About
Provided by Fluet
Practice Overview
Fluet's Government Contracts Practice provides elite, efficient, and effective legal services to government contractors, focusing on national security: aerospace, defense, intelligence, and dual-use technology. Fluet leverages its deep experience in government and industry to provide practical and actionable advice to contractors facing cutting-edge issues, often under compressed timetables and with suboptimal information – especially involving classified, international, or government enforcement issues.
Type of Work Handled
- Compliance (FAR/DFARS, FCPA, FARA, CMMC, ITAR/EAR)
- Contract Drafting/Negotiation (TAs, SubKs, Licenses)
- Contract Performance issues (CPARS, Cure Notices, Show Cause Notices)
- Due Diligence, Acquisitions, Novations
- Internal/Government Investigations (DOJ, OIG, EEOC)
- Pre/Post-Award Bid Protests
- Prime-Sub Disputes
- REAs/CDA Claims
- Suspension/Debarment
Clients
Businesses of all sizes in national security: aerospace, defense, intelligence, and dual-use technology sectors.
Recent Successes
- Won GAO protest for Navy contractor (Knudsen Systems, B-422433.2), involving Nonmanufacturer Rule and Rule of Two
- Prevailed in AAA arbitration for small business prime in workshare dispute involving regulatory issues, defeating all claims, prevailing in post-arbitration litigation and preventing second arbitration
The practice is chaired by David Panzer and vice chaired by Marlena Ewald from Fluet's Tysons, Virginia headquarters.
