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, Mergers and 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
- Advised on historic USCG multi-billion dollar icebreaker contract, navigating complex international, compliance, and security issues (2026)
- Represented Mistral, Inc., in $180 million acquisition by Ondas Inc. (2026)
The practice is Chaired by David Panzer and Vice Chaired by Marlena Ewald from Fluet's Tysons, Virginia headquarters.