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.