Combining the deep experience of recognized leaders in government contracts and grants law with the broad resources of a full‑service global law firm, our practice’s hallmark is providing clients with comprehensive solutions to the increasingly complex problems that arise out of doing business with the government. We are proud to have been noted for these services – most recently, Chambers USA (2007) lauded our team for its “professional, consensual style that wins the confidence of government agencies.”

Federal, state, and local governments in the United States collectively represent an enormous market for businesses of virtually all kinds and sizes. Unlike other types of markets, however, the government market operates in a highly complex environment of procurement laws and rules that regulate virtually all aspects of contract award and performance. This quasi-regulatory environment exposes government contractors and grantees to legal challenges and risks that most commercial organizations never face.

Hogan & Hartson’s lawyers are experienced in dealing with the complete range of legal issues inherent in government contracting and grants. The firm’s government contracts clients include information technology and telecommunication providers; pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and other suppliers of health-related goods and services; defense and aerospace contractors; energy and environmental contractors; and research universities and institutes. In each area the firm represents industry leaders as well as small and emerging companies and organizations.

Representative Clients

• Accenture, LLP
• American Cancer Society
• American Institutes of Research
• Amgen, Inc.
• Biotechnology Industry Organization
• BT Group
• Columbia University
• Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• eBay Inc.
• Florida International University
• Fluor Hanford, Inc.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• General Electric Health care Technologies
• LABAT Anderson
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• MedImmune Inc.
• Network Appliance, Inc.
• Roche Laboratories Inc.
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
• The George Washington University
• Tufts University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of Minnesota
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Southern California
• Washington University in St. Louis