Webinar January 17 - June 26, 2024
06.26
2024 Supply Chain Symposium
Webinar Series
Alex D. Tomaszczuk
Retired Partner
Retired Partner, Los Angeles & Northern Virginia
T: +1.213.488.7110
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Very calm, very straightforward … doesn’t get flustered and is very strategic in his thinking.
Alex Tomaszczuk, former co-leader of Pillsbury's Government Contracts & Disputes Practice Group, is repeatedly recognized by Chambers USA as an authority on government contracts and disputes litigation.
Alex litigates high-dollar value government contract claims and bid protests, helps clients challenge adverse CPARS ratings and conducts internal investigations related to a wide range of compliance issues. He represents a diverse set of clients, including utilities, aerospace manufacturers, real estate developers and service contractors in actions before the GAO, the Court of Federal Claims and other federal forums. Alex has secured important victories in procurement and contractual disputes with the DOE, DOD, Justice Department, the GSA and other agencies.
Representative Experience
- Served as trial counsel for a major aerospace manufacturer in its successful challenge to an adverse CPARS rating issued by the U.S. Air Force concerning a contract for engineering design and analysis of the landing gear for the F-15 aircraft.
- Represented a publicly-traded REIT in connection with the negotiation of a number of financial and performance issues arising under a multi-year lease with the General Services Administration to house the new headquarters for the Transportation Security Agency in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
- Served as bid protest counsel in multiple proceedings challenging DHS’s decision to award and permit the performance of a $78 million contract to a client’s competitor, despite the client’s entitlement, under CICA, to an automatic suspension of the new award during bid protest proceedings.
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- Conducted many U.S. Court of Federal Claims trials and resultant Federal Circuit appeals related to the DOE's failure to pick up spent nuclear fuel, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for multiple utility clients.
- Represented Boston Properties, Inc. in its successful challenge to GSA's multiyear, multimillion-dollar lease award for the new TSA headquarters in the Washington, DC, area, resulting in an unprecedented decision voiding the lease and reopening the competition.
- Represented Entergy Corporation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 2016 precedential decision allowing utilities to recover spent nuclear fuel cask-loading costs.
- Managed internal investigation and reported to senior management of a leading research and development concern regarding allegations of time mischarging under U.S. government contracts and subcontracts.
- Represented more than 20 utilities in litigation at the Court of Federal Claims and Federal Circuit involving the Department of Energy's overcharging of those utilities for uranium enrichment services.
- Successfully litigated various bid protests at the GAO and Court of Federal Claims involving the real estate and government services industries.
Professional Highlights
- Litigated precedent-setting breach of contract cases involving spent nuclear fuel disposal and major lease awards, and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Government Contracts – National (2009 – 2024).
- Awarded the Charlie Flowers Corporate Partnership award in November 2015 by the International Community Corrections Association
- Served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State (1987 – 1990) and awarded State’s “Superior Honor Award.”
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- Honors & Awards
- Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S., Government Contracts (2017-2023)
- Who’s Who in Law, Top Government Affairs Attorney, Los Angeles Business Journal (2009)
- Top Washington Lawyers, Government Contracts—Finalist, Washington Business Journal (2008)
- Best of GovCon Author (2007)
- Associations
- American Bar Association, Public Contracts Law Section
- Federal Bar Association, Government Contracts Section (Chair, 1996-97)
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
- Speaking Engagements
- “Jurisdiction Under the CDA: Practice Pointers to Assist Contractors’ Efforts to Secure Jurisdiction and Defeat Government Efforts to Challenge It,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
- “2023-2024 Statutory and Regulatory Changes That Impact Contractor Compliance Risks,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
- “The Contract Disputes Act: Procedural and Substantive Developments and Recommended Strategies to Employ the Lessons Learned.” Federal Publications 2023 Government Contracts Review and Outlook Seminar, La Jolla, CA, November 14, 2023.
- “2022 Government Contract Review and Outlook – West Coast,” San Diego, CA, November 2022.
- “Your Tax Dollars at Work: The Truth behind Government Contracting,” Pillsbury CLE Marathon, San Diego, CA. January 2020.
- “The Contract Disputes Act Has Turned 41 – What Have We Learned?,” Federal Publications Seminars: 2019 Government Contracts Review and Outlook – West Coast Conference, San Diego, CA. November 2019.
- "Do the Results Justify the Investment? A Dive into the Key Contract Disputes Act Cases of the past 12 Months," Pillsbury's Annual East Coast Government Contracts Summit, Tysons, VA, May 2019.
- "Do the Results Justify the Investment? A Dive into the Key Contract Disputes Act Cases of the past 12 Months," Pillsbury's 5th Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit, Carlsbad, CA, May 2019.
- “What's New with Contract Disputes Act – the ‘Top 10’ Cases over the past 12 Months and Their Impact on Your Business,” Federal Publications Seminars: 2018 Government Contracts Review and Outlook – West Coast, November 2018.
- Panel on Protest Updates; Panel on Investigations, False Claims, and Suspension & Debarment Updates, Tysons, VA. October 2017.
- “An Accelerated Course in Mandatory and Recommended DFARS Flow-Downs and Best Practices,” Federal Publications Seminars: 2016 Government Contracts Review & Outlook – West Coast. November 2016.
- "Managing the Supply Chain: Legal & Practical Issues," Federal Publications Seminars: 2015 Government Contracts Review & Outlook – West Coast. November 2015.
Education
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LL.M., Columbia University, 1987
J.D., University of Missouri Law School, 1981
Law ReviewB.A., Stanford University, 1977
Admissions
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California
District of Columbia
Missouri
Virginia
Courts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Clerkships
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Clerk, U.S. Court of Claims, 1981 – 1982 (now U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Languages
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French