Alex Hontos

Public Procurement, Contracts, and Grants

• Represented medical-device manufacturer in successful bid protest challenging the Defense Department’s award of a multi-million dollar supply contract
• Represented managed care organization in multiple bid protests arising from state Medicaid procurements worth hundreds of millions of dollars
• Represented leading nuclear-remediation firm in Federal litigation related to DOE’s Hanford Nuclear Site and related termination-for-convenience settlement process
• Advised U.S. subsidiary of multi-national corporation in connection with high-profile Federal construction project worth hundreds of millions of dollars
• Represented educational organization in conjunction with bid protests arising from contracts worth more than half a billion dollars
• Represented construction company in successful $100M+ bid protest
• Advised Fortune 100 company in connection with Defense Department grant
• Represented defense contractor in termination-for-convenience negotiations
• Advised international standards organization regarding compliance issues in connection with Defense Department contract
• Represented Alaska Native Corporations in conjunction with public contracting compliance, contract negotiation, and disputes with public agencies
• Advised large non-profit health-care system in conjunction with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant compliance
• Advised subrecipient of Federal grant funding regarding cost disallowances proposed by HHS
• Represented contractor in litigation with State public entity over $300M project
• Represented the United States in a procurement challenge to a $40 billion Department of Defense contract
• Represented the United States in a series of cases arising from the performance by a large defense contractor in support of the Iraq War, including a multi-week trial and fraud counterclaims
• Represented the United States in bid protest challenging the Air Force’s procurement of training services for the Air Combat Command
• Represented the United States in bid protest challenging the Army’s procurement of ammunition supplies and related logistics services
• Represented the United States in bid protest challenging the Army’s procurement of custodial services for military facilities
• Represented the United States in construction litigation arising from work performed on a hydroelectric dam operated by the Department of the Interior

Government Enforcement/Internal Investigations/Litigation

• Represented multiple large academic institutions in conjunction with FBI and Justice Department national-security investigations and agency investigations involving allegations of grant fraud
• Represented large Defense Department contractor in litigation arising under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act
• Represented hospital system in litigation arising under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act
• Represented large manufacturer in False Claims Act and related whistleblower litigation
• Represented international organization in long-running investigation by the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division
• Represented large non-profit organization in investigation by House of Representatives and conducted internal investigation
• Represented public hospital system in litigation arising under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act
• Represented national bank in several multi-party actions involving alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
• Conducted internal investigation of non-profit recipient of Federal grant funding
• Represented healthcare provider in cost-disallowances and government investigation by State agency
• Represented manufacturer in Federal agency debarment proceedings
• Represented Fortune 20 company in multi-million dollar fraud claim against healthcare provider
• Counseled clients with respect to voluntary self-disclosures to HHS’s Office of Inspector General, the SEC, and state regulatory entities
• Negotiated and drafted procurement contract for technology company with State of Minnesota
• Represented Federal grant recipient in reverse-FOIA lawsuit in conjunction with unprecedented attempt by HHS to release proprietary proposal information