Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Governmental; Aerospace and Defense

Keith Szeliga is a partner in – and former Practice Group Leader of – the Governmental Practice in Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. office. He is also a member of the firm's Aerospace and Defense Industry Team.

Keith represents clients ranging from small businesses to the nation's largest defense contractors in a broad range of government contracts matters, including:

• bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims;
• small business size protests and appeals before the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA);
• government contracts compliance, including compliance programs, reviews and counseling;
• mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving government contractors;
• audits and investigations, including internal investigations, DCAA audits and OIG investigations;
• suspension and debarment proceedings;
• subcontracts and teaming agreements and disputes; and
• Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims and appeals.

Keith advises clients regarding the full spectrum of statutes and regulators applicable to government contractors. Representative areas in which Keith has specialized expertise include:

• government contracts cost and pricing issues, including the Cost Principles, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA);
• rights in technical data, computer software and patents under government contracts;
• personal and organizational conflicts of interest (PCIs and OCIs);
• revolving door and other post-government employment restrictions;
• Procurement Integrity Act (PIA) compliance;
• small business issues relevant to government contractor M&A;
• bribery, gratuities and kickbacks;
• False Claims Act (FCA) and other fraud allegations; and
• the FAR Mandatory Disclosure Rule.

Keith publishes and lectures frequently on these and other topics of interest to the government contracts community. His articles have been cited in several court opinions and numerous law review articles.

J.D., Harvard Law School, 2002, cum laude

B.A., Wake Forest University, 1999, summa cum laude