Government Contracts

  • April 27, 2026

    BAE, L3Harris End Navy Contract Trade Secret Suit In NY

    Defense contractor BAE Systems has resolved its suit in New York federal court, accusing L3Harris Cincinnati Electronics Corp. of cutting it out of a government contract for naval defense technology after BAE shared its proprietary information.

  • April 27, 2026

    Convicted Pa. Dentist Says Feds Failed To Prove Fraud

    A Pennsylvania dentist convicted along with his brother for using their dental practice to defraud Medicare, install unapproved dental implants in patients, and falsify visas to recruit foreign workers has asked a federal judge for acquittal or a new trial, arguing the government failed to show he committed any crimes.

  • April 27, 2026

    DC Circ. Questions Alstom's Shot At Brightline Rail Deal

    A panel of the D.C. Circuit Monday questioned how competitive Alstom actually was in its bid to build train sets for Brightline West's forthcoming high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California, as the locomotive manufacturer argued it would have had a shot if not for a Buy America waiver granted to rival bidder Siemens.

  • April 27, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Medicaid Fraud Convictions Lacked Evidence

    The government failed to prove the former owner of a mental health counseling company in Virginia willfully committed fraud by falsely billing Medicaid $200,000 for counseling services on two specific dates, a panel of the Fourth Circuit has found, overturning his convictions.

  • April 27, 2026

    11th Circ. Backs 12 Years For Former Atlanta Exec's Bribery

    The Eleventh Circuit backed a 12-year prison term for a former Atlanta City Hall official who was convicted of running a pay-to-play scheme for city contracts, deferring to a federal judge's discretion in handing out the sentence.

  • April 27, 2026

    Justices Nix $50M Zimbabwe Immunity Feud

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opted not to take up a petition asking it to resolve whether countries that agree to arbitrate an international dispute are also waiving their right to assert sovereign immunity in subsequent litigation to recognize a foreign judgment confirming an arbitral award.

  • April 24, 2026

    Lockheed Birth Defect Judge Slams Door On Trial Aids Fight

    A Florida federal judge Friday warned that he will not allow any new or revised demonstratives for a trial beginning Monday in a suit by children who blame their birth defects on Lockheed Martin's chemical handling practices at an Orlando facility, putting an end to the parties' last-minute feud.

  • April 24, 2026

    Ex-Medical Co. Employee Sues For Whistleblower Retaliation

    Luminis Health Inc. has been sued by a former employee alleging the Maryland-based healthcare group fired him for blowing the whistle on billing fraud and discriminated against him because of his race.

  • April 24, 2026

    French Water Co. Looks To Enforce $40M Argentina Award

    A French water treatment company petitioned a Washington, D.C., federal judge to enforce its 12-year-old, roughly $40 million arbitral award against Argentina in a dispute about the province of Mendoza, Argentina's implementation of service tariff increases during the country's financial crisis in the early 2000s.

  • April 24, 2026

    NY Asks 2nd Circ. To Bring Back $74M In Highway Funding

    New York and its Department of Motor Vehicles urged the Second Circuit on Friday to order the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore a $73.5 million highway funding package that the federal government canceled because the state provided commercial driver's licenses to immigrants.

  • April 24, 2026

    Justices Give Tort Defendants Tool To Get To Federal Court

    The high court's recent decision letting Chevron move a state court lawsuit to federal court has raised questions about the newly expanded scope of a statute permitting such transfers, when allegations are tied to work for the federal government.

  • April 24, 2026

    Feds Fight Ex-Rep.'s Acquittal Bid In Venezuela FARA Case

    Federal prosecutors urged a Florida U.S. district judge to reject an attempt by politician David Rivera and a political consultant to escape charges for allegedly failing to register as foreign agents while secretly representing Venezuela's state-owned oil company, saying the charges aren't too late.

  • April 24, 2026

    Tatneft Calls Stay Order In $173M Suit 'Checkmate'

    One of Russia's largest oil companies has urged the D.C. Circuit to expedite its appeal of a lower court decision refusing to lift a stay order as PAO Tatneft looks to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine, calling the order "checkmate with no way out."

  • April 24, 2026

    GAO Urges DOD To Boost Risk Management At Agency

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Friday laid out recommendations to bolster a Department of Defense agency tasked with ensuring contractors protect classified information, noting the agency documented more than 800 security violations and 1,000 open security vulnerabilities last fiscal year.

  • April 24, 2026

    Shipbuilders Lose Bid To Block New Plaintiff In No-Poach Suit

    A Virginia federal judge has cleared the way for a new plaintiff to enter a putative class action accusing major shipbuilders of using "no-poach" agreements to suppress wages for engineers and architects, upholding a magistrate judge's ruling that granted the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint.

  • April 24, 2026

    One Certainty As Tariff Refunds Start: 'There Will Be Litigation'

    The launch of the refund process for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court marks the start of lengthy and multifaceted court battles as companies fight with consumers — and amongst themselves — about who gets a slice of the $166 billion pie, experts told Law360.

  • April 24, 2026

    Harvard Can't Get New Judge For DOJ Civil Rights Case

    A Boston federal judge on Friday declined to turn the U.S. Department of Justice's complaint about alleged antisemitism at Harvard University over to a colleague who reinstated the school's federal research funding last year.

  • April 24, 2026

    Judge Won't Halt Anthropic Calif. Suit Amid DC Circ. Case

    Anthropic PBC's lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's designation of the artificial intelligence company as supply chain risk to national security can proceed in California federal court while the government appeals an injunction and a parallel challenge plays out at the D.C. Circuit. 

  • April 24, 2026

    Ex-City Official To Pay $1.4M In Plea Deal Over Labor Scheme

    A former Sacramento City Council member has reached a plea deal regarding charges that he directed unauthorized immigrants employed at his grocery stores to lie to U.S. Department of Labor investigators, agreeing to pay over $1.4 million in restitution.

  • April 24, 2026

    L3Harris Closes $1B Investment From DOD In Missile Biz

    Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. said it completed its deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to receive a $1 billion investment into its "Missile Solutions" business, ahead of that division's initial public offering slated later this year.

  • April 24, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen a Hong Kong company sue the government and a COVID-19 PPE company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone, an oligarch bring a fresh claim against a rival in a long-running feud, a rugby league club sue over a canceled mass dance event, and Visa and Mastercard hit with legal action from H&M, Eurostar, and Bang & Olufsen. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • April 23, 2026

    Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue In EO Appeals

    Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.

  • April 23, 2026

    Justices' Fluor Ruling Adds To DOD Contractors' War Costs

    Defense contractors may want to factor additional liability costs into their contracts since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a veteran's state-based injury claims from a 2016 bombing in Afghanistan can proceed against Fluor Corp.

  • April 23, 2026

    Transport Co. Says Broker, Insurer Cost It Gov't Contract

    An insurance broker submitted forged documents while obtaining an adjustment on a transportation company's insurance policy, causing it to lose coverage it needed to do business with a Washington, D.C., regional transit agency, according to a complaint filed in D.C. federal court.

  • April 23, 2026

    Judges Call Ruling On USAID Shutdown Standing Unusual

    At least two D.C. Circuit judges on Thursday appeared to take some issue with a lower court's ruling that Oxfam and the union for U.S. Agency for International Development workers couldn't bring their challenges to the agency's dismantling in district court, with one panelist calling the district judge's ruling "unconventional."

Expert Analysis

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    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases

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    Oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit last month in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates suggests that the court may affirm a lower court's opinion that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional — which could wreak havoc on pending and future qui tam cases, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025

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    In a shifting bid protest landscape, five decisions in 2025 from the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that addressed bedrock questions about jurisdictional reach and the breadth of agency discretion are likely to have a lasting impact, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • How 2026 NDAA May Ease Entry To Defense Contracting

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    Reforms to implement a warfighting acquisition system included in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed on Dec. 18, are likely to reduce the burdens, risks and barriers that have previously impeded nontraditional defense contractors, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

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    False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.

  • How Workforce, Tech Will Affect 2026 Construction Landscape

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    As the construction industry's center of gravity shifts from traditional commercial work to infrastructure, energy, industrial and data-hosting facilities, the effects of evolving technology and persistent labor shortages are reshaping real estate dealmaking, immigration policy debates and government contracting risk, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 4 Privacy Trends This Year With Lessons For Companies

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    As organizations plan for ongoing privacy law changes, 2025 trends that include a shift of activity from the federal to the state level mean companies should take an adaptive and principle-based approach to privacy programs rather than trying to memorize constantly changing laws, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

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