Frederick (Rick) W. Claybrook, is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Crowell & Moring, LLP. He was graduated cum laude from Wheaton College (Illinois) in 1973 and with honor from Duke University School of Law in 1976. He was a member of the editorial board of the Duke Law Journal, in which he published two articles. Following his graduation from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Gerald Bard Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mr. Claybrook has litigated widely in the federal and state courts. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and the State of Ohio, as well as the bars of the United States Supreme Court, several United States Courts of Appeals and District Courts, and the United States Court of Federal Claims. He is a member of the American Bar Association and its Public Contract Law and Litigation Sections and on the national board of the Christian Legal Society. Among other publications, he has authored several law review articles, including It's Patent that 'Plain Meaning' Dictionary Definitions Shouldn't Dictate: What Phillips Portends for Contract Interpretation, 16 Fed. Cir. B.J. 91 (2006); Standing, Prejudice, and Prejudging in Bid Protest Cases, 33 Public Contract L.J. 535 (2004); and Good Faith in the Termination and Formation of Federal Contracts, 56 Md. L. Rev. 555 (1997).

Mr. Claybrook has practiced extensively in the government contract area and has appeared on frequent occasions before the Court of Federal Claims, the General Accounting Office, the Boards of Contract Appeals, and arbitrators. He has also been involved in several minitrials. He has specialized in bid protest actions before the General Accounting Office, “Scanwell” actions before the district courts and the Court of Federal Claims, and in litigation of contract and subcontract disputes, including with the United States Postal Service. He also has substantial experience in terminations, changes, and other government and commercial contracting matters.