Prime Contractor-Subcontractor Issues and Disputes

Government contracts involve not only a maze of statutory and regulatory constraints but also another complex set of private relationships – e.g., subcontracts, joint ventures, and teaming agreements – that necessarily support the prime contract effort. Williams Mullen is familiar with the formation and implementation of these agreements and has provided counseling and litigation assistance on all aspects of these arrangements.

Our representative transactions include: 

• Obtained favorable settlement netting our client over $1.5 million and avoiding all liability on a counterclaim. The matter stemmed from a prime-sub dispute concerning the development of satellite spectra management software and hardware. 
• Recovered over $400,000 for construction contractor from bonding company of prime contractor related to government’s convenience termination of construction project.