Andrew Howard

Practice Areas

For clients engaged in complex construction projects and government contracting matters that have the potential for tens of millions of dollars in claims, Andy provides counseling and advice that minimizes the risk of costly litigation. When disputes do arise, Andy uses his 20 years of litigation experience resolving construction and government contracts disputes to protect his clients’ interests.

Andy represents his clients across a wide range of industries, including real estate, construction, health care, aerospace, energy, and technology, in both contested and transactional matters. Andy’s practice involves representing both construction industry professionals and federal, state, and local government contractors.

In his construction practice, Andy represents developers and large general contractors involved in complex commercial and public works construction projects in both transactional matters and litigation of disputes involving claims for extra work, defective work or design, delay, and other time-impact claims.

In his government contracts practice, Andy counsels government contractors on the unique procurement and contracting policies and procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplemental regulations and equivalent state procurement rules, on compliance with and negotiation of government agreements, and on the standards for the protection of classified information, among other compliance matters. As an advocate, Andy represents government contractors in bid protests, public records litigation, affirmative claims prosecution, and fraud claims under the False Claims Act.

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