Transactions involving government contracts and the companies that engage in them pose complex challenges and multilayered compliance risk.

Fox Rothschild’s Government Contracts and Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys combine extensive deal-making experience and sophisticated knowledge of government contracting to help clients effectively value, vet and close these complicated deals while providing practical advice and counsel on the daily operational matters specific to this industry.

We represent public and private companies, investors and shareholders in the sale and acquisition of government contractors, assignments and novations, financing and capital raising efforts, corporate restructurings and as outside general counsel. Our team handles transactions of all sizes — involving SBA certified small businesses through multibillion-dollar global conglomerates — guiding clients through the unique regulatory compliance minefield of federal contracting.

Our lawyers help structure deals, assist buyers and sellers in the due diligence process and advise on regulatory compliance matters involving set-aside contracts, certifications, security clearances and foreign operations/transactions.

In addition to leveraging the strength of our firm’s related practices, we are well versed in the full range of issues arising in transactions of this type, including:

• Secure data exchange and cybersecurity
• Committee for Foreign Investment in the United State (CFIUS)
• Audits and investigations
• Cost & pricing matters
• Security clearances and classified contracts/programs
• Suspension and debarment
• Small Business Administration requirements
• Certifications including CVE
• FOCI and Mitigation
• General Services Administration (GSA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) schedule