Wiley Rein LLP


Rand L. Allen
Practice Areas
Education
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
  • B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point
Law Journals
  • Editor, Georgetown Law Journal
Bar & Court Admissions
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Virginia Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Rand L. Allen

PARTNER

202.719.7329  |  rallen@wileyrein.com


Mr. Allen represents clients, ranging from “middle market IT” and professional services firms to the nation's largest aerospace and defense contractors, in every aspect of government contracting, including bid protests, disputes, commercial litigation, terminations, mergers and acquisitions, “procurement fraud”/False Claims Act investigations, suspension/debarment and regulatory issues. He has been named the “Leading Government Contracts Lawyer” in the Washington, DC area by Legal Times, and for six consecutive years as one of “America's Leading Lawyers for Business” in Government Contracts by Chambers USA.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented The Boeing Company in its successful protest of the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract.
  • Represented a leading aerospace contractor in successfully resolving termination and related claims valued in excess of $1 billion.
  • Counsels a major IT contractor on contract interpretation and claims under a multi-billion dollar outsourcing contract with the government.
  • Frequently serves as lead counsel on high profile suspension/debarment matters involving Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies.
  • Regularly represents clients in their response to government audits and government investigations of alleged "procurement fraud" and related False Claims Act litigation.
  • Served as lead Government Contracts counsel in Motorola's $825 million sale of its Integrated Systems Division to General Dynamics and BAE Systems $2 billion purchase of Lockheed Sanders and other Lockheed units.
  • Represents clients in federal and state court civil actions involving prime contractor/subcontractor disputes.
  • Represents firms in their dealings with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  • Represented a business coalition of the Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and other business groups in successfully opposing the Clinton Administration's "blacklisting" rule.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Professorial Lecturer in Law (Government Contracts), The George Washington University Law School.
  • Member, Advisory Board, Federal Contracts Report.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • Chair, American Bar Association (ABA), Section of Public Contract Law (1999-2000).
  • Member, Board of Advisors (Government Contracts), The George Washington University Law School (2008).

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Included as one of DC's "Super Lawyers" for Government Contracts by Super Lawyers magazine (2010).
  • Named one of Lawdragon's "3,000 Leading Lawyers in America" (2010).
  • Named one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine (2009).
  • Named a Legal Times "Visionary," one of a select group of lawyers whose work "represents the best of Washington law" (2009).
  • Named to Ethisphere Institute's list of "Attorneys Who Matter" in the Compliance Specialty area of Government Contracting (2009).
  • Named the "Leading Government Contracts Lawyer" in the Washington, DC area by Legal Times (2004).
  • Recognized as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" and in the top tier nationally of the Government Contracts category by Chambers USA (2004-2010).
  • Named by Lawdragon as one of America's 500 Leading Lawyers (2007, 2008).

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  • Incorporating Tightened OCI Rules into Your Mitigation Plan

    Rand L. Allen, Panelist
    American Conference Institute
    October 20, 2010 | Washington, DC

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