North America - United States • Government
BakerHostetler
Aerospace, defense, energy, engineering, healthcare, and life sciences contractors seeking government contracts advice at the federal, state, and local level rely on BakerHostetler for assistance with bid protests, claims, disputes, enforcement actions, and investigations. Leadership of the core team is split between Todd Canni, who joined the Los Angeles team from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in March 2023, and is a heavyweight in crises matters, high-profile bid protests, white collar defenses, and fraud allegations, and Washington DC’s Stephen Ruscus, who covers day-to-day counseling on complex and nuanced trade agreements, the Buy American Act, and healthcare and life sciences compliance. The addition of counsel Kevin Barnett from PilieroMazza LLP in October 2023 to the DC office expands the group’s bid protests, contract terminations, and equitable adjustments capacity.
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Key clients
- Associated Energy Group LLC
- IXI Technology Inc.
- Precision Metals Corp.
- McClain & Co.
- Signal Peak Energy LLC
- Seasons of Change Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Precision Metals in a rare, precedent-setting victory challenging a DOD debarment in federal court.
- Acted for Associated Energy Corp. at the COFC in significant bid protest litigation exposing collusion and bid rigging of competing offerors in a DOD procurement worth more than $500m and involving the supply of fuel in Djibouti.
- Represented IXI Technology in FCA litigation in the Southern District of CA, in an allegation of a competitor defrauding the Navy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Todd Canni, Stephen Ruscus