Awards and Rankings
Hogan Lovells continues growth and recognition in 2019 Legal 500 U.S. rankings
07 June 2019
Senior CounselWashington, D.C.
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 5784
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
"He is very experienced and has good insights into how the government will react. [He is] very bright, knowledgeable, creative, candid, and he has great connections."
Chambers USA 2017
Tom McGovern entered the world of government contracts as a U.S. Air Force officer in 1979. He worked part time for Stanford's contracts and grants office while in law school from 1984 to 1987, then joined the firm shortly after graduation.
For his first 20 years at the firm, Tom remained active in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a colonel in 2007; his last assignment was in the Air Force Senate Liaison Office. Today, Tom builds off that experience as he handles high-stakes cases for major defense and aerospace contractors, information technology companies, and research institutions.
A litigator and a leader in the firm's Government Contracts practice, Tom handles all types of government contract matters, including bid protests, disputes and claims, termination settlements, misconduct investigations, and suspension and debarment cases. He is well known for his bid protest work before the Court of Federal Claims, Government Accountability Office (GAO), and FAA Office of Disputes Resolution for Acquisition. He represents clients in contract dispute cases before the Court of Federal Claims and Boards of Contract Appeals, as well as in prime and subcontractor disputes before federal district and state courts.
In addition to litigating, Tom advises clients on numerous other procurement-related matters, including subcontracts, teaming agreements, suspension and debarment matters, schedule contract compliance issues, small and minority-owned business programs, personal and facility security clearances, information assurance obligations, and defense of qui tam lawsuits. He regularly teams with partners in the firm's white-collar practice on significant procurement misconduct cases.
Government Contracts
Who's Who Legal
Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers
Government: Government Contracts, Hall of Fame
Legal 500 US
Government Contracts
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
Government: Government Contracts: Bid Protests (Nationwide), Spotlight Table
Chambers USA
Government: Government Contracts (Nationwide)--Senior Statespeople
Chambers USA
Top Lawyers, Government Contracts
Washingtonian Magazine
Public Procurement
Who's Who Legal
Government: Government Contracts, Leading Lawyer
Legal 500 US
Law360, MVP of the Year
Education
J.D., Stanford Law School, with distinction, 1987
M.B.A., Babson College, with distinction, 1982
B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1979
Memberships
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, Government Contracts and Litigation Section, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2008-present
Past Member, Law360's Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board
Past Co-chair, Contract Claims and Disputes Committee, American Bar Association, 2003-2007
Past Co-chair, Homeland Security Committee, American Bar Association, 2008-2010
Vice-Chair, ABA CCDRC, 2008-present
Bar admissions and qualifications
California
District of Columbia
Court admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Awards and Rankings
07 June 2019
Hogan Lovells Publications
11 July 2016
Hogan Lovells Publications
09 October 2015
Hogan Lovells Publications
11 September 2015
Hogan Lovells Publications
02 September 2015
Hogan Lovells Publications
08 July 2015