Richard P Rector

Regulatory and Government Affairs

Rich Rector is Senior Counsel and former chair of DLA Piper's Government Contracts practice.

Rich litigates contract actions and bid protests before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims, federal district courts, state and federal boards of contract appeals and the US Government Accountability Office. He also represents prime contractors and subcontractors in breach-of-contract and protest actions in state and federal courts, and he advises contractors on the preparation and avoidance of contract claims and disputes.

Rich also counsels clients on a broad range of federal procurement and grant matters, including IT contracts and transactions, audits and investigations, False Claims Act issues and potential disclosures, grant compliance and negotiations, commercial-item contracting, terminations for convenience, and compliance with procurement integrity and ethics laws.