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By Brooks Igo
(May 6) – Following up on its recent eight-lawyer move to bolster its government enforcement and white collar practice in Dallas, Morgan Lewis announced on Monday it is adding two government contracts experts to the mix.
Sheila Armstrong and Robert Sherry, who also join from K&L Gates, will be reunited with Danny Ashby, Steve Korotash, Gregory Jackson and the rest of the team that jumped to Morgan Lewis in April. Both lawyers talked about the Morgan Lewis platform in being an important reason for their move.
“It is an exciting opportunity to continue to build our government contracts practice,” Sherry said. “Morgan Lewis has been expanding nationally and internationally.”
Armstrong added that the firm’s West Coast offices as a result of its merger with Bingham is advantageous for their technology clients.
Sherry represents technology and defense/aerospace contractors in Civil False Claims Act litigation and investigations as well as on contracting with U.S. government agencies. He counseled U.S. Department of Defense contractors in the highly publicized “III Wind” and “Operation Uncover” procurement-fraud investigations.
“Persuading the Department of Justice and Inspectors General to not pursue cases against government contractors is an exciting part of my practice,” he said.
Government contractors are increasingly taking advantage of the mandatory disclosure rule, Sherry says. Another development he is noticing is an increasing scrutiny of government contractors by debarment and suspension officials who are becoming “much more activist.”
Armstrong focuses her practice on representing government contractors in matters involving the U.S. Government Services Agency and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the multiple award schedule (MAS) program.
She says one trend she is seeing in her practice is an increase in the frequency and scope of internal audit reviews.
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