Assisted contractor in preparation of claim for submittal to CalTrans Dispute Resolution Board.

Represented levee contractor in preparing claims to Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.

Regularly advise owners and bidders regarding bringing and responding to bid protests, including drafting and responding to detailed statements of protest and pursuing writs of mandate, where appropriate.

Regularly advise public owners and contractors regarding public owner contracting authority, void contract rule, and false claims.

Revised standard subcontract terms for prime contractor.

Regularly prepare and update Site Leases and Facilities Leases for school districts’ and County Office of Education lease-leaseback projects.

Regularly draft, review and update construction contract general terms and conditions and special conditions for both public and private works projects.

Assisted in representing State agency in defending against claim for breach of contract for default termination, and in recovering additional costs of completion.

Represented major construction contractor in resolving multi-party dispute over design and construction of water treatment plant, while avoiding contract termination.

Represented marina concession contractor in litigation challenging State’s early termination of its contract.

In writ of mandate action, successfully represented bidder challenging denial of bid protest of contract for drug and alcohol diversion program monitoring and testing.

Represented multiple contractors before California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Audit Review Committee in resolving disputes over payments on contracts for counseling and housing services for parolees.

Successfully represented small business in federal bid protest on set-aside contract for review of medical billings.

Represented seller in negotiating agreement for local public entity’s purchase of a composting system and associated support.

Represented fire retardant manufacturer challenging U.S. Forest Service restrictions on fire retardant at U.S. GAO, Court of Federal Claims, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Arizona District Court, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Represented bidder protesting award of statewide fuel supply contract awarded using reverse auction methodology and obtaining settlement following protest hearing.

Represented bidder protesting and securing award of contract for sale of medical beds to the State.

Regularly advise clients regarding substitution of listed subcontractors under Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, including representing clients in contested substitution hearings.

Assisted contractor in preparation of claim for submittal to CalTrans Dispute Resolution Board.

Represented levee contractor in preparing claims to Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.

Regularly advise owners and bidders regarding bringing and responding to bid protests, including drafting and responding to detailed statements of protest and pursuing writs of mandate, where appropriate.

Regularly advise public owners and contractors regarding public owner contracting authority, void contract rule, and false claims.

Represented Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) in litigation and negotiating settlement of termination for convenience on State software development contract.

Represented clients in protesting intended award on major State IT systems procurement and securing a re-bid.

Advised client on pre-bid questions and other procedures as part of major State IT system procurement under Public Contract Code section 6611.

Assisted in representing contractor on major software development contract both before termination and in post-termination litigation, recovering from State for termination following trial.

Defended one owner against False Claims Act allegations brought against him due to conduct at methadone clinic being managed by another owner.

Represented medical clinics in voluntary disclosures to the federal government upon discovery of false claims by employees.

Defeated, on summary judgment, allegations that construction contractor had submitted false claims, including through change order requests.

Represented city in bringing false claims allegations against construction contractor for deliberate overstatements of work performed in progress payment requests.

Represented Minority- and Woman-Owned Business in successfully challenging rejection of certification by CalTrans.

Regularly advise disadvantaged businesses in complying with requirements for DGS and/or federal Veterans’ Administration certification.

Successfully represented Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) in challenging California Department of General Services (DGS) refusal to renew DVBE certification.

Represented contractor in defending against bid protest and securing construction work, and assisted contractor in negotiating claims with public owner following construction.

Represented amicus curiae in assisting city to reverse a writ of mandate that found city had rejected bidder on public works project improperly, raising an issue of responsiveness versus responsibility. Vinciguerra v. City of San Luis Obispo, 2012 WL 2878197 (July 16, 2012) (unreported).

Successfully represented bidder overturning dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of challenge to U.S. Forest Service rule as violating Administrative Procedure Act. Fire-Trol Holdings LLC v. United States Forest Service, 209 Fed. Appx. 625 (9th Cir. 2006) (unpublished).

Successfully represented school district in defending against writ of mandate challenging authority to use Construction-Manager-at-Risk methodology.

Successfully represented bidder denied its statutory bid protest right by State. United Systems of Arkansas v. Stamison, 63 Cal. App. 4th 1001 (1998).

Successfully represented qui tam relator on False Claims Act complaint in overturning refusal to remand to state court for lack of diversity jurisdiction. State of California ex rel. Service Disabled Veterans Telecommunications v. MCI Telecommunications Corp., 185 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 1999) (unpublished).

Assisted in representing State agency in defending against claim for breach of contract for default termination, and in recovering additional costs of completion.

Represented major construction contractor in resolving multi-party dispute over design and construction of water treatment plant, while avoiding contract termination.