Zariah T. Altman
Areas of Focus
Overview
Zariah helps clients with antitrust investigations, government contracts matters, including bid protests, and other complex and fast-paced disputes.
In her antitrust practice, Zariah provides counsel on a range of issues and agency actions, including investigations into company hiring practices, such as no-poach/non-solicitation. In addition, in the area of government contracts, she advises clients on agency submissions, state and federal regulatory compliance, including FOIA requests, and bid protests.
She received her J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law and served as a senior articles editor for the Howard Law Journal. Zariah worked as a Henry Ramsey Dean’s Fellow for a legal writing professor and as a student attorney in Howard’s Reentry Clinic, where she represented clients with criminal records that were seeking to have their records sealed or to terminate their parole early.
Career & Education
- Vassar College, B.A., 2019
- Howard University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2022
Howard Law Journal: senior articles editor
- District of Columbia
Zariah's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.17.25
CBCA’s FY 2025 Report – Examining the Numbers
In its recently published FY 2025 Annual Report (Report), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) provided detailed statistics about appeals involving disputes between contractors and civilian agencies. This past year, the civilian agencies with the highest number of docketed claims at the Board were the Department of Veterans Affairs (70 appeals), the United States Agency for International Development (43 appeals), the General Services Administration (36 appeals), the Department of State (12 appeals ), and the Department of Education (12 appeals). These agencies accounted for 173, or approximately 78%, of the 221 Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals docketed at the Board.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.16.25
Speaking Engagement | 10.23.25
"Cost & Pricing: Our Two Cents," Government Contracts 101 Seminar, Washington, D.C.
Firm News | 3 min read | 07.08.25
Crowell & Moring Client CSX Wins Summary Judgment in 18-Year Antitrust Litigation
Insights
Zariah's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.17.25
CBCA’s FY 2025 Report – Examining the Numbers
In its recently published FY 2025 Annual Report (Report), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) provided detailed statistics about appeals involving disputes between contractors and civilian agencies. This past year, the civilian agencies with the highest number of docketed claims at the Board were the Department of Veterans Affairs (70 appeals), the United States Agency for International Development (43 appeals), the General Services Administration (36 appeals), the Department of State (12 appeals ), and the Department of Education (12 appeals). These agencies accounted for 173, or approximately 78%, of the 221 Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals docketed at the Board.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.16.25
Speaking Engagement | 10.23.25
"Cost & Pricing: Our Two Cents," Government Contracts 101 Seminar, Washington, D.C.
Firm News | 3 min read | 07.08.25
Crowell & Moring Client CSX Wins Summary Judgment in 18-Year Antitrust Litigation




