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David’s practice focuses on government contracts and white collar matters, including investigations and bid protests.  He draws on his prior service at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to help counsel government contractors on a range of issues.

David advises clients on government investigations and bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. With the challenge of meeting accelerated timelines and complex bid protest requirements, his prior government experience adds value to the strategies he recommends to clients.

Before joining the firm, David clerked for the Honorable Richard A. Hertling on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

While at Georgetown University Law Center, David represented juveniles in delinquency proceedings in D.C. Superior Court with the Juvenile Justice Clinic. He served on the American Criminal Law Review, where he was an editor of the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime articles on health care fraud, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, and false statements and false claims. He also interned for the Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

David served as a combat engineer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), released an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance.  The ECCP guidance was last revised in March 2023, which brought a number of significant changes, including a focus on compensation and incentive structures (e.g., clawbacks), and third party messaging applications.  This 2024 update, while not as significant in scope as its predecessor, nonetheless highlights the DOJ’s focus on new and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), as part of its evolving assessment of what makes a corporate compliance program truly effective, and how prosecutors should evaluate risk assessments and other management tools at the time of a corporate resolution.Continue Reading Putting the “AI” in Compliance—DOJ Updates its Corporate Compliance Program Guidance to Address Emerging AI Risks and Leveraging Data 

The federal government’s renewed focus on corporate misconduct and the recent expansion of its disclosure and whistleblower policies have thrust corporate criminal liability into the spotlight. It may come as no surprise that corporations are legal persons capable of committing crimes, but the scope of potential criminal liability for corporations is broader than one may realize.Continue Reading Criminal Enforcement Considerations for Gov’t Contractors

On April 26, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Crawford v. United States (a C&M case), holding that a U.S. Army combat veteran is entitled to recover his attorneys’ fees arising from a dispute related to obtaining medical retirement benefits earned during his service.  In the underlying dispute on remand to the Army Board