Bio

Elizabeth Leavy is an experienced government contracts attorney with tremendous depth of experience helping companies grow and maintain their presence in the federal, state, and local contracting and grant space through the procurement process and mergers and acquisitions. Liz represents companies in the resolution of disputes related to the award, administration, and termination of federal and state government contracts. Liz has successfully represented contractors in bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, and federal and state agencies. She regularly represents contractors that are targets of government investigations and whistleblower lawsuits alleging violations of the False Claims Act, the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Reprisal Act, and other investigations conducted by various federal Offices of the Inspector General. Further, she represents clients on Contract Disputes Act claims, suspension and debarments, and the appeal of contract terminations. Liz also provides advice and counsel to companies that hold government contracts, grants, or other nontraditional vehicles such as Other Transaction Agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, and federal loans. Liz works with these companies to negotiate agreements, such as subcontracts, joint venture agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, and teaming agreements. She also works with companies to develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the applicable regulations. These regulations include the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, small and other disadvantaged business regulations, wage and hour requirements specific to federal contractors, such as the Service Contract Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Buy America Act, and domestic preference requirements such as the Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act, as well as the Uniform Grant Regulations. Additionally, Liz partners with transactional counsel on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring involving the sale of a government contractor or its assets. Liz provides specialized due diligence on such transactions, as well as post-transactional support to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations impacted by the transaction, such as contract novation and change to a company’s small business size status.