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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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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26

DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice released the first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the “Department-wide CEP” or “Policy”), which applies to all non-antitrust corporate criminal cases across the Department. The new policy has been anticipated since December 2025, when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department’s plans to release a new, single corporate enforcement policy for all criminal matters. According to the Department, the new policy is designed to “help ensure consistency across the Department” and “transparently describe the Department’s policies and decisionmaking.”...