David G. Anderson

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Mr. Anderson is a member of the Firm’s Construction and Government Contracts practice groups. David’s practice is concentrated in construction law, government contracts, and contract damages. He advises clients on contract problems such as project delays, lost productivity, design issues, terminations, and damages and also on contract formation issues and bid protests. David litigates contract cases in arbitration and state and federal courts. He also serves as an expert on federal government contract disputes, particularly on damages, costs, and pricing issues.

Since entering private practice in 1997, David has worked almost exclusively in the areas of construction and government contracts. In his construction practice, David has successfully litigated a large number of complex claims for public owners, contractors, subcontractors, architects, and insurers. He has helped both public owners and contractors cope with problem projects. David has been a featured speaker at seminars such as “Construction Claims,” “New York Construction Claims” and “What to do When Construction Projects go Bad.”

In his government’s contract’s practice, David has successfully litigated government contract claims, bid protests, advised on government contracting issues, and served as an expert witness for both the Federal Government and contractors. As a government contract’s expert, he has written reports and/or testified on false claims, contractor damages, pricing methods, and government accounting issues that have enabled sophisticated clients such as the Air Force, Harris Corp., Aerojet Corp. and Fluor Daniel to successfully resolve disputes ranging in value from $18 million to $300 million.

David served as an auditor and then as a Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force for 24 years. He legally guided over $10 billion of Air Force procurements and, as lead trial attorney for the Air Force, successfully litigated many government contract disputes, including several disputes of over $100 million.

Undergraduate: University of Akron, B.S., 1973

Graduate: Central Michigan University, M.A., 1976

Law school: University of Tennessee, J.D., 1982, Highest Honors; George Washington University, LLM Government Procurement Law, 1988, Highest Honors

Court Admissions: New York, Ohio, Tennessee

Bar Association Memberships: American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Albany County Bar Association

Other: Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, Certified Internal Auditor

Book: Recovery of Indirect Costs in the Pricing of Equitable Adjustments and Terminations for Convenience (American Bar Association, 1989)

Articles:

Practitioner’s Viewpoint: Federal Circuit Creates an Invalid Test For Determining Entitlement to Unabsorbed Overhead (Public Contract Law Journal, 1997)

Unabsorbed Overhead – The Federal Circuit Continues the Confusion with Its June 25, 1998 Decision, West V. All State Boilers, Inc. (Nash & Cibinic Report, 1998)

Feature Comment: Federal Circuit Limits Entitlement to Eichleay Damages, (The Government Contractor, 2003)

2012 New York Super Lawyers Selection