Dominique L. Casimir

Dominique L. Casimir
Partner
Government Contracts

Biography

CO-CHAIR, GENERAL LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP

Dominique Casimir concentrates her practice on government contracts litigation and counseling. She represents government contractors hailing from a wide variety of industries, including defense, healthcare, information technology, and professional services in matters arising under both military and civilian agency procurements.

Dominique regularly litigates pre-award and post-award bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. She has extensive experience litigating complex contract claims before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals as well as litigating teaming disputes in arbitration proceedings.

Dominique has successfully handled suspension and debarment matters involving some of the world's largest multinational corporations as well as small businesses and individuals. She has appeared before the suspension and debarment officials of numerous federal agencies, and routinely advises internal investigations teams regarding the mitigation of suspension and debarment risk, including when and how to make voluntary disclosures to suspension and debarment officials. Dominique frequently lectures and writes about suspension and debarment, and is currently serving as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Debarment and Suspension Committee. She has assisted numerous clients with mandatory disclosures.

Dominique’s practice also includes False Claims Act matters and investigations of alleged procurement fraud. She has worked with many clients on responding to civil investigative demands and government subpoenas in complex, document-intensive matters.

In addition to her litigation and suspension and debarment practice, Dominique routinely counsels clients on compliance issues arising under government contracts and federal grants.

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Experience

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

  • Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. v. United States in successful prosecution of a bid protest; 107 Fed. Cl. 795 (2012).
  • Raytheon Company v. US in successful defense against a government claim asserted under the Contract Disputes Act; 104 Fed. Cl. 327 (2012) recon. denied, Raytheon Company v. US, 105 Fed. Cl. 351 (2012).

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

  • Raytheon Missile Systems in successful defense against a government claim asserted under the Contract Disputes Act; ASBCA No. 58011, 13-1 BCA ¶ 35241 (Jan. 28, 2013).

Government Accountability Office

  • KPMG LLP, B-420949 and B-420949.2 (Nov. 7, 2022) (successfully represented KPMG LLP in a bid protest challenging the award decision of the United States Air Force in a procurement for visible accessible understandable linked trusted (VAULT) subject matter expert support).
  • Clear Global Solutions, LLC, B-419402 (Feb. 5, 2021) (successful defense of Department of Energy award to Strativia LLC).
  • Bauer Technologies, Inc. B- 415717.2, B- 415717.3 (June 22, 2018) (successful defense of Defense Information Systems Agency contract awarded to Taurean General Services).
  • Calibre Systems, Inc. B- 414301.3 (September 20, 2017) (successful defense of VA contract awarded to Booz Allen Hamilton).
  • Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, B-412278.7, B-412278.8 (October 4, 2017) (successful defense of DHS contract award to Raytheon in multiple protests alleging OCIs).
  • ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., B-413717, Dec. 16, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 370.
  • Raytheon Company in successful defense against a bid protest; Lockheed Martin Corp., B-411365.2, Aug. 26, 2015, 2015 CPD ¶ 294.
  • Deloitte Consulting, LLP; Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.; CALIBRE Systems, Inc., B-411884, et seq., 2015 WL 9701026 successfully represented contractor team arrangement protester CALIBRE Systems, Inc./Ernst & Young LLP in bid protest challenge to Defense Health Agency contract award.
  • Motorola Solutions, Inc. in successful defense against a bid protest; Harris Corporation, B-409148.3, B-409148.4, Jul. 30, 2014 CPD ¶ 225.
  • Motorola Solutions, Inc. in successful prosecution of a bid protest; B-409148; B-409148.2, Jan. 28, 2014 2014 CPD ¶ 59.
  • Savvee Consulting, Inc. in successful prosecution of a bid protest; B-408416; B-408416.2, Sep. 28, 2013, 2013 CPD ¶ 231.
  • Raytheon Company in successful prosecution of a bid protest; B-404998, Jul. 25, 2011, 2011 CPD ¶ 232.
  • Columbus Technologies and Services in successful defense against a bid protest; Earth Resources Technology, Inc., B- 403043.2, B- 403043.3, Oct. 18, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 248.
  • Mission Essential Personnel in successful defense against a bid protest; WorldWide Language Resources, Inc., B-299315.7, B-299315.8, Aug. 12, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 208.

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Recognitions

  • 2017–2022, listed in The Legal 500 United States
  • 2021–2022, Government Contracts “Next Generation Partner,” listed in The Legal 500 United States
  • 2017–2020, Government Contracts “Next Generation Lawyer,” listed in The Legal 500 United States
  • 2020–2021, listed in Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
  • 2017, listed in Working Mother of the Year
  • 2016, "Trending 40 Lawyers Under 40,” listed in Legal Bisnow

Affiliations

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association
  • Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
Professional Activities

Dominique serves as a member of the Public Contracts Section of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), as well as co-chair of ABA’s Section of Public Contracts Law Committee on Debarment and Suspension and a vice chair of their Diversity Committee. She previously served as the Section liaison to the ABA’s Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. Dominique also serves on the board of the Contract Appeals Bar Association and the 2022 Law360 Aerospace & Defense Editorial Advisory Board.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Education

  • Georgetown University, BA
  • Harvard Law School, JD
Languages
  • Spanish

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