Successful representation of a second globally - ranked Chinese infrastructure company in connection with contested sanctions proceedings by The World Bank, including argument before the Sanctions Board, resulting
in no debarment of the company (Sanctions Board Decision No. 88 (Sanctions Case No. 372) issued on June 29, 2016)
Presenting the client's strong performance record since the bribery incident (we even got the prosecutor from the contract bribery case to write a letter to the court on our client's behalf), Ifrah Lawyers successfully represented the contractor
in the debarment proceeding.
Settlements need to be thought through carefully now that absolute and conditional discharges will result
in debarment.
A breach of the integrity provisions will result
in a debarment.
Not exact matches
In most cases where NSF finds misconduct, the perpetrators face
debarment from federal funding for a fixed amount of time as long as 5 years.»
Last year, OPM reports it pursued 8520 cases
in which serious questions about a federal worker's character and conduct had been raised; between 100 and 200 of those cases resulted
in a government - wide
debarment.
He has particular expertise
in the area of construction litigation and regularly represents residential and commercial builders and owners — both private and public — involving payment disputes, recovery actions, construction defect, mechanic's lien, stop notice, delay and acceleration claims, bid protests, and
debarment proceedings.
By way of example, Markus was selected to serve as a World Bank Group advisor and monitor to an Africa - based company seeking reinstatement following
debarment, and he
in the past year has counseled clients and conducted internal investigations and reviews throughout the world.
Following two separate consultations, Canada has said it will change its harsh
debarment rules and usher
in what appear to be UK - style deferred prosecution agreements.
He represents contractors
in suspension and
debarment proceedings and bid protests before a variety of federal agencies and courts.
We have substantial expertise
in government accounting, cost allowability, defective pricing, claims identification and analysis, intellectual property protection, bid protests,
debarment and suspension, contract terminations, and contract changes.
Illustrative of his practice, Whit has successfully represented public companies, audit committees, and senior officers of public companies
in securities litigation, derivative litigation, internal investigations of alleged corporate wrongdoing, whistleblower matters, and matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission; international arbitration between a foreign prime contractor and its U.S. suppliers; trade secret litigation relating to the processing of big data; and
debarment litigation arising out of contracts performed
in Afghanistan.
The firm has extensive experience representing entities that have significant public contracts and those
in highly - regulated businesses, where significant collateral consequences such as
debarment and licensing complications can flow from the pending investigations.
In the second of this two - part column, Washington, DC, partner and leader of the firm's Government Contracts team Vince Napoleon and Rochester Commercial Litigation counsel Kevin Saunders discuss the increasing the number of suspensions and
debarments among government contractors.
In today's news round - up, a PwC report highlights a lack of corruption risk assessments by companies and the World Bank issues
debarments to several businesses.