Holland & Knight Names New Leaders of Government Contracts Practice
WASHINGTON (March 17, 2015) – Holland & Knight announced today that David Black and Robert Tompkins have been named the co-leaders of its Chambers-ranked national government contracts practice. Mr. Black and Mr. Tompkins are partners in the firm's Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., offices, respectively.
"Our government contracts practice has experienced significant growth in recent years, and we have enhanced our position as one of the leading firms at the intersection of business and government," said Mr. Black. "We are one of the few firms to have government contracts attorneys outside of the Washington, D.C., region, including in California, Florida, Colorado and Alaska, which we consider a major competitive advantage."
He noted that in 2014, in addition to Mr. Tompkins, Mary Beth Bosco and Elizabeth Gill joined the practice as partner and senior counsel, respectively, in Washington, and that the practice intends to expand further in the coming year.
"Holland & Knight is uniquely qualified to serve the legal needs of government contractors," said Mr. Tompkins. "We offer clients significant strength in a wide range of areas, including government investigations and enforcement defense, bid protests and disputes, cybersecurity, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, and international trade, which, combined with our geographic reach, truly differentiates us from other firms in the marketplace."
Recognized by Chambers USA since 2011, Mr. Black's practice includes counseling contractors on a wide variety of procurement, contract performance, compliance and regulatory issues, representing contractors in protests, claims under the Contract Disputes Act and prime-sub disputes, responding to government investigations and audits and False Claims Act matters, and handling terminations, changes and requests for equitable adjustment. He is a past president of the Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association and the Tysons Corner chapter of the National Contract Management Association.
Recently named a Government Contracts MVP by Law360, Mr. Tompkins provides strategic advice and counsel to government contractors, their management and investors with respect to government contract protests and disputes, government investigations and related proceedings such as suspension and debarment, mergers and acquisitions, and matters related to the U.S. Small Business Administration government contracting programs, as well as general counseling.
Holland & Knight's government contracts practice represents a wide range of industries and their interests with state, local, federal and foreign governments. Among the markets in which the firm regularly counsels clients are defense and aerospace, construction, information technology, homeland security, manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, real estate and environmental remediation. In addition, Holland & Knight lawyers have a thorough understanding of all the major federal purchasing and policy agencies in the United States.