Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan is a partner in the Government Contracts practice group. Her practice involves a mix of litigation and day-to-day counseling for corporate clients of all sizes and levels of experience as government contractors. On the litigation side, she has represented corporate clients in bid protests (agency level, GAO, and Court of Federal Claims), protests before the Small Business Administration, claims litigation before the various Boards of Contract Appeals, Defense Base Act claims litigation at the Administrative Law Judge and Benefits Review Board levels, civil and criminal investigations, and she has been involved in complex commercial litigation. Her counseling practice ranges from the day-to-day survival issues facing small businesses to the complex and specific legal questions from large defense contractors. She regularly works with the unique issues confronting small business as well as those arising in connection with teaming and contracting with small businesses, including navigating the SBA's regulations in such areas as affiliation; limitations on subcontracting; the mentor-protégé program; the SBIR program; and small business, 8(a), ANC, and SDVO SBC status issues. She reviews and negotiates terms of subcontracts, teaming agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, and joint venture agreements. She has provided counseling on various issues and risks associated with Iraq contracting and the Defense Base Act. She has assumed numerous roles in connection with the mergers or acquisitions of government contractors, included conducting the due diligence review, to compliance with SBA notice and approval requirements, and handling the novation of contracts. She has counseled clients on establishing, enforcing, and maintaining overall compliance programs. She has provided on-site training for companies on contracting with small businesses, ethics and compliance issues, and basics of government contracting. She has assisted in the preparation of an amicus brief on behalf of National Defense Industrial Association in an appeal of a jury verdict awarding lost profits and punitive damages based on alleged breach of oral agreement to team on bid for B-1B subcontract (Cable & Computer Technology, Inc. v. Lockheed Sanders, Inc., et al., No. 01-56722 (9th Cir.)). She has also served as a course instructor for Federal Publications Seminars and has been a speaker for numerous INPUT conferences.

Amy received her B.A. with honors in art history and political science from Williams College in 1996, where she was also a member of the swimming, water polo, and rugby teams. She graduated from William & Mary School of Law in 1999, where she served as Notes Editor of the William & Mary Law Review and Articles Editor of the William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Amy clerked for one year with the Honorable Jerome B. Friedman, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Amy is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, the State of Virginia, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit.

Education
Williams College, B.A., 1996 - Honors
College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1999

Affiliations
Admitted to Practice: District of Columbia, Virginia, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Federal Claims

Publications
"Government Contracts Bid Protests: A Practical and Procedural Guide," West Publications (2009). Contributors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Puja Satiani.

"Dodging The Dicey Defense Base Act Issues?," International Government Contractor, Vol. 4, No. 12 (December 2007). Author: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.

"The “Dirty Little Secret”: Why Class Actions Have Emerged as the Only Viable Option for Women Inmates Attempting to Satisfy the Subjective Prong of the Eighth Amendment in Suits for Custodial Sexual Abuse," 40 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 323 (1998). Author: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.

Speeches & Presentations
"Government Contracts Bid Protests: Strategy and Practice Pointers," Webinar, Federal Publications Seminars (January 2010). Co-Speakers: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Puja Satiani.

"The New Government Contracting Essentials," Crowell & Moring Seminar: Navigating the New Government Contracting Regime in Today's Economy, Vienna, VA (June 11, 2009). Moderator: Angela B. Styles, Panel: Shauna E. Alonge, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, and Karen C. Hermann.

"Contracting with Small Businesses," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (April 2008). Co-Speakers: Richard Arnholt, Amy O’Sullivan, and Marc Efron.

"Teaming Agreements: What to Expect and What to Avoid," INPUT Teaming Event (March 2008). Co-Speakers: Amy O’Sullivan and Marc Efron.

"Key Ethics and Compliance Issues," National Job Corps Association Conference (July 2007). Co-Speakers: Angela B. Styles, Shauna E. Alonge and Amy O’Sullivan.

"Bid Protest Trends," Western Ounce of Prevention Seminar (May 2007). Co-Speakers: Elizabeth W. Newsom, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan and Thomas A. Kruza.

"Impact of the New SBA Size Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (April 2007). Co-Speakers: Amy Laderberg O’Sullivan, John McCarthy, and Susan M. Gabay.

"Reading Between the Lines of Business: A Search for Competition and a Role for the Private Sector," INPUT FedFocus (December 2006). Speaker: Amy O’Sullivan.

"Unique Past Performance and Small Business Considerations for Joint Ventures and Teaming," INPUT Teaming Event (June 2006). Speaker: Amy O’Sullivan.

"Contractors on the Battlefield: Limiting Liability and Protecting the Company in a War Zone," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (April 2006). Co-Speakers: David Hammond and Amy Laderberg O’Sullivan.

"Past Performance: Lessons Learned and a Practical Guide to Improving Evaluations," INPUT Past Performance Seminar (April 2006). Co-Speakers: Elizabeth Newsom and Amy O’Sullivan.

"Contracting in a Real Minefield – Iraq," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (April 2005). Co-Speakers David Hammond and Amy Laderberg O’Sullivan.

"Risks and Challenges in State and Local Procurements," INPUT MarketView (March 2005). Co-Speakers: Jim Regan and Amy Laderberg O’Sullivan.

"Past Performance Evaluation in Government Contracts: Recent Developments," Federal Publications Seminars LLC (2005). Speaker: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.

"Basics of Government Contracting," Federal Publications Seminars LLC (2004). Speaker: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.

"Competitive Sourcing Developments," Ounce of Prevention Seminar (December 2003). Co-Speakers: Ken Bruntel, Dan Forman and Amy Laderberg O’Sullivan.

"A-76 Contracting and Competitive Sourcing," Federal Publications Seminars LLC (2003). Speaker: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan.