WilmerHale has a premier practice in the area of government contract investigations, offering significant depth and experience to government contractors and other clients doing business with the federal government. Our team draws from the skills and experience of more than 100 lawyers who previously served in senior government positions, and many other lawyers with decades of experience investigating government contract–related matters. Clients benefit from the unique experiences of lawyers who were directly responsible for the litigation and settlement of major contract claims and protests during periods of previous government service. Anchored by a former Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Central Intelligence Agency, the WilmerHale team provides superior counseling across the full spectrum of government contract-related controversies.

WilmerHale has advised defense industry leaders and other government contractors on some of the most notable investigations involving allegations of procurement fraud or other alleged impropriety in government contracting. We have conducted investigations involving civil fraud, export controls, conflicts of interest, domestic preference obligations, quality assurance and testing requirements, competitor proprietary data, and many other issues.

These internal investigation matters involve a host of compliance and ethics issues, including GSA and VA pricing and discounting commitments, competitor proprietary data issues under the Procurement Integrity Act, gifts and gratuities, false certifications and false claims, the Anti-Kickback Act, employment of former government officials, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Our investigations have also examined defective pricing, product warranties, quality assurance and testing requirements, and domestic sourcing requirements (including the Buy American Act and the Trade Agreements Act).