Michael Rizzo, Partner with Pillsbury, is in the law firm’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice and is located in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Rizzo helps clients avoid disputes and government investigations. He designs government contracts compliance programs that, once implemented, reduce legal department expenditures on disputes and litigation in future years. When government or commercial disputes cannot be avoided, Mr. Rizzo defends his clients in both the public and private sectors. He represents defense contractors, design/build firms, and companies in the transportation and information technology industries who perform federal, state government, local government, and private contracts. Mr. Rizzo has served as lead counsel in defending lawsuits filed under the Civil False Claims Act and in contract dispute matters before the ASBCA, the CBCA, the American Arbitration Association, and in California State and Federal Courts. Mr. Rizzo has 23 years of experience in resolving termination disputes at the federal, state and local government levels. He has prepared and litigated successful claims against the Departments of Defense, Energy and NASA for contract changes, defective specifications and delay and disruption arising from the government's administration of major weapon systems and infrastructure contracts. He frequently represents clients under investigation for alleged quality assurance and pricing improprieties and is experienced in developing and managing internal investigations.
David Dixon, Counsel with Pillsbury, is in the law firm’s Government Contracts & Disputes practice and is located in the Washington, DC office. He concentrates his practice on the formation, administration and litigation of government contracts, grants and cooperative agreements at the federal level and advises clients on the extensive and often-changing rules within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the various procurement and grant regulations of the many civilian agencies. David advises clients during the procurement preparation and proposal process, including, among other things, assisting with pricing issues related to the Truth in Negotiation Act (TINA) and its exceptions, conducting compliance audits and due diligence, drafting contractor codes of business ethics and conduct, conducting organizational conflict of interest (OCI) reviews and developing OCI firewalls. He also represents clients during pre-award and post-award bid protests at U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as in Size and HUBZone protests at Small Business Administration. He counsels clients on contract compliance matters during the administration of government contracts, including, among others issues, compliance with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requirements, and compliance with mandatory disclosure rules, including conducting internal investigations regarding potential violations of the False Claims Act or Title 18 of the United States Code and representing clients during government inquiries and investigations.
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