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Husch Blackwell LLP

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Building its practice around litigation, particularly contract disputes, bid protests and claims, Husch Blackwell LLP is best known for its work in the federal construction, engineering support services, and healthcare contracting spaces. The team’s all-round capabilities are aptly demonstrated in its representation of Jacobs in bid protests and compliance matters involving NASA, the DOD, and the GSA. Brian Waagner chairs the group in Washington DC, and avails himself of expertise in compliance and contract administration, complex bid protests, disputes, and FCA matters. Hal Perloff focuses his practice on privatization of military housing and temporary lodging, domestic preference rules and labor standards. Steven Neeley fields subject matter mastery of small business matters and renewable energy, complementing contentious work with transactional and corporate experience. Michael Schrier operates at the intersection of government contracts, employment law, and litigation, and Cormac Connor is an asset in the defense of criminal and civil investigations.

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Key clients

  • BCFS Health and Human Services
  • Advance Business Capital
  • Express Scripts Inc. (subsidiary of Cigna Corporation)
  • Crosstown Courier Service Inc.
  • LendLease
  • Jacobs Technology Inc.
  • Nicholson Construction Company
  • The Clark Construction Group LLC
  • M.C. Dean Inc.
  • National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC
  • Traffic Systems & Technology Inc.
  • SupplyCore Inc.
  • Centene
  • NOMI Health

Work highlights

  • Represented BCFS Health and Human Services in a case of first impression in federal court against the HHS and the DOL based on improper extension of Service Contract Act jurisdiction over cooperative agreements related to housing of unaccompanied migrant children along the US/Mexico border.
  • Represented Fraport Baltimore Partnership in a bid protest for the concessions at Baltimore Washington International Airport.
  • Represented Jacobs Technology in a protest challenging the award of the Air Force’s $12bn 18-year ISC 2.0 to BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Brian Waagner