Andy Howard is a partner in the firm’s Construction & Government Contracts litigation group. He specializes in federal, state and local government contracting issues and disputes, and represents clients across a wide range of industries, including construction, healthcare, aerospace, energy and technology. Andy regularly advises companies on the unique procurement and contracting policies and procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and equivalent state procurement rules, on compliance with and in negotiation of government contracts, subcontracts, joint venture, teaming and SBA-approved mentor-protégé agreements, and on the standards for the protection of classified information under the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). He also assists government contractors in understanding the unique trade secret protection rules contained in the FAR and in preparing or objecting to requests for public records under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar state laws. As an advocate, Andy represents companies in pre- and post-award bid protests and in various other types of litigation proceedings involving government agencies at the local, state and federal levels, including claims prosecution proceedings. Andy has particular experience representing large general contractors in complex commercial and public works construction disputes.
- Counsel to four technology companies who were sued under the civil False Claim Act and were dismissed with prejudice on successful pre-answer motions.
- Outside government contracts counsel to an ENR Top 30 general contractor for federal construction contracts compliance and claims mitigation issues.
- Government contracts counsel to a Fortune 1000 company for preventing disclosure of privileged commercial information in response to a third-party FOIA request.
- Counsel to an ENR Top 10 contractor in the prosecution of its multimillion-dollar claim against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which settled in exchange for a substantial payment to the client and reversal of an unsatisfactory past performance evaluation.
- Government contracts counsel to an information technology equipment manufacturer for advice and compliance with domestic source restrictions in federal construction and supply contracts.
- Counsel to a defense contractor for bid protest and trade secret protection issues.
- Government contracts counsel to a defense testing company for the divestiture and commercial sale of a low-level nuclear radiography machine.
- Government contracts counsel to a national energy company for the negotiation of gas supply contracts.
- Government contracts counsel to a leading national health care services company, assisting in the preservation of trade secret and proprietary information, administrative protests and appeals in connection with various states’ managed health care programs.
- Government contracts counsel to a regional hospital authority in facility reconstruction funded partly by Public Assistance grants administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act.
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May 15, 2012
In The Press
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October 24, 2011
In The Press
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October 12, 2010
In The Press
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“Past Performance Evaluations: New Rules, Same Challenges,” Law360, March 13, 2012.
March 13, 2012
Publications
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"Government Contract Litigation: Trends and Strategy," chapter in Inside the Minds: Strategies for Government Contracts, Aspatore Books, September 2010.
September 2010
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August 9, 2010
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July 2010
Publications
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July 2010
Publications
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"Government Contracting & the Federal Acquisition Regulation System (FAR)," The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual, 2nd Ed., 2010.
2010
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The ABCs of Federal Government Contracting, Thomson Reuters, 2009.
2009
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"Changed Site Conditions," Construction Law Handbook, 2nd ed., 2009.
2009
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"Flow-Down Clauses," The Construction Contracts Book: How to Find Common Ground in Negotiating the 2007 Industry Form Contract Documents, 2nd ed., 2008.
2008
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January 14, 2008
Publications
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December 2007
Publications
Past Events
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November 11, 2010
Seminar
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April 30, 2010
Seminar
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March 19, 2010
Seminar
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October 15-16, 2009
Seminar
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April 16, 2009
Seminar
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July 17, 2008
Seminar
- American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
- Associated General Contractors of America, SoCal Chapter
- National Contract Management Association, South Bay Chapter