Government Contracts

Bringing significant depth and critical experience to government contracting matters.

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Recognition

  • The Legal 500 United States recognized WilmerHale across 40 practice areas, including Government Contracts, in 202120222023 and 2024. It stated that the firm “has a strong record in representing major contractors in multibillion-dollar bid protests, investigations, claims and allegations of procurement fraud.” Andrew Shipley was individually named an elite “Leading Lawyer” in the category and clients stated he is “accessible, attentive, knowledgeable, brilliant.” 
  • Law360 recognized WilmerHale in the ‘Government Contracts’ category of its 2021 Practice Groups of the Year awards, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry. The firm was said to have “assembled a large number of attorneys with years of trial experience or past work in ‘very high levels’ of government or as in-house attorneys” and the group is “wired to take on ‘every aspect’ of government contracting.”
  • Chambers USA Guide consistently names WilmerHale among the most elite firms for government contract work in the US. Clients commented “They are really fantastic” and “really well skilled; people there are super sharp and super helpful.” Andrew Shipley was named one of the nation’s leading lawyers in the practice area in 2019–2024. 

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