Alexandra Barbee-Garrett is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Government Contracts Group.
Alex represents government contractors in both litigation and counseling matters. Her practice includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Alex’s practice also focuses on federal regulatory compliance, mandatory disclosures to the government, contract disputes under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), prime-sub disputes, and False Claims Act and internal investigations.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Alex was a law clerk to Judge Richard A. Hertling of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and a government contracts associate at another large law firm. Alex graduated honors from The George Washington University Law School, where she was an articles editor of The Public Contract Law Journal. Alex won the 2015 Government Contracts Moot Court Competition and served as chair for the 2016 competition. Prior to law school, Alex worked as a health care legislative assistant for Rep. Rick Larsen (WA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. She received her B.A. in international studies and anthropology from the University of Washington.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: Virginia (2016), District of Columbia (2018), U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2020), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2019)
Speeches & Presentations
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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""Here before. Many times. And without resolution." – Board’s Dismissal of Contractor’s Appeals as Moot Precludes Analysis of Costs Repeatedly Disallowed on the Same Grounds,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 1, 2021).
Contacts: Nicole Owren-Wiest, Skye Mathieson, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett, Catherine O. Shames
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""A Claim By Any Other Name": Jurisdiction Over Certified Supplement to Termination Proposal,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 23, 2021).
Contacts: Nicole Owren-Wiest, Skye Mathieson, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett, Catherine O. Shames
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"Less Risk, More Reward: DoD Proposed Rule on Operational Contract Support Expands Overseas Contracting Opportunities,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 22, 2021).
Contacts: David C. Hammond, Abigail (Abi) Stokes, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett
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"Cybersecurity Breach Turns Back the Clock - Confidential Information to be Filed in Paper,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 12, 2021).
Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Brian Tully McLaughlin, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett
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"New DoD Guidance Clarifies, and Restricts, Recovery under § 3610,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 20, 2020).
Contacts: Nicole Owren-Wiest, J. Chris Haile, Skye Mathieson, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett