Jennifer S. Zucker

Concentrations

• Regularly represents clients in bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), and federal claims. Argued before the COFC and represented clients in hearings before GAO in protest involving billions of dollars. 
• Represents government contractors and subcontractors in federal courts and before various administrative forums in a broad variety of litigation matters, including contract claims and disputes before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and COFC.
• Represents clients in connection with government investigations involving federal contracts and grants, including investigations by federal agencies, agency offices of inspector general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
• Wide-ranging experience with the National Industrial Security Program, including the facility clearance process and negotiating foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) mitigation instruments with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), as well as overcoming an unfavorable personnel security clearance adjudication.
• Represents clients in suspension and debarment proceedings.
• Counsel clients on the development and enhancement of ethics and compliance programs.
• Advises clients in transactions involving the acquisition of a government contractor, including assisting venture capital and private equity firms in evaluating the target company’s government business and identifying areas of risk.
• Experience negotiating a wide variety of transactional agreements, including teaming agreement, subcontract agreements and master service agreements.