Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor, Second Edition

Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor, Second Edition identifies key transactional issues that arise in transactions involving government contractors across corporate, antitrust, political, foreign investment and other areas of law. Readers will receive targeted, and most importantly, useful advice from practitioners who have been involved in hundreds of transactions (often on opposite sides of each other). Readers will also learn from their hard-earned experience in the form of bold "Best Practice Tips" and this volume's highly structured, easy to reference format. Each page is designed to allow a reader to quickly grasp a key issue to readily deploy in their practice. This volume also includes detailed appendices and forms that will help practitioners to supplement their existing forms, gather key documents and perform comprehensive government contracts due diligence.

Topics include:

The Due Diligence Process Scope of Government Contracts Review Cost Issues Particular to Government Contracts Claims, Disputes, and Bid Protests Adequacy of the Target's Compliance Program Other Risk Areas Acquisition Documents and Pre-Closing Activities Antitrust Requirements CFIUS Approval for Foreign Ownership and Investment Existing Contracts - Dealing with the Anti-Assignment Statues Issues for the Combined Company