- Represented a leading playground equipment supplier, receiving dismissal of all claims in a False Claims Act action. The relator’s allegations concerned noncompliance with the Davis–Bacon Act and conspiracy to submit false claims to the U.S. government. Upon briefing, the court dismissed the relator’s entire case for failure to present a viable claim.
- Represented a national health care company in a protest and suit concerning the improper award of an approximately $25 million public-employee health care contract. After a hearing, the court reversed the improper award, granted each alleged ground for the appeal raised by counsel, and ordered the city to re-issue the RFP.
- Represented a leading construction equipment supplier in the protest of a Virginia Department of Transportation award of a contract worth $25 million, resulting in a reversal of the original award and a new award of the contract to the client.
- Serves as national coordinating counsel for one of the nation’s largest health care insurers on state bid protests and open records litigation matters. Our role includes advising on pending RFPs, preparing for bid protests (as awardee/intervenor or as an unsuccessful offeror), addressing the protection of trade secrets, and acting as lead counsel on government-contract-related litigation.
- Representing a national health insurer/administrator in litigation concerning the procurement of a multibillion-dollar set of state employee health benefits contracts.Representing a major U.S. bank in negotiations with the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding the client’s contract with the SBA to service the SBA’s $20 billion portfolio of community development corporation loans.
- Representing a major telecommunications company in a Department of Labor investigation into a Davis–Bacon prevailing-wage investigation arising out of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded project.
- Represented a major defense contractor in subpoenas for documents arising out of IT services and products subcontracts.
- Representing a contractor in a voluntary disclosure and subsequent IG investigation.
- Representing a manufacturer of brand name products in a False Claims Act and Davis–Bacon investigation arising out of Head Start funded projects.
- Hired by the criminal defense attorney in a prosecution of the owner of a construction company charged in the Southern District of New York with fraud and misrepresentations to government investigations in the pursuit of a number of Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department contracts. Qualified by the court and testified in the criminal trial as an expert on government contract issues, particularly on the areas of qualifications for the status of a “Veteran-Owned Small Business” and a “Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.”
Partner,
- Phone: 404.881.7388
- Other Phone: 202.756.3065
- Email: jeff.belkin@alston.com
Jeff's experience trying cases for the DOJ gives him an inside perspective on government claims. He handles complex compliance matters, internal investigations, litigation and procurement protests with cost-efficient and responsive advice. That's why sophisticated contractors and vendors nationwide trust Jeff as their principal claims and investigations counsel.