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CO-CHAIR, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PRACTICE GROUPLuke Meier is a seasoned litigator and counselor with wide-ranging experience in government procurement law. He represents contractors in contract disputes and claims, bid protests, and False Claims Act litigation.Luke is co-chair of Blank Rome’s highly ranked Government Contracts practice and has won the trust of top clients and demonstrated strong advocacy as lead counsel in many high-value, high-stakes matters. Clients have praised Luke as “smart and thoughtful,” with legal work that is both “excellent” and “very practical.” (Legal 500) He has been recognized for his ability to navigate fraught dynamics and relationships with investigators and opposing counsel. One client attributed a successful outcome to Luke’s “world-class” “knowledge base” combined with a communication style of “patience and persistence…that led to trust and respect for him on the part of government counsel and ultimately allowed us to break through a significant impasse and resolve the situation in a mutually beneficial way.” (Legal 500)He has extensive experience in contracts with the Department of Energy (“DOE”) and has managed a variety of matters for contractors across the DOE complex—including responses to audits, whistleblower complaints, and Civil Investigative Demands; cost allowability disputes; claims; bid protests; and prime/subcontractor disputes—at sites including Hanford, Oak Ridge, Savannah River, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and several National Laboratories. Luke has deep familiarity with the legal services requirements of 10 C.F.R. 719 and issues unique to Management and Operating (“M&amp;O”) contractors.Luke has managed the response to numerous Defense Contract Audit Agency and Inspector General audits and has successfully defended several government contractors from allegations of fraudulent mischarging. His litigation experience includes complex commercial disputes in federal court and scores of bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.Luke is a Vice-Chair of the ABA’s Public Contract Law Section Bid Protest Committee and Procurement Fraud and False Claims Committee.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Energy – Litigation & Investigations

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Pub K Government Contracts Annual Review 2026

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Blank Rome Attorneys Appointed to American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section Leadership for the 2025–2026 Term

Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2025

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Blank Rome Attorneys Appointed to American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section Leadership for the 2024–2025 Term

Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2024

Blank Rome Attorneys Named to 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

False Claims

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Blank Rome Wins $6 Million Appeal for Washington River Protection Solutions

Cost/Price Issues in Bid Protests—Recent Cases and Trends

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Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2023

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Accounting, Cost & Pricing Issues in Government Contracting

Department of Energy (“DOE”) Contracting

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<li>Successfully defended Stanford University from a qui tam suit, obtaining a full declination from the Department of Justice and then winning a subsequent motion to dismiss the underlying False Claims Act complaint.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blankrome.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/United%20States%20ex%20rel%20Faulkner%20v%20Board%20of%20Trustees%20of%20Leland%20Stanford%20Junior%20Univ.pdf">United States ex rel. Faulkner v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ.</a>, No. 20-CV-00636-VKD, 2024 WL 4982992 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 3, 2024).</li>
<li>Led one of the largest and most legally consequential protests of 2024 dealing with relevant timing of SAM.gov registration and successfully defending the award of a $45 billion contract to manage and treat waste at the Department of Energy ’s Hanford site in Washington State.&nbsp;<a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2024cv0440-78-0">Hanford Tank Disposition All., LLC v. United States, </a><a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2024cv0440-78-0">173 Fed. Cl. 269 (2024)</a></li>
<li>First-chaired a hard-fought Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) appeal for Washington River Protection Solutions, which overturned 98.7 percent of the Department of Energy’s six-million-dollar claim and resulted in a rare contractor win in a dispute over price reasonableness. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cbca.gov/files/decisions/2023/SULLIVAN_06-28-23_7056__WASHINGTON_RIVER_PROTECTION_SOLUTIONS_LLC*20(DECISION).pdf__;JQ!!BzMsqVLNNjU!N1z29THZXEVL4TOJL3WeZ-cV4Dd1YfSgqWzgnLjCmMvJ16p71nt8bUNNGe9j2XvQhys1WMRWJ0v1BOolkRO9I3gY_JyDHA$">Washington River Prot. Sols. LLC, </a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cbca.gov/files/decisions/2023/SULLIVAN_06-28-23_7056__WASHINGTON_RIVER_PROTECTION_SOLUTIONS_LLC*20(DECISION).pdf__;JQ!!BzMsqVLNNjU!N1z29THZXEVL4TOJL3WeZ-cV4Dd1YfSgqWzgnLjCmMvJ16p71nt8bUNNGe9j2XvQhys1WMRWJ0v1BOolkRO9I3gY_JyDHA$">CBCA 7056 (June 28, 2023)</a>.</li>
<li>Successfully defended AECOM/URS from a False Claims Act case brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, obtaining summary dismissal of a complaint filed by the Department of Justice.</li>
<li>Helped an incumbent overturn an award to a competitor of a five-billion-dollar&nbsp;Department of Energy contract, obtaining favorable GAO decision leading to a reopened procurement.</li>
<li>Overturned the Navy’s proposed debarment of an individual alleged to have violated the Procurement Integrity Act.</li>
<li>Successfully defended an IT contractor from a GSA claim seeking $20 million in repayment based on alleged mischarging of subcontractor labor.</li>
<li>Lead counsel for engineering services contractor in successful post-award protest of Navy shipbuilding procurement.</li>
<li>Lead counsel for contractor in successful post-award protest of GSA procurement for human resources services.</li>
<li>Represented a state utility in a successful indemnification claim against the Army Corps of Engineers, resulting in an award of $234 million in costs, plus more than $100 million in interest.</li>
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