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Matt Carter
Partner, Los Angeles
T: +1.213.488.7120
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Pillsbury has some of the nation’s leading suspension and debarment lawyers, representing contractors throughout the country, from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Contractors and individuals facing suspension and debarment understand the impact ineligibility has on their businesses and employment and the difficult task of trying to persuade a suspension and debarment official (SDO) that debarment is unnecessary. In a “bet- the-company” environment, contractors recognize the importance of retaining experienced lawyers that have been there before, are familiar with the government agencies and know what it takes to be successful.

Pillsbury’s suspension and debarment lawyers have guided many contractors, including individuals, successfully through the suspension and debarment process. Pillsbury represents large and small contractors, as well as individuals, when responding to an agency “show cause notice,” “notice of proposed debarment,” “notice of suspension,” or “request for information.”

Our lawyers have a thorough understanding of the world of suspension and debarment and are widely recognized for our experience and results.

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Our attorneys possess a deep understanding of the process, both the written formal process and the unwritten rules ingrained in the system. Our experience enables us to counsel clients through the process without surprises to ensure that the government’s concerns are adequately addressed while protecting the client’s business and personal interests. Our practitioners have appeared before nearly all of the active civilian and Department of Defense (DOD) agency SDOs and understand what it takes to establish present responsibility.

Representative Experience

  • Successfully represented publicly traded aerospace contractor responding to a request for information from the U.S. Department of the Air Force (Air Force) in connection with a high-profile incident.
  • Successfully represented a small government contractor, Precision Metals, in debarment matter before the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and obtained a precedent-setting victory in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, overturning the debarment and restoring Precision’s eligibility and ability to obtain government contracts.
  • Successfully represented a services contractor in debarment matter before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, enabling company to restore its eligibility and continue obtaining government contracts.

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  • Successfully represented publicly traded services contractor in show cause letter from the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) regarding present responsibility concerns regarding contractor’s handling of non-public government information.
  • Successfully represented publicly traded aerospace contractor before the Navy that had acquired a company under U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation.
  • Successfully represented former president of FedBid Inc. in proposed debarment matter before the Air Force.

Our debarment lawyers have successfully resolved scores of present responsibility inquiries. Below is a small sampling:

  • Successfully represented former executive of a large government contractor in a proposed debarment matter before the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) based on public SEC findings that he violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
  • Successfully represented a large aerospace company responding to a DOD show cause notice in connection with a deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ.
  • Successfully represented AQuate Corporation and its former president in a proposed debarment matter with the Army.
  • Successfully responded to an Air Force show cause notice on behalf of a publicly traded company that had acquired a company under agency investigation.
  • Successfully represented owner and former president of a defense contractor following his conviction for obstruction of justice in a suspension matter before the Small Business Administration.
  • Successfully represented two professors in proposed debarment matter brought by the National Science Foundation, raising allegations of grant fraud.
  • Negotiated a prompt termination of suspension by the Navy of a contractor that allegedly violated the Procurement Integrity Act.
  • Prevailed in avoiding debarment of an executive for defense contractor proposed for debarment by the Transportation Security Administration.
  • Successfully resolved notice of debarment proceeding on behalf of a women-owned small business concerning procurement integrity act issues before the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Successfully resolved notice of proposed debarment on behalf of a background investigator before the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Our lawyers have handled many other suspension and debarment proceedings, but the above reflect the diversity of our experience representing publicly traded contractors, large contractors, small contractors and individuals.

Resources

Factsheet

Government Contracts & Disputes Overview

Factsheet

10 Recommended Steps to Take Following Receipt of a Notice of Proposed Debarment or Suspension

2022 Law360 Practice Group of the Year

Pillsbury's Government Contracts team named Practice Group of the Year by Law360

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