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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 02:57:53+00:00

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Thomas A. Lemmer routinely counsels and litigates for clients on US federal contract formation, contract administration and dispute resolution. Mr. Lemmer also counsels clients on global procurement issues, with the assistance of Dentons’ offices worldwide, including employment issues, how to do business in a given country, how to do business with the US government and risk assessments.
Mr. Lemmer practices in all areas of US federal government procurement. Mr. Lemmer has significant experience, and is recognized as a leading authority, in contract cost allowability, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) and business systems. In the areas of CAS, Mr. Lemmer has been involved in issues relating to: independent research and development (IR&D) and bid and proposal (B&P) issues and co-authored IR&D B&P, Selling and Related Costs Under Federal Government Contracts - A Practical Guide; compensation, particularly pensions, postretirement benefits and employee stock ownership plans; restructuring issues; asset valuations in the context of mergers and acquisitions; legal costs; and environmental cost recovery issues. Regarding business systems, Mr. Lemmer has been involved in responding to business system disapprovals and is a co-author of Dentons' Government Contractor Business Systems Compliance Guide.
Mr. Lemmer has been involved in the preparation of equitable adjustment and breach of contract claims. He has litigated claims and other general contract interpretation issues involving changes, contract interpretation, and breach of contract issues, including construction claims and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases. Mr. Lemmer has litigated actions before the Boards of Contract Appeals, the Court of Federal Claims, the Federal Circuit and federal district courts and courts of appeals and the Government Accountability Office. Mr. Lemmer also has been involved in due diligence reviews in support of corporate transactions.
Mr. Lemmer has participated in representing contractors regarding False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and litigations, including qui tam actions. Those investigations have involved the Department of Justice, local U.S. attorney's offices and various investigative services.
Before joining Dentons, Mr. Lemmer provided consulting services on government contract issues at a then “Big 8” accounting firm. He is a non-practicing CPA.
Litigated the landmark case regarding the definition of allowable IR&D costs. See ATK Thiokol, Inc. v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 612 (2005), aff’d 598 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2010).
Counseled and litigated various issues regarding contractor and government rights and obligations due to a segment closing or pension plan termination. NI Indus., ASBCA No. 34943, 92‑1 BCA (Nov. 29, 1991); Viacom, Inc. v. United States, 70 Fed. Cl. 649 (2006); CBS Corp. v. United States, 75 Fed. Cl. 498 (2007); CBS Corp. v. United States, No. 01-79C, 2009 WL 899702 (Fed. Cl. Mar. 31, 2009); CBS Corp. v. United States, 90 Fed. Cl. 456 (2009); CBS Corp. v. United States, 90 Fed. Cl. 466 (2009); [AT&T Corp. and] Lucent Techs., Inc. v. United States, 76 Fed. Cl. 297 (2007).
Counseled and litigated on behalf of a large service provider who has performed significant contracts in Middle East war zones, including subcontract formation and pricing, cost allowability under the prime contract and contract interpretation issues and actions before the US Court of Federal Claims and international arbitration forums.
Represented a contractor performing a post‑Katrina contract for FEMA in an FCA qui tam action.
Mr. Lemmer was recognized by Chambers USA in 2015 as well as named a “Colorado Super Lawyer” by the publishers of Law and Politics. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell lists Mr. Lemmer as an AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer™. He is a recipient of the NCMA Fellow Award, which is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of contracting and to the National Contract Management Association.
"The End Of CAS-ERISA Harmonization?," co-authored by Thomas Lemmer and Tyson Bareis, Law360 (January 9, 2012).

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