict of interest related to $70+ million NASA award for support services at the Glenn Research Center, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Alutiiq Career Ventures, LLC, B-423314.1, March 10, 2025.
  • Successful protest of $20+ million Defense Logistics Agency award, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Niche, Inc., B-423285.1, February 7, 2025.
  • Successful challenge to the terms of the solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition for a multimillion-dollar FEMA procurement for the installation or Alternative Transportable Temporary Housing Units, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action. ECC Constructors, LLC, B-422542.1, Apr. 29, 2024.
  • Successful GAO protest challenging $170 million award for the Army’s Automated Installation Entry Next system, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action. Xator LLC, B-422402.1, B-422402.2, Apr. 2, 2024. 
  • Successful defense of GAO protest challenging NASA’s contract award to client for a $300 million contract to provide engineering services to perform a broad range of technical research and development activities for the Goddard Space Flight Center. Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC, B-421548.2 & .3, Sep. 29, 2023.
  • Successful challenge to the terms of the solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition for a $100+ million Air Force procurement for defensive cyber hardware, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action, including the conduct of market research and revision of the solicitation requirements. Sealing Technologies Inc., B-421863.1, Sept. 28, 2023.
  • Successful Court of Federal Claims protest of Defense Health Agency’s decision to reject client’s proposal for information technology support services for the DHA Military Medical Treatment Facilities, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action. Systems Plus Inc., Case No. 23-1163 (Fed. Cl., Aug 11, 2023).
  • Successful protest of $90+ million Department of the Navy award, which forced the agency to take corrective action. INDUS Technology, Inc., B-421327.2, July 7, 2023.
  • Successful defense of $75+ million Department of Navy protest, resulting in award to our client. Delphinus, Engineering Inc., B-421574, July 5, 2023 CPD ¶ __.
  • Successful protest of $100 million U.S. Agency for International Development award, which forced the agency to take corrective action. Technik, Inc. B-421706.1, et al., July 5, 2023.
  • Successful protest challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ flawed decision to exclude client from participating in Phase 2 of the CIO-SP4 procurement, which resulted in a published decision. Systems Plus Inc., B-419956.184, et al., June 29, 2023, 2023 CPD ¶ __.
  • Successfully represented government contractor in suspension and debarment matter before the Department of Air Force (February 2023).
  • Successful pre-award protest of $100+ million Department of the Air Force procurement, which challenged the agency’s flawed “efficient competition” evaluation methodology, resulting in corrective action. J&J and ALMS Mission Support Solutions, LLC, B-421241.1, Nov. 30, 2022.
  • Successful protest challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ flawed decision to exclude client from participating in Phase 2 of the CIO-SP4 procurement. Systems Plus, Inc., B-419956.66, Nov. 29, 2022.
  • Successful protest of $35+ million Department of Agriculture award, which challenged the flawed best value tradeoff, resulting in corrective action. Cask NX, LLC, B-421194.1, B-421194.2, Nov. 15, 2022.
  • Successful pre-award protest of Department of the Army solicitation alleging improper disclosure of pricing information and a flawed evaluation scheme, resulting in corrective action, including a government internal investigation and action appropriate to ensure fairness and integrity in the procurement process. Beshenich Muir & Associates LLC, B-420693.2, Oct. 7, 2022.
  • Successful defense of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, DC. Second Street Holdings LLC v. United States, Case No. 22-00253 (Fed. Cl., Oct. 4, 2022).
  • Successful pre-award protest of Department of Homeland Security solicitation for Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Training and Awareness Solutions, alleging FAR violations and agency bias in favor of a particular offeror, resulting in cancellation of the solicitation, a government internal investigation and other corrective action. R3 Strategic Support Group Inc., B-421017.1, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Secured a rare and precedent-setting debarment victory for Precision Metals Corp. in the U.S. District of Court for the Eastern District of New York by obtaining a temporary restraining order and a court ruling that vacated the debarment. Precision Metals Corp. v. Department of Defense, Case No. 22-03761 (E.D.N.Y., July 22, 2022).
  • Successfully represented government contractor in debarment matter before Department of the Army and negotiated administrative agreement enabling company to restore its eligibility and continue obtaining government contracts (February 2022).
  • Successful defense of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, DC. Second Street Holdings LLC, B-417006.4, et al., Jan. 13, 2022.
  • Successful protest of the Navy’s award decision for $290 million environmental remediation services contract, forcing the Navy to take corrective action. ECC Environmental LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-2087C (Fed. Cl. Nov. 4, 2021).
  • Successfully represented government contractor in debarment matter before the Environmental Protection Agency and negotiated administrative agreement enabling company to restore its eligibility and continue obtaining government contracts (August 2021).
  • Successful bid protest action that resulted in the permanent injunction of a $980 million Air Force contract. Sierra Nevada Corporation v. United States, Case No. 21–1186C (Fed. Cl. July 12, 2021).
  • Successful defense of $250 million+ Army Corps of Engineers IDIQ awards for debris management services. CrowderGulf LLC, et al., B-418693.9, et al., Mar. 25, 2022.
  • Successful protest of $315 million+ award to sustain and transform the Air Force’s Air Operations Center Weapon System, resulting in corrective action. Parsons Government Services Inc., B-420668.1, Apr. 19, 2022.
  • Successful defense of $163 million State Department contract for information technology support and instructional systems design and development services, which resulted in award to our client. Candor Solutions LLC, B-417950.5, B-417950.6, May 10, 2021.
  • Successful defense against protest of $3.5 million Marine Corps award of a bridge contract for IT services, defending claim that sole source award to 8(a) contractor was improper. AccelGov LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-1647C (Fed. Cl. Sep. 30, 2021).
  • Counsel for CAE USA Inc. in a successful defense before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Nos. 20-575 and 20-609, Oct. 28, 2020) and current action before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Nos. 21-1428 and 21-1469) of a $97 million helicopter training contract by the U.S. Department of the Army.
  • Successful defense of $29 million Navy contract for system administration and integrated logistics support, infrastructure, library and support services, which resulted in award to our client. eTRANSERVICES Corp., B-419596.1, Mar. 30, 2021.
  • Successful protest of the Navy’s award decision for $50 million logistics support services contract. After GAO ADR Outcome Prediction, the Navy decided to take corrective action and reimburse attorneys’ fees. INDUS Technology Inc., B-418958, Oct. 21, 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. Evergreen JV, B-418475.4, Sept. 23, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 301.
  • Successful protest of the Navy’s award decision for $50 million financial and administrative services contract, forcing the Navy to take corrective action. INDUS Technology Inc., B-418729.1, June 25, 2020.
  • Successful protest of $20 million+ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award, resulting in corrective action. Battelle Memorial Institute, B-418047.3, B-418047.4, May 18, 2020, 2020 CPD.
  • Successful protest of Air Force decision to remove client from competition in Brooks Act procurement, resulting in corrective action. Evergreen JV, B-418475.2, Apr. 21, 2020.
  • Successful defense of $50 million+ protest, resulting in award to our client. Qi Tech LLC, B-416711.10, Apr. 16, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 148.
  • Successful defense of multiple GAO protests which challenged the $72 million contract for complex acquisition and financial support services for the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise. MCR Federal LLC, B-416654.5 & .6, Mar. 20, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 97.
  • Successfully represented publicly traded company in suspension matter before the Department of Air Force (October 2019).
  • Successful protest of $20 million+ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award, resulting in corrective action. Battelle Memorial Institute, B-418047.1, B-418047.2, October 22, 2019.
  • Successful protest of $15 million Department of Defense award, resulting in corrective action. Redhorse Corp., B-417902.1, Sept. 20, 2019.
  • Successful defense of $50 million+ protest, resulting in award to our client. Altavian Inc., B-417701.1, B-417701.2, Sept. 17, 2019, 2019 CPD.
  • Successful defense of $35 million+ protest, resulting in award to our client. Quantech Services Inc., B-417347, B-417347.2, May 29, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 203.
  • Successful protest of $500 million+ Air Force award, resulting in corrective action. Abacus Tech. Corp., B-416747.10, Apr. 3, 2019.
  • Successful defense of $100 million+ protest, resulting in award to our client. Client Solution Architects LLC B-417176.1, Jan. 28, 2019.
  • Successful defense of $40 million+ protest, resulting in award to our client. Battistella S.p.A., B-416597.4, Jan. 24, 2019.
  • Successfully represented government contractor in proposed debarment matter before the Department of Air Force (December 2018).
  • Successful protest of $50 million+ Navy award, resulting in corrective action. Tatitlek Technologies Inc., B-416711.5, Dec. 21, 2018.
  • Successful pre-award protest of $5 billion+ Department of Education solicitation, resulting in corrective action and permitting our client to rejoin the competition. Navient Solutions LLC. v. United States, No. 18-1679 (Fed. Cl. Nov. 14, 2018).
  • Submitted disclosure to the Air Force and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General to address concerns stemming from founder and officer’s criminal indictment. Helped the company secure administrative agreement with the Air Force by installing a new leadership team and implementing a robust Ethics and Compliance program. Submitted Disclosure and Secured Administrative Agreement for Aerospace and Defense Components Supplier (June 2018).
  • Successful protest challenging $10 million+ award, where the agency’s evaluation was inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation and not adequately documented. Immersion Consulting LLC, B-415155.4, May 18, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 187.
  • Successful protest of $25 million+ Defense Logistics Agency award, resulting in corrective action and permitting our client to rejoin the competition. Associated Energy Group LLC, B-415947, Feb. 2, 2018.
  • Successfully addressed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development concerns relating to our client’s conviction for knowingly executing a scheme to defraud financial institutions. HUD terminated the administrative action. Debarment Action for Large Home Builder (December 2017).
  • Successfully addressed U.S. Navy concerns regarding client’s 2014 suspension stemming from founder and CEO’s criminal indictment for theft from the company. Pillsbury helped the company remove the CEO, install a new leadership team and implement a robust ethics and compliance program. Suspension Action for Aerospace and Defense Components Supplier (October 2017).
  • Successful protest of Customs and Border Protection’s $75 million+ award, resulting in corrective action. STG, Inc., B-415580.1, B-415580.2, Dec. 5, 2017. 
  • Successful protest challenging the Defense Human Resource Activity’s $10 million+ award. Immersion Consulting, LLC B-415155, B-415155.2, Dec. 4, 2017, 2017.
  • Successful protest challenging the Navy’s rejection of Harper’s proposal for a $50 million+ hanger facility construction project. Harper Constr. Co., Inc., B-415042; B-415042.2, Nov. 7, 2017, 2017.
  • Successful protest challenging the Air Force’s rejection of T Square’s proposal as late, thereby creating new precedent in this evolving area of contract formation law. T Square Logistics Servs. Corp. v. United States, 2017 WL 4638265 (Fed. Cl., Oct. 16, 2017).
  • Successful defense against protest of $30 million+ Defense Health Agency award, defending against claim that the agency failed to properly evaluate the awardee’s past performance proposal. LOUI Consulting Grp., Inc., B-413703.9, Aug. 28, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 277.
  • Challenged Department of Education’s $2.8 billion procurement of debt collection services, securing a TRO and Preliminary Injunction. As a result, the government agreed to amend the solicitation, accept revised proposals and conduct new evaluations. Continental Servs. Grp., Inc. v. United States, 132 Fed. Cl. 191 (May 2, 2017).
  • Following review of tens of thousands of documents, convinced U.S. Air Force that a prior unsatisfactory contract performance related solely to our client’s predecessor in interest and in no way reflected our client’s current responsibility or performance. The Air Force terminated the administrative action. Suspension & Debarment Action for Defense Contractor (December 2016).
  • Devised innovative solution to establish present responsibility and secure termination of administrative action brought by the Department of the Navy against a large defense contractor client in spite of evidence that an employee improperly accessed and later used non-public documents while working at a Navy facility. Suspension & Debarment Action for Large Defense Contractor (November 2016).
  • Assisted aerospace and defense components supplier in submitting mandatory disclosure under FAR 52.203-7(c)(2)’s Anti-Kickback Procedures based upon an allegation that its former CEO made questionable payments to a large defense contractor to secure lucrative subcontracts. Investigation & Disclosure for Aerospace/ Defense Components Supplier (August 2016).
  • Successful defense against a protest of a $12 million Department of Agriculture award, challenging the Past Performance evaluation. Ameritac Inc, B-413611, B- 413611.2, Nov. 28, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 354.
  • Successful defense against a protest of a $7 million Air Force award, challenging the technical evaluation and price realism. OSI Vision, B-414067, Nov. 21, 2016, 2016.
  • Successful protest challenging award of $65 million Army contract to operate a training facility, resulting in corrective action. Systems Plus Inc., B-413323.1, July 22, 2016.
  • Successful protest of a $25 million award for a NASA human resources support services contract, which challenged the agency’s flawed past performance evaluation and its improper award of an 8(a) set-aside contract to an ineligible joint venture. Alutiiq-Banner Joint Venture, B-412952, July 15, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 205.
  • Successful defense against protest of $15 million Navy award, defending against claims that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester’s staffing plan and past performance. National Sourcing Inc., B-411703.2, March 22, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 115.
  • Obtained a motion to dismiss with prejudice on behalf of Parsons in a False Claims Act matter decided by the Northern District of Alabama. United States ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt v. The Parsons Corp., 5:13-CV-02168-RDP (N.D. Ala. Apr. 28, 2016).
  • Successful protest challenging award of $105 million Air Force contract for B-52 training systems, resulting in corrective action. CymSTAR Services LLC, B-412957.2 & .3, Apr. 26, 2016.
  • Successful protest challenging the Navy’s decision to exclude our client from participating in Phase II of an acquisition for an approximately $90 million design/build construction contract, resulting in corrective action. Consigli ECC LLC, B- 412923, Apr. 13, 2016.
  • Successful defense against protest of $88 million Navy award, defending against claims that the agency failed to properly evaluate the protester’s technical and cost proposals. All Native Inc., B-411693, B-411693.2, B-411693.3, Oct. 5, 2015, 2015 CPD ¶ 337.
  • Successful protest of $320 million GSA award for the TSA’s new headquarters in the Washington, DC, area, challenging GSA’s evaluation of the awardee’s technical proposal. The court set aside GSA’s contracting decision and voided the lease, holding that the awardee’s proposal had exceeded the 625,000-square-foot maximum specified in the request for lease proposals and the congressionally approved prospectus for the procurement. Springfield Parcel C, LLC v. United States, 2015 WL 7568200 (Fed. Cl., Nov. 25, 2015).
  • Successful protest challenging a small business set-aside decision by the Defense Logistics Agency, resulting in corrective action, which will allow our client to compete for this acquisition. Madison Research Corp., Kratos Defense, B-411761, July 22, 2015.
  • Successful protest of $64 million award for the Marine Corps Acquisition, Logistics, and Administration Support Services for the Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault and the Program Manager, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected programs, resulting in corrective action. Cask Techs., LLC B-411300.1, B-411300.2, Apr. 10, 2015.
  • Successful defense against NAICS Code Appeal of Air Force procurement for the KC-10 training system program. NAICS Appeal of Pinnacle Solutions, Inc., SBA No. NAICS-5651, April 8, 2015.
  • Successful protest of $65 million Air Force award for Transient Aircraft Services, challenging the agency’s best value determination and proposal evaluations, resulting in corrective action. T Square Logistics Servs. Corp., B-411218, Mar. 30, 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. eAlliant LLC, B-407332.6, B-407332.10, Jan. 14, 2015.
  • Successful protest of General Services Administration award for Command and Control support services, which challenged an improper sole-source award and resulted in corrective action. Cask LLC, B-410579.2, Dec. 23, 2014.
  • Successful protest against $20 million Navy task order contract for professional command support services, resulting in corrective action. Alutiiq Pacific LLC, B-410574, October 9, 2014.
  • Successful defense against protest of $10 million Navy award, defending against claims that the sole source award was improper and that the agency failed to consider a conflict of interest. Mustang Technical Services LLC, B- 410373, Sept. 25, 2014.
  • Successful protest against Navy multiple award task order contract (MATOC) awards with evaluated $42 million task order for in-service engineering support, resulting in corrective action, including the award of a MATOC to Alutiiq. Alutiiq Pacific LLC, B-409942, July 1, 2014.
  • Successful protest of a $37 million award for an Army information technology contract, which challenged the attribution of past performance among corporate affiliates, the reasonableness of the staffing evaluation and disparate treatment of the proposals. Alutiiq Pacific LLC, B-409584, B-409584.2, June 18, 2014, 2014, CPD 96.
  • Obtained a motion to dismiss with prejudice on behalf of Lockheed Martin in a third-party beneficiary matter decided by the Central District of California. Caltex Plastics Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., CV 14-544 PA (Ex) (C.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2014).
  • Successful defense against protest of $18 million Army award of a bridge contract for professional administrative support services, defending claim that sole source award to 8(a) contractor was improper. HRCI–MPSC PASS LLC, B-408919, B-408919.2, Jan. 8, 2014, 2014, CPD 25.
  • Successful defense against protest of $44 million Army task order award for the construction of transient quarters and enlisted and officer dining facility in Bahrain, defending agency’s rejection of protester’s proposal for failing to meet material requirement. Contrack Int’l Inc., B-408945, B-408945.2, Dec. 27, 2013, 2013, CPD 300.
  • Successful defense against protest of $45 million Air Force award for explosive ordinance disposal support services, defending claims of an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) and unreasonable technical and past performance evaluations. Threat Mgmt. Grp., B-407766.6, July 3, 2013, 2013 CPD 167.
  • Successful protest of $100 million Army award for professional administrative support services, which challenged the Army’s corrective action and resulted in additional corrective action, including contract award for Alutiiq. Alutiiq Pacific, LLC, B-407810.3, July 17, 2013.
  • Successful protest of task order award under the Army’s Advance Contract Initiative, resulting in corrective action, including the award of the task order to ECC. Envtl. Chem. Corp., B-408030, February 25, 2013.
  • Successful protest of Army award for utility infrastructure upgrades at the Afghanistan National Army Regional Military Training Center, resulting in corrective action, including a new review of ECCI’s responsibility with respect to the procurement and award of the contract to ECCI. ECC Int’l Inc., B-407856, Jan. 4, 2013.
  • Successful pre-award protest challenging solicitation requirement for the Army’s Forward Area Arming and Refueling Points in Afghanistan, resulting in corrective action, including contract award to ECCI. ECC Int’l Inc., B-407860, Jan. 4, 2013.
  • 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. IBM Corp., U.S. Federal, B- 406934, B- 406934.2, B- 406934.3, Oct. 3, 2012, 2013 CPD 89.

Professional Highlights

Speaking Engagements

  • “Under the Microscope: Investigations, Compliance and the Risk of Debarment,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, June 17, 2025
  • “Game of Protests: Challenging Awards in a Changing Legal Landscape,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, June 17, 2025
  • “Federal Construction Compliance: PLAs, The DBA, and Other Risks Facing Government Contractors,” GovCon East 2025, January 16, 2025

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  • “From Missteps to Mastery: Navigating Bid Protests Through Real-World Examples,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024
  • “From Capitol Hill to Corporate Realities: Government Transitions and New Opportunities to Obtain Government Funding,” Pillsbury CLE Marathon, January 23, 2024
  • “Small Business, 8(a), and ANCs,” Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review, Washington, DC, February 14, 2024
  • “An Update on Suspension and Debarment Activity and Compliance Advice to Keep Contractors out of the Government’s Line of Fire,” Federal Publications 2023 Government Contracts Review and Outlook Seminar, La Jolla, CA, November 14, 2023
  • “Bid Protests – Newly Activist COFC Judiciary and Agencies’ Continuing Trend Toward Corrective Action,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
  • “SBA – How to Maintain Your Status and Avoid Challenges,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
  • "Fraud, Suspension & Debarment, False Claims Act and the “Parade of Horribles”" Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
  • “Update – Advanced Flow-Downs, Mandatory DFARS Clauses and Best Practices,” Public Contracting Institute's Supply Chain Symposium, February 21, 2023
  • “Bid Challenges: International Perspectives,” GW Law Government Procurement Law Program and King's College, London, Webinar, June 15, 2021
  • “Navigating Recent Changes to the Small Business Landscape,” Public Contracting Institute's Supply Chain Symposium, April 15, 2020
  • “Your Tax Dollars at Work: The Truth Behind Government Contracting,” Pillsbury CLE Marathon, January 28, 2020
  • “Navigating Bid Protests in Changing Times,” Pillsbury’s 5th Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit, Carlsbad, CA, May 9, 2019
  • “Developments in Suspension and Debarment and Ethics Practices Impacting the Supply Chain,” April 17, 2019
  • “W05 – Never Hearing ‘I Told You So’” – Best Practices for Preparing and Responding to a Federal Investigation,” Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics Conference, October 24, 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • “What Government Contractors Need to Know About Bid Protests,” NCMA World Congress, July 28, 2015
  • “When Is a Small Business Not a Small Business,” NCMA World Congress, July 28, 2015
  • Honors & Awards
    • Recognized as a Rising Star in Government Contracts by Bloomberg Law (2023)
    • Recognized as a Rising Star in Government Contracts by Law360 (2022) and Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine (2016 – 2018)
  • Associations
    • Vice Chair of the American Bar Association, Public Contracts Law Section, Suspension and Debarment Committee.

Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2011
    cum laude

    B.A., Loyola Marymount University, 2008
    cum laude

Admissions

  • California

    District of Columbia

    New York

Matt's Insights

Alert 07.02.24

U.S. District Court Enjoins Enforcement of Key Portions of DOL’s Davis-Bacon Act Rule

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against sections of the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently issued Davis-Bacon Act regulation amendments. The Court enjoined the problematic sections of the rule, finding that those sections of the rule violate the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) statutory language, the congressional intent for the scope of the Act, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

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