Dominique L. Casimir

CO-CHAIR, GENERAL LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP

Dominique Casimir is a Chambers-ranked partner at Blank Rome LLP, where she serves as Co-Chair of the General Litigation practice group. She concentrates her practice on the full spectrum of legal challenges facing government contractors, with particular depth in three areas: complex government contracts litigation—including actions adverse to the United States and disputes between prime contractors and subcontractors; sensitive internal investigations where potential wrongdoing has been reported or alleged; and suspension and debarment proceedings that threaten a contractor’s continued eligibility to participate in federal programs. Dominique also counsels clients on enforcement matters, regulatory compliance, and strategic risk mitigation.

Dominique’s litigation experience is extensive and spans the full range of forums available to government contractors. She has achieved notable successes in bid protests before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Government Accountability Office, and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, as well as in claims litigation before the Boards of Contract Appeal. She has a proven track record in significant government contracts litigation involving issues such as the statute of limitations, contractor key personnel matters, and the AbilityOne program. Dominique is equally adept at prosecuting and defending claims on behalf of contractors in disputes with the United States, and she has secured arbitration wins in prime-subcontractor disputes and facilitated efficient, negotiated resolutions for her clients without resorting to litigation.

Dominique maintains a sophisticated internal investigations practice, representing clients in circumstances where potential wrongdoing has been reported or alleged—whether through ethics and compliance hotlines, employee misconduct complaints, allegations of procurement fraud, or potential False Claims Act violations. Her experience includes leading complex, document-intensive internal investigations in response to Civil Investigative Demands and other crisis-driven inquiries, and she brings particular skill to matters requiring the careful navigation of parallel government enforcement proceedings. Additionally, Dominique provides regulatory counseling to ensure her clients comply with a broad array of FAR and DFARS requirements, including Department of Defense cybersecurity mandates.

Dominique regularly advises clients navigating shifts related to the new presidential administration and executive orders. This includes developing risk mitigation strategies, particularly as it pertains to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

As a former co-chair and current vice-chair of the ABA Public Contract Law Section’s Committee on Debarment and Suspension, Dominique is one of the nation’s foremost practitioners in the area of contractor suspension and debarment. She draws on decades of experience to advise contractors confronting the prospect of exclusion from federal programs, including in complex matters involving parallel Department of Justice proceedings. Dominique counsels clients on both mandatory and voluntary disclosures to government entities and has appeared before the Suspending and Debarring Officials of numerous federal agencies. She routinely guides clients through the full lifecycle of eligibility threats—from initial disclosure decisions through administrative proceedings and, where necessary, negotiated resolutions that preserve access to federal contracts and awards.

Client and Peer Recognition

Dominique’s talents and dedication have not gone unnoticed. In particular, Dominique’s clients value her assertiveness and her judgment. Chambers USA highlights her as “an excellent and practical business-oriented attorney” and “an experienced litigator,” and recognizes that she “is well regarded for her work in the government contracts litigation space,” acting “on behalf of contractors in a number of industries including healthcare, defense and professional services.” Clients note that “Dominique is a terrific attorney with good judgment and she is very responsive,” and that she “has been providing excellent service for us” and that “[h]er assistance has been invaluable.” Legal 500 United States echoes this sentiment, with clients describing her as “a hard-nosed litigator, who will not shy away from a battle when one is needed.” As another client has noted, Dominique “pushed back on the government lawyers, in a nice but insistent way, as they were being unreasonable.” In 2023, Legal 500 United States reported that one of Dominique’s clients described that she “showed up to fight for me every day, at any time, and made sure I knew that I was not alone. Dominique made sure that I was well informed and also helped to provide a voice of reason within my disputes that made all of the noise go away.”

Over the course of more than 20 years at two leading law firms, Dominique has cultivated a highly desirable mix of talents, skills, judgment, and relationships. She leverages these attributes to provide top-notch client service, helping government contractors address legal risks so they can focus on achieving their business objectives.

• 2023–2026, Government Contracts Law, listed in Chambers USA
• 2023, Section Chair’s Special Recognition Award, by the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law 
• 2017–2026, listed in The Legal 500 United States
• 2021–2026, 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
• 2020–2024, 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