Unique in the tri-state region, Genova, Burns & Vernoia has a practice group which specializes in the representation of business entities which compete for public contracts from local, county and state governments, agencies and authorities and from bi-state agencies. From the RFQ/RFP stage, through bid award and final performance, our interdisciplinary group of attorneys has extensive experience in the following aspects of the government procurement process:

• Legal analysis of RFQ/RFP and eligibility criteria;
• Bid protest litigation and appeals at the administrative level and in the state and federal courts;
• Government investigations, claims and audits;
• Contract amendment, termination and suspension/debarment matters;
• Legal aspects of lobbying and political contribution activity of current or prospective public vendors (see Corporate Political Activity Law Practice Group);
• Procurement integrity and compliance programs;
• Ancillary legal aspects of public contracts, including pay-to-play rules, MBE/WBE eligibility, project labor agreements, public-private partnerships and other issues.

Contact: Celia S. Bosco, Esq. and Peter R. Yarem, Esq.
Co-Directors, Public Contract Law & Bid Protest Litigation Practice Group