Eric has more than 27 years of experience representing clients from diverse industries in all aspects of federal, state, and local procurement matters. He appears before federal agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Boards of Contract Appeals, federal district and appellate courts and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
His experience encompasses government contracts compliance with labor issues faced by federal service and construction contractors, including the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) obligations, and Office of Federal Procurement Programs (OFCCP) issues. Eric also handles bid protests, contract disputes, termination litigation, mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, grant and cooperative agreement matters, suspension and debarment issues, and False Claims Act actions. His practice extends to labor and employment issues, including compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and federal and state sick leave requirements, as well as non-compete agreements and employee termination.
Before joining Cozen O'Connor, Eric was a partner at a leading Washington, D.C., firm. Eric is an active member of the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law, currently serving on the Employment Safety and Labor and Bid Protest Committees. He is a frequent author and press contributor to Law360 and other publications on evolving Government Contracts Labor & Employment issues. He previously was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Law360's Government Contracts Employment Authority Wage & Hour newsletter.
Eric received his Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.