Government Contracts Claims Litigation and Alternative Fee Arrangements
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.19.17
In AFA Considerations For Gov't Contract Claims Litigation, Steve McBrady discusses several hot topics in government contracts litigation, including (1) business objectives driving a renewed focus on claims litigation; (2) financial considerations driving contractor (and law firm) decision-making; (3) key strategy assessments for clients and their outside lawyers to make at the outset; and (4) the emergence of creative, value-based billing structures that put a premium on achieving successful outcomes while sharing financial risk.
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