Lawyers / Professionals

Mr. Williamson is both a counselor and litigator who leads the firm's government contracts practice. He represents government contractors in disputes including filing and intervening in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, prosecuting termination for convenience settlement claims and requests for equitable adjustment, and defending False Claims Act suits in federal district court.

He has experience with terminations for default, suspension and debarment proceedings, Defense Contract Audit Agency audits, congressional and inspector general investigations, and related intellectual property, employment, and Fifth Amendment taking disputes, including claims for patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, and breach of covenants not to compete.

Mr. Williamson also counsels clients on opportunities and pitfalls in the procurement process, including compliance with statutes and regulations regarding cost allowability, defective pricing, data transfer rights, domestic sourcing requirements, foreign ownership or control, procurement integrity, organizational conflicts of interest, product substitution, and teaming agreements and joint ventures. He has experience advising contractors on the issues that arise in sales and reorganizations of government contractors, such as novations and compliance with small and disadvantaged business program regulations.

During four years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, he represented the federal government in a range of government contract disputes, including a claim for more than $1 billion against the Air Force for the alleged breach of a research and development agreement involving semiconductor technology. He handled bid protests and tried cases asserting Contract Disputes Act claims in the Court of Federal Claims, and argued numerous appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.