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MVP: Blank Rome's David Nadler

Blank Rome Partner David Nadler is profiled in Law360's 2017 MVP series. In his interview, Mr. Nadler reveals what brought him to government contracts law, offers advice to government contracts attorneys, and reflects on his biggest accomplishment and biggest challenge of this year. 

Interview Excerpt: 

Blank Rome LLP’s David Nadler and his team of government contract attorneys helped helicopter operator Columbia Helicopters successfully defend against a competitor's bid protests challenging a $1 billion contract to provide helicopters in Afghanistan, landing him among Law360’s 2017 Government Contracts MVPs.

His biggest accomplishment this year:

Nadler highlighted the Columbia Helicopters case as one of his proudest accomplishments for the year. A competitor had filed bid protests at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and later at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over a contract awarded to Columbia by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide and operate helicopters for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.

Nadler and a team of six attorneys convinced the GAO to deny the protest and subsequently persuaded the court to dismiss a second protest. The court found that Columbia’s immediate services were necessary for national security, and the company is currently providing helicopters to the troops.

Nadler said that he and his team pride themselves on their efforts to understand their clients’ businesses and industries, allowing them to take a practical approach to problem solving.

“Our clients don’t want esoteric legal memos,” Nadler said. “Our job is to figure out what keeps them up at night, and help them solve their problems so they can meet their business objectives.”

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"MVP: Blank Rome's David Nadler," by Rachel Graf was published in Law360 on December 15, 2017.