Michael J. Montalbano, Esq.
Michael J. Montalbano represents government contractors in a variety of litigation and counseling matters, including:
- bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”)
- contract disputes
- Freedom of Information Act requests
- compliance issues and internal investigations involving various federal regulatory requirements, such as the mandatory disclosure rule, small business regulations, the Procurement Integrity Act, Services Contract Act, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and gift and gratuity regulations
Michael has extensive bid protest litigation experience before the GAO and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. His bid protest experience includes both successfully protesting and defending the award of major contracts, as well as securing favorable corrective action for contractors challenging agency award decisions. Michael also has experience before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where, in 2018, he helped obtain the complete reversal of a lower court decision. As a result of the reversal, his client was allowed to re-compete in a five-billion-dollar procurement.
Michael also assists government contractors and their investors in evaluating and structuring mergers, acquisitions, and investments involving government contractors and government contracts. His experience includes small business program eligibility; due diligence; facility and personnel security issues; the mitigation of foreign ownership, control, and influence; and Anti-Assignment Act and novation matters.