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Subs: Don't Forget The Disputes Clause

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.06.05

The subcontractor in Alpine Computers, Inc. (ASBCA June 22, 2005), learned the hard way that a sub should make sure its contract with the prime makes it mandatory for the prime to sponsor its good-faith claim against the government. When the prime went belly up after the Army suspected fraud and defaulted it, the sub found it could not sue the Army to pay for product it had delivered to the Army when the prime did not sponsor its claim.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.25.25

Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules

On November 13, 2025, the president of the French-speaking Brussels Enterprise Court ruled in the long-running battle between Sandoz and Regeneron about the correct interpretation of the EU’s Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Manufacturing Waiver Regulation regarding exports to a non-EU market. The Brussels Court dismissed Regeneron’s claim that Sandoz had provided a defective notification and agreed with Sandoz’s interpretation of the Regulation....