Introducing Crowell & Moring’s Government Contractor Recovery Practice Performance Review Offering (PRO)
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.16.17
The Government Contracts Group of Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce its Government Contractor Recovery Practice, focused on recovery opportunities for our clients in in the government contracting industry. Our team consists of experienced and highly skilled attorney and non-attorney government contract management professionals who stand ready to assist clients with identifying and pursuing claims based on a variety of contractual theories – including REAs and claims to recover (i) increased performance costs attributable to Government action or delay, (ii) costs resulting from Government-initiated contract termination, (iii) costs of remediating certain environmental pollution and toxic tort litigation covered by certain indemnification clauses, and (iv) other costs to which contractors are entitled by operation of contract or statute. Our Performance Review Offering (PRO) allows, at your request, our team of experienced Crowell & Moring attorneys to provide a “diagnostic” review of the relevant documentation on your contract or program and make a recommendation regarding whether or not to pursue a claim; we can also discuss alternative fee arrangements, including risk-sharing, full and partial contingency arrangements.
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