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William
W.
(Tom)
Thompson
has
specialized
in
Government
contract
law
and
construction
litigation
for
more
than
30
years.
Mr.
Thompson
has
represented
a
broad
range
of
Government
contractors,
from
major
defense
contractors,
to
information
technology
and
systems
integration
contractors,
to
construction
contractors.
His
clients
have
ranged
from
multi-billion
dollar
contractors
to
start
up
companies.
This
representation
has
included
business-related
advice
on
bidding
strategies,
federal
cost
principles
and
cost
accounting
requirements,
and
compliance
with
federal
and
state
fraud,
waste
and
abuse
laws
and
regulations.
He
also
has
extensive
experience
with
competitions
under
OMB
Circular
A-76.
Mr.
Thompson
has
extensive
experience
in
preparing,
negotiating,
mediating,
and,
if
necessary,
litigating
contract
disputes
in
arbitrations,
state
and
federal
courts
and
administrative
boards,
including
the
U.S.
Court
of
Federal
Claims,
GAO,
Boards
of
Contract
Appeals
of
the
various
agencies,
and
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Federal
Circuit.
He
has
experience
with
the
prosecution
and
defense
of
claims
arising
from
contracts
with
the
entire
range
of
federal
agencies,
as
well
as
with
state
and
local
governmental
agencies.
Among
the
more
significant
cases
that
Mr.
Thompson
has
handled
are:
a
100+
million
claim
by a
major
defense
contractor
that
was
settled
for
$80
million
after
a
two
week
mediation
-
the
largest
successful
mediation
of a
Department
of
Defense
dispute
at
the
time;
the
contest
of a
$2
billion
award
of
an
OMB
Circular
A-76
competition
by
the
Federal
Aviation
Administration
-
the
largest
A-76
contest
to
date;
the
successful
protest
of a
$10
billion
procurement;
summary
judgment
in
favor
of a
contractor
in a
multi-million
dollar
case
decided
by
the
Armed
Services
Board
of
Contract
Appeals;
summary
judgment
in
favor
of
two
defendants
in
the
same
case
brought
in
federal
district
court
under
the
False
Claims
Act;
and
favorable
settlement
of
$100
million
breach
of
contract
action
on a
hydroelectric
project.
Since
2005,
Mr.
Thompson
has
handled
bid
protests
totaling
$13.5
billion.
As
Government
oversight
of
Government
contractors
has
intensified
in
the
search
for
fraud,
waste
and
abuse,
Mr.
Thompson's
compliance
practice
has
grown.
This
has
included
prophylactic
advice
on
internal
corporate
controls,
assistance
in
constructing
and
implementing
compliance
programs,
internal
investigations
of
potential
mischarging,
and
representation
of
clients
in
investigations,
audits
and
litigations.
Besides
investigating
and
advising
clients
on
compliance
with
federal
statutes
such
as
the
False
Claims
Act
and
Truth
in
Negotiations
Act,
he
has
investigated
potential
violations
of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley
statute.
Mr.
Thompson
received
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
from
Yale
University
in
1972,
and
a
Juris
Doctor
degree,
with
Honors,
from
George
Washington
University
in
1975.
He
is a
member
of
the
bars
of
Virginia
and
the
District
of
Columbia
and
is
admitted
to
practice
before
the
U.S.
Supreme
Court,
U.S.
Court
of
Federal
Claims,
U.S.
Courts
of
Appeals
for
the
Federal
Circuit,
the
Fourth
Circuit
and
the
Second
Circuit,
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
Eastern
District
of
Virginia.
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