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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
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Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Recognizes 70 Jenner & Block Lawyers
The District of Columbia Courts, in partnership with the DC Access to Justice Commission and the DC Bar Pro Bono Center, announced their 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll honorees. Thirty-nine Jenner & Block lawyers were recognized in this year’s class for contributing 50 hours or more of pro bono service to those who cannot afford legal counsel. Thirty-one lawyers achieved the High Honor distinction for providing 100 hours or more.
WASHINGTON – JUNE 8, 2021 – Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that the Honorable Jeri Somers (Ret.), the former chair of the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), will join as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. Chief Judge Somers, who starts with the firm on July 6, will be a member of the firm’s Government Contracts and Grants Practice, the third former senior government official to join the growing team.
On January 25, FNN interviewed Special Counsel Noah B. Bleicher on the use of ADR in bid protests at the US Government Accountability Office.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block DC Earns 29 Chambers USA 2026 Rankings Across 16 Practice Areas
Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 29 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.
Chambers USA 2025 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 27 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.
Government Contracts Group of The Year: Jenner & Block, Law360
Law360 named Jenner & Block among its Government Contracts and Grants Practice Groups of the Year for their role in several of the most significant matters of 2021. Co-Chair David B. Robbins discusses the groups strengths in a profile accompanying the recognition."This is a litigation-strong firm," he said. "We can reach out and touch a former solicitor general of the United States to help us if we need to." Mr. Robbins also discussed the group’s collaboration with colleagues in the Investigatio
Publications
Late last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest forum over the prior fiscal year, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests along with a variety of statistical data. The report shows that both the number of bid protests filed and GAO’s “effectiveness rate” increased this past fiscal year, but these statistic
Office Design at the Protest Fora: Window Dressing or New Rule? The Nash & Cibinic Report
How has the Federal Circuit’s Office Design decision impacted bid protest allegations of unequal treatment? In the latest edition of The Nash & Cibinic Report, Noah Bleicher, Nathan Castellano, and Aime Joo survey decisions from the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims and analyze how the Office Design standard has impacted protests at each forum.
Client Alert: Government Contractors Obtain Relief in More than Half of GAO Bid Protests
Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest forum over the prior fiscal year, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests along with a variety of statistical data. The big news is that while the number of bid protests filed continued to decline, GAO’s “Effectiveness Rate” held steady.
Podcasts
Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | Episode 28
Partner David Robbins discusses The Boeing Company v. the United States in Episode 28 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up. The litigation could decide the fate of the controversial FAR cost accounting rule and clarify the jurisdictional rules that apply when contractors challenge the validity of FAR provisions and other procurement regulations. Mr. Robbins also shares key takeaways from two important bid protest decisions: Async-Nu Microsystems, Inc., B-419614.5, B-419614.6 and ASRC Fed
Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | Episode 27
Episode 27 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up features an unusual FOIA request related to the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program and two notable bid protest and claims cases: G4S Secure Integration LLC, et al., v. United States and The Tolliver Group, Inc. v. United States. Partner David Robbins outlines the issues raised in these cases and key takeaways for contractors seeking to protect information in their EEO-1 Type 2 reports.
The Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | Episode 26
In Episode 26 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up, Partner David B. Robbins leverages his experience as a former acting Suspending and Debarring Official for the US Air Force to provide insights into Senators Warren and Lujan’s recent request regarding the Department of Justice’s use of its debarment authority. He also explains the implications of the latest of a dense line of decisions interpreting FOIA Exemption 4, and significant bid protest and claims cases.
Client Alerts
The Fix Is In: Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Are Out
On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order that fundamentally shifts the “default” posture of federal acquisitions. Under the EO, fixed-price contracts and performance-based contracts become the “default and preferred method” of federal procurement. All non-fixed-price contracts—including cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and labor-hour—now require written justification, and those exceeding specified dollar thresholds require formal approval (with narrow exceptions).
On January 12, 2026, the US Supreme Court denied Percipient.ai, Inc.’s petition for a writ of certiorari, ending a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of bid protest standing at the Court of Federal Claims. The decision leaves intact the Federal Circuit’s en banc ruling that contractors must be actual or prospective bidders to challenge agency procurement decisions, regardless of the nature of the alleged statutory violation.
Annual GAO Bid Protest Statistics: Filings Down, But Relief Rate Steady
On December 12, 2025, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025. This report, required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, provides Congress GAO’s bid protest statistics covering fiscal year 2025, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests. The 2025 GAO report reveals that bid protest filings were down 6% as compared to last year (1,688 in FY 2025 as opposed to 1,803 in FY 2024). Aside from an in
Events
Partners Rachel Alpert, Noah Bleicher, and David Robbins to Speak at Pub K's Annual Review
Partners Rachel Alpert, Noah Bleicher, and David Robbins will speak on panels at Pub K's Annual Review on February 10 and 11.
“Intermediate Government Contracts Training,” Jenner & Block and Pub K
Jenner & Block and Pub K, a resource of news and insights for the professional contract law community, are collaborating to provide a CLE that will explore intermediate government contracts and grants topics. CLE credit will be available through Pub K.
“Federal Procurement Institute,” American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
Partner Noah Bleicher is the conference director of this year’s FPI, the Section of Public Contract Law’s signature event that draws distinguished government contracts practitioners from government, industry, private law practice, and academia. Under his leadership, the conference will continue its 29-year tradition of presenting three days of panels that feature lively discussion about a range of public procurement law topics. This year, Partner Aaron Cooper will serve as a panelist, presenting