Expert Testimony – Federal Contract Litigation Support

The credentials and experience of our staff are impeccable and their backgrounds have provided unusual credibility for expert testimony before boards of appeals, courts and arbitration venues.  Most of our consultants and attorneys are CPAs, have both extensive government and industry experience, attended the best universities (e.g. Harvard Business School, Georgetown, UC Berkeley, etc) and contribute to the GCA DIGEST and GCA REPORT which are the most widely distributed newsletters in the government contract accounting field.  As both government and private sector experts, they have extensive experience in providing expert testimony.  Our expert testimony consultants have worked on “both sides of the table” where they have worked with both private sector and public sector attorneys (e.g. Department of Justice, Department of Defense) so our broad expert testimony experience allows us to understand the approaches of both adversaries.

Our expert testimony experience has included a variety of tasks throughout the litigation process.  We have provided expert witness testimony during investigation, deposition, arbitration and litigation phases addressing complex cost accounting standards and FAR cost principle issues, propriety of government auditor and contracting officer actions and positions as well as numerous selected issues such as cost impact analyses of claimed improprieties, billing practices, statute of limitations, DCAA audit guidance, etc.  Our expert witness testimony commonly covers in-depth analysis of clients’ initial and subsequent positions, analysis and assessment of opposing counsel positions, questions for deposition witnesses, participation in litigation strategies and expert testimony in litigation settings.

As employees and consultants for the government, our staff has provided expert witness services in several high profile criminal and civil cases where claims, CAS violation and False Claims Act violation allegations were resolved both by settlement or litigation.  As government auditors and supervisors, we have also provided expert testimony services to public sector attorneys pursuing claims against government contractors.  Our expert testimony for the private sector has included assistance to attorneys defending both companies in criminal and civil cases as well as individual executives (e.g. CEO, CFO, board members) in high profile criminal investigations and actual cases where our input was considered essential in achieving satisfactory resolutions.

Our expert witness consulting services include:

• Evaluating opposing counsel positions
• Evaluating witness testimony and recommending questions to be posed
• Identifying key issues such as propriety of DCAA and ACO actions, absence of harm to the government, misinterpretations of CAS and FAR provisions, etc.
• Providing opinion of conduct of client and opposing representatives
• Preparing white paper positions on complex CAS and FAR interpretations citing case law, authoritative texts, DCAA and DCMA guidance, etc.
• Providing testimony in litigation arenas