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Andrew Guy is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He is a member of the Government Contracts practice group.
Mr. Guy advises clients across a broad range of government contracting issues, including advising clients in transactional matters involving government contractors and assisting contractors in bid protests and civil litigation.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Guy clerked for the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- Successfully represented government contractors in bid protests before the United States Government Accountability Office.
- Advised government contractors regarding various requests for proposals from state and local agencies.
- Conducted internal investigations of government contractors, addressing a variety of issues relating to government contracts and regulations.
- Represented defense contractors and private equity firms in the sale and acquisition of government contractors and assets, involving issues relating to compliance concerns, novation, subcontracting, and government reimbursement of costs.
Pro Bono
- Successfully secured release of client seeking deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture in proceedings before the Arlington Immigration Court.
- Filed amicus briefs on behalf of interfaith coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the constitutionality of Executive Order 13780, more commonly known as the “travel ban.”
- Representing Alabama death row inmate appealing the dismissal of his post-conviction petition challenging his conviction and death sentence, achieving a grant of certiorari by the Alabama Supreme Court.
May 3, 2021, Inside Government Contracts
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order entitled “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” that will raise the hourly minimum wage for federal contractors to $15.00 effective January 30, 2022. This Executive Order builds on Executive Order 13658 (“Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors”), issued by President Obama in 2014, ...
February 5, 2021, Inside Government Contracts
Federal civilian agencies will now face new restrictions on when and how they can use Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. A new rule in the Federal Acquisition Regulation is the latest in a series of measures aimed at regulating the use of LPTA source selection procedures. The new rule implements an October 2019...… Continue ...
January 27, 2021
WASHINGTON—Covington is advising Veritas Capital on the acquisition of Perspecta Inc. by Veritas portfolio company Peraton for $7.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021. Following closing, Perspecta will be combined with Peraton, a trusted provider of highly differentiated space, intelligence, cyber, defense, homeland security ...
January 11, 2021, Inside Government Contracts
As the recent SolarWinds Orion attack makes clear, cybersecurity will be a focus in the coming years for both governmental and non-governmental entities alike. In the federal contracting community, it has long been predicted that the government’s increased cybersecurity requirements will eventually lead to a corresponding increase in False Claims Act (FCA) ...
September 25, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington represented leading defense contractor Amentum on government contracts and other regulatory matters in its just-announced deal to acquire DynCorp International, a worldwide leader in aviation and logistics support service. Together, the two companies will create one of the largest providers of mission critical support services. The ...
May 12, 2020, Inside Government Contracts
Many government contractors are familiar with the well-established processes of federal bid protests. Less known is the dizzying variety of procedures applicable to state and local bid protests, and a rule that is well-established in one jurisdiction may be nonexistent in another. Although there are some unifying themes that pervade protest practice everywhere ...
April 2020, Briefing Papers
March 30, 2020, Inside Government Contracts
The Department of Health and Human Services published a notice on March 30, 2020 — effective March 25, 2020 — designating certain COVID-19-related personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and materials as “scarce” or “threatened” materials subject to the Defense Production Act’s (“DPA”) anti-hoarding provisions. As a result of this notice, the DPA now prohibits ...
Covington Assists Veritas Capital with $5 Billion Acquisition of DXC’s Health and Human Services Business
March 10, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington is assisting Veritas Capital with its acquisition of DXC Technology’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business in a deal valued at $5 billion. The transaction is expected to close no later than December 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. DXC Technology’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human ...
February 25, 2020, Inside Government Contracts
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a decision that provided further clarity on the False Claims Act’s standard for materiality. The decision, United States ex rel. Janssen v. Lawrence Memorial Hospital, further demonstrated that materiality should be viewed through the eyes of the government customer rather ...
November 14, 2019, Inside Government Contracts
As previously discussed on this blog, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 and the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2018 imposed new limitations on when the Department of Defense can use Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection methods. Just last month, the Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition ...
October 9, 2019, Inside Government Contracts
On October 2, 2019, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA issued a proposed rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to establish new restrictions on when and under what circumstances civilian agencies may employ Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. The proposed rule would implement ...
October 3, 2019, Inside Government Contracts
On September 26, 2019, the Department of Defense issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to establish new restrictions on the use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. Effective October 1, 2019, this new rule imposes specific limitations and prohibitions governing when and under what ...
Supreme Court Extends Statute of Limitations for Relators in FCA Cases, in Limited Circumstances
May 30, 2019, Inside Government Contracts
As previously discussed on this blog, the Supreme Court announced last year that it would resolve a circuit split over when a relator needed to file a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Earlier this month, the Court decided in Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, that relators can...… Continue Reading The post Supreme Court ...