Erin L. Toomey is a government contracts attorney, assisting companies to reduce their risk and maximize their recovery when contracting with the government. Erin represents clients in a range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, construction, information technology, and health care, and counsels such clients in all areas of government procurement, employing innovative and effective legal strategies to protect and promote her clients’ objectives. She is a partner in the firm’s Government Procurement and Government Solutions Practices.

Erin represents both small and large businesses throughout all phases of contract award, performance, and closeout. She counsels clients during the solicitation and proposal phase by identifying and mitigating against potential risks. Erin assists government prime contractors and subcontractors in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating government contracts that best protect their interests. She also drafts supplier terms and conditions that contain clauses required by promote the client’s business objectives.

Erin focuses on FAR Part 12, commercial product and service contracting. She prepares commercial product and service justifications for her clients and negotiates commercial product and service prime contracts and subcontracts to contain only those clauses that are required for commercial product and service contractors. She also assists clients in negotiating and complying with GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts and responding to GSA OIG audits.

Erin also assists clients in negotiating and complying with federal government grants, cooperative agreements, other transaction agreements (OTAs), and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs).

Erin works with government contractors during contract performance to, inter alia, protect their intellectual property rights, comply with equal employment opportunity requirements, comply with security clearance requirements, and prepare small business subcontracting plans. Erin also assists clients in responding to government audits and closing out contracts.

Erin’s practice includes litigating government contract requests for equitable adjustments, claims, and other disputes to maximize the contractor’s recovery or to avoid liability. Erin assists clients in appealing terminations for default and preparing termination for convenience settlement proposals. Erin also represents clients in pre-award and post-award bid protests before the agency, GAO, and the Court of Federal Claims.

Erin’s practice includes designing contractors’ compliance programs to ensure that they include necessary policies and procedures and provide employees with the requisite guidance to reduce the risk of compliance violations that might expose the contractor to significant civil or criminal liability or suspension or debarment. Erin prepares codes of conduct, drafts policies and contract procedure manuals, and conducts tailored government contract training programs for contractors and their employees, emphasizing key requirements and best practices.

If a government contract compliance issue arises, Erin performs internal investigations, prepares disclosures, represents clients during government investigations, and advises contractors regarding avoiding suspension and debarment.

Combining all of the skills identified above, Erin routinely counsels clients, including private equity funds, acquiring or selling the stock or assets of government contractors. When representing the buyer in these types of transactions, Erin performs due diligence regarding the target’s government contracts compliance, identifies for the client any risks of significant liability or suspension or debarment post-acquisition, and assists in the drafting and negotiation of government contract related representations and warranties, indemnification provisions, and other key clauses in the purchase agreement and disclosure schedules to minimize the purchaser’s risk. When representing the seller, Erin assists in responding to due diligence requests, preparing disclosure schedules, and reviewing and negotiating the government contract related provisions in the purchase agreement. Erin also assists with change-of-name agreements and novations.