Speaker 06.17.25
06.17
Pillsbury’s Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit
7:30AM - 3:00PM PDT
Alexandria at Torrey Pines
10996 Torreyana Road
San Diego, CA 92121
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Pillsbury’s Government Contracts team is highly experienced in developing and enhancing existing values-based ethics and compliance (E&C) programs for federal government contractors.
Given today’s extremely tight fiscal environment and the competing demands placed on every dollar spent by government contractors, it is not surprising that many contractors deprioritize proactive investments in their E&C programs prior to the occurrence of an E&C event. Unfortunately, our experience shows that contractors who underestimate the value of proactive investments in E&C often suffer the consequences of an E&C event and resulting crisis. These events can be costly to resolve, divert focus from core missions, drain resources and damage organizational reputations. In many cases, such crises could have been avoided or significantly mitigated through earlier, more modest investments in ethics and compliance. Moreover, contractors who have invested in and established strong E&C frameworks tend to navigate these challenges more effectively when they do arise.
Our experienced government contracts lawyers have deep knowledge of the required components of effective, values-based E&C programs, as well as the best practices adopted across the government contracting landscape—from small businesses to large publicly traded contractors. We understand how to pragmatically scale these “best practices” to align with each client’s size, structure and business realities. Whether conducting gap analyses or broader program evaluations, our team helps clients implement new E&C programs or enhance existing programs with a tailored, strategic approach.
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We work with clients of all sizes, including small businesses with revenues under $15 million, mid-sized companies with $50 to $100 million in revenue, and large contractors exceeding $1 billion in annual revenue, including publicly traded companies. Our work has received praise from government officials who have evaluated our clients’ programs, and our deliverables can be efficiently customized to meet each client’s unique operational and compliance needs.
We model our recommendations for E&C programs off the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (Chapter 8), which provides guidance on what it means to possess an “effective” program, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics & Conduct, which describes the required components of a values-based E&C program for government contractors (other than small business concerns).
Our extensive experience representing contractors in high-stakes crisis events, including civil False Claims Act matters, debarment matters and criminal proceedings, gives us unique insight into the most significant E&C risks faced by government contractors. This perspective allows us to provide practical, preventative guidance tailored to our clients’ specific risk profiles. Our team regularly assists clients in building E&C programs from the ground up and is also highly skilled at evaluating the root causes of compliance events and advising on remedial measures and corrective actions designed not only to address past issues but also to prevent future occurrences.
Below is a brief overview of the best practices in effective ethics and compliance programs: