Payal Nanavati is an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Health Care and Government Contracts groups. Payal’s government contracts practice focuses on contract claims/disputes under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), litigation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), and bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Her health care practice includes regulatory compliance governing digital health initiatives and fraud and abuse.
Payal’s recent representative matters include:
- Representing a major defense contractor in defending against a defective pricing claim at the ASBCA.
- Representing clients in protests of procurement decisions in front of the GAO.
- Representing a hospital system in disclosing potential overpayments pursuant to the HHS OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol.
- Providing regulatory counseling and preparing and submitting regulatory filings associated with the acquisition of two academically affiliated hospitals.
- Drafting comments for a health care client’s response to agencies’ Requests for Information seeking input about changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
Payal’s recent pro bono representation includes a client seeking legal immigration status under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Payal received her J.D. from Columbia University Law School, where she served as a staff member for the Journal of Gender and Law. Payal graduated with highest honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in business administration and global studies.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: New York
Payal is admitted in New York only, practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members.
Publications
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"DoD Increases DCMA Cybersecurity Responsibilities: DCMA to Implement and Assess Company-Wide Cyber Compliance," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(February 21, 2019).
Authors: Evan D. Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Payal Nanavati and Judy Choi.
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"FEATURE COMMENT: The Top FCA Developments Of 2018," The Government Contractor
(January 23, 2019).
Authors: Brian Tully McLaughlin, Jason M. Crawford, Sarah A. Hill, and Payal Nanavati.
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"MA/PDP Star Ratings: Proposed Technical Changes for 2020," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(November 8, 2018).
Authors: A. Xavier Baker, Barbara H. Ryland, Joe Records and Payal Nanavati.
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"Incumbent Employees’ Self-Disclosure of Salaries is Not a Procurement Integrity Act Violation," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(May 23, 2018).
Authors: Olivia Lynch and Payal Nanavati.
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"FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(May 8, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Maya Uppaluru, Traci Vitek and Payal Nanavati.
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"The Freight Train Gathers Steam: An Update on the Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(April 26, 2018).
Authors: Ashley N. Southerland, Jodi G. Daniel, Traci Vitek and Payal Nanavati.
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"New Draft NIST Guidance on Systems Security Engineering," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(April 24, 2018).
Authors: Evan D. Wolff, Peter B. Miller, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, Judy Choi, Michael G. Gruden and Payal Nanavati.
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"GAO Implements Changes to Bid Protest Process with New Regulations," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(April 11, 2018).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Mark A. Ries, Christian N. Curran, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Rosamond Xiang and Payal Nanavati.
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"Liberating Data to Transform Value-Based Care: MyHealthEData, Blue Button 2.0, and Price Transparency," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(March 16, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Ashley N. Southerland and Payal Nanavati.
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"GAO Lets Stand an Agency’s OCI Waivers in Face of a Multi-Prong Challenge," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(March 14, 2018).
Authors: Olivia Lynch, Daniel Wierzba and Payal Nanavati.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"DOJ Centralizes Guidance on "The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs","
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 7, 2019).
Contacts: Jacinta Alves, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Nkechi Kanu, Paul Freeman, Payal Nanavati, Thomas A. Hanusik, Derek A. Hahn, Dalal Hasan, Tiffany Wynn, Lorraine M. Campos
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"The Top FCA Developments Of 2018,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 4, 2019).
Contacts: Brian Tully McLaughlin, Jason M. Crawford, Sarah A. Hill, Payal Nanavati
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"DoD Rescinds IR&D "Technical Interchange" Requirement,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(September 4, 2018).
Contacts: Judy Choi, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Payal Nanavati
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"FY 2019 NDAA,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 15, 2018).
Contacts: J. Chris Haile, Peter Eyre, Judy Choi, Nkechi Kanu, Monica DiFonzo Sterling, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, Anuj Vohra, Lauren H. Williams, Payal Nanavati
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"ASBCA Dismisses Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction After Government Claim Rescinded,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 9, 2018).
Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Skye Mathieson, Payal Nanavati
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"DoD Lightens Contractors' Burden on Voluntary Defective Pricing Disclosures,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 7, 2018).
Contacts: Nicole Owren-Wiest, David Z. Bodenheimer, Payal Nanavati
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"GAO Implements Changes to Bid Protest Process,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 6, 2018).
Contacts: Mark A. Ries, Christian N. Curran, Anuj Vohra, Rosamond Xiang, Payal Nanavati
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"DOJ Memo Limits the Use of Agency Guidance in FCA Enforcement,"
False Claims Bullet Points
(February 22, 2018).
Contacts: Payal Nanavati, Laura M. Kidd Cordova, Brian Tully McLaughlin
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"Contractor’s Unwaivable CDA Right to Board Review,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 5, 2017).
Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Skye Mathieson, Charles Baek, Payal Nanavati