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Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols is perhaps the nation’s leading government contracts lawyer specializing in international contracting matters, including, inter alia, those involving False Claims Act enforcement and collateral consequences/suspension and debarment. Robert Nichols helps government contractors solve complex legal problems and achieve their desired business solutions. Robert has led several of the highest-profile matters in the industry, from challenging a $10.5 billion award at the Court of Federal Claims, to litigation arising from the Cuban government’s imprisonment of a contractor for espionage, to managing the largest suspension and debarment actions at DoD and USAID, to helping major contractors acquire market capabilities. According to Chambers USA: “Clients say: ‘Robert Nichols is an outstanding strategist, good communicator, has an excellent bedside manner with executives and boards under stress, and good and timely follow-through.’ He is praised for his creative and entrepreneurial approach to issues across a broad range of industries.” · Nichols Law

United StatesGovernment Contracts, False Claims ActEnglish

About

Robert Nichols is a leading government contracts lawyer specializing in international contracting matters, including False Claims Act enforcement, suspension and debarment, and bid protests. He helps government contractors solve complex legal problems and achieves desired business solutions, leading high-profile matters across a broad range of industries.

Practice areas

Government ContractsFalse Claims ActSuspension And DebarmentInternational ContractingBid ProtestsClaims LitigationMergers And Acquisitions

Office

Expertise

Creative Problem SolvingCrisis ManagementGovernment InvestigationsInternational TradeDefense SectorInternational DevelopmentEntrepreneurial Advice

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 1997
  • Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 1994
  • Northern Arizona University, B.S., 1991

Admissions

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Bar
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Languages

English