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Firm News 4 results

Firm News | 1 min read | 07.15.25

Crowell Advises MP Materials on Landmark Public-Private Partnership with Department of Defense

Washington – July 15, 2025: Crowell & Moring was honored to represent MP Materials in its landmark partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, making DoD the company’s largest shareholder. On July 9, MP and DoD signed a multibillion-dollar package of investments and long-term commitments, providing for, among other things, construction of the company’s second domestic magnet manufacturing facility. The agreements include convertible preferred equity, warrants, loans, and price floor and offtake commitments.
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Firm News | 8 min read | 01.03.22

Crowell & Moring Elects 13 New Partners, Promotes Seven to Senior Counsel, and 19 to Counsel

Washington – January 3, 2022: Crowell & Moring elected 13 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2022. The firm also promoted seven to the position of senior counsel and 19 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s London, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices and from across several practice groups, including Advertising & Media; Antitrust & Competition; Corporate; Energy; Environment & Natural Resources; Government Contracts; Health Care; Technology & Intellectual Property; International Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation; and Privacy & Cybersecurity.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 02.22.19

Law360 Names Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group a "Practice Group of the Year" for the Ninth Consecutive Year

Washington – February 22, 2019: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that its Government Contracts Group has been recognized as one of Law360’s “Practice Groups of the Year” for government contracts. This is the ninth consecutive year that the group has earned this honor.
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Client Alerts 24 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.07.26

FDA Request for Information Signals New Path for VC Firms and their Portfolio Companies in Federal Contracting

On December 17, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a request for information (RFI) on a proposal designed to help the FDA engage more directly with innovative, venture-backed companies focused on biotechnology, medical devices, AI, and regulatory technology.[i]The RFI includes 19 questions, with responses due by 2:00 p.m. ET on January 18, 2026.
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Client Alert | 22 min read | 12.23.25

The FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

On December 18, 2025, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2026 NDAA) (P.L. 119-60) was signed into law. The Act makes significant changes to defense acquisition, sourcing restrictions, and interactions between the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and the Department of Defense (DOD). 
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.19.25

GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril

Bid protest practitioners in recent years have witnessed agencies’ increasing efforts to limit the production of documents and information in response to Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests—often will little pushback from GAO. This practice has underscored the notable difference in the scope of bid protest records before GAO versus the Court of Federal Claims. However, in Tiger Natural Gas, Inc., B-423744, Dec. 10, 2025, 2025 CPD ¶ __, GAO made clear that there are limits to the scope of redactions, and GAO will sustain a protest where there is insufficient evidence that the agency’s actions were reasonable.
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Press Coverage 3 results

Press Coverage | 01.24.22

Crowell And Harneys Make Promotions

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Press Coverage | 01.10.22

Major DC Law Firms Promote Sizable Partner Classes For 2022

The National Law Journal

Publications 4 results

Publication | 05.01.21

United States

The Government Procurement Review

Events 3 results

Event | 05.08.24, 4:30 PM MDT - 7:00 PM MDT

Denver Government Contracts Seminar

Join Crowell & Moring for Our Denver Government Contracts Seminar: Doing Business with the U.S. Government
The U.S. Government is investing more money than ever in new and emerging technologies, through R&D and procurement contracts, Other Transactions, and federal grant funding, even as it continues to spend in traditional aerospace, defense, and construction markets. This is a great opportunity to connect in person and explore the significant legal issues impacting companies in the Denver area doing business with federal, state, and local governments. 

Event | 11.06.19, 3:00 AM EST - 5:00 AM EST

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Legal Landmines in Proposal Drafting

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the next installment of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our next sessions are described below.
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Event | 01.10.19, 7:00 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

How to “Deliver Uncompromised”

In the wake of the recently released “Deliver Uncompromised” report, defense contractors are questioning how their cybersecurity posture could help – or hurt – their competitiveness.  Under the report’s recommendations, a contractor’s overall security would join cost, performance, and schedule as key evaluation pillars – marking a significant shift in how contractors compete for work. The report recognizes, however, that its success would likely require increased incentives for the contracting community to invest in risk mitigation, including liability protections and tax incentives.
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Webinars 4 results

Webinar | 01.22.26, 12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST

FY2026 NDAA Webinar

A team of attorneys from Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group will present on the most consequential changes for government contractors from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including the bill’s significant changes to defense acquisition, sourcing restrictions, and interactions between the Defense Industrial Base and the Department of War.  

Webinar | 03.01.22 - 03.03.22, 8:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

Grants & Infrastructure Webinar Series

The federal government awards billions of dollars in grants annually to fund public service, support non-profits, drive research initiatives and fund programs for colleges and universities.  With the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”), the Federal Government is poised to launch $1.2 trillion into the economy, providing funding to commercial entities through federal grants over the next 5 years, which will impact the infrastructure of this country for the next generation.  Like government contracts, federal grants have their own myriad of regulatory requirements that each grant recipient must meet and which are flowed down to subrecipients and subcontractors.  
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Speaking Engagements 30 results

Blog Posts 9 results

Blog Post | 02.03.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Cybersecurity, Resellers, IP

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 12.29.25

All Things Protest: NDAA, GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report, and an OCI Sustain

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 12.29.25

The FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 45 results

Podcast | 01.30.26

All Things Protest: On the Clock: Protestors and Timeliness at GAO

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover two recent protests that both emphasize the continued importance of filing timely at GAO while highlighting significant rules and nuances that may trip up protestors.
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Podcast | 12.23.25

All Things Protest: NDAA, GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report, and an OCI Sustain

In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan cover the latest NDAA protest provision, GAO’s Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025, and GAO’s sustain of a bid protest related to an impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement.
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Podcast | 11.12.25

All Things Protest: Shutdown Impact, Heightened Pleading Standards, and AI Usage at GAO

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell attorneys cover impacts of the government shutdown on bid protests, GAO’s new pleading standards, and GAO’s dismissal of a bid protest based on improper use of AI.
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