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David A.
Churchill
PARTNER
2000 PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE, NW
SUITE 6000
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20006-1888
(202) 887-1525
[email protected]
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF
COLORADO, BOULDER
(B.A., 1974)
CORNELL LAW SCHOOL
(J.D., 1979)
BAR ADMISSIONS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CLERKSHIPS
HON. LOUIS SPECTOR,
U.S. COURT OF FEDERAL
CLAIMS (1979-1980)
PRACTICES
David A. Churchill is Co-Chair of Morrison & Foerster's Government Contracts and
Public Procurement practice. His practice includes litigation of disputes involving
the award, performance and termination of federal contract disputes, including the
Court of Federal Claims, the agency boards of contract appeals, and the Government
Accountability Office. He has an active counseling practice in contract awardrelated matters and on issues arising during performance of government contracts
and subcontracts. He also is frequently called upon to conduct internal company
investigations in connection with government inquiries and/or mandatory disclosures
of potential fraud.
Every year since 2005, Chambers & Partners USA has named Mr. Churchill one of the
country's leading lawyers in Government Contracts Law. In 2009, he was recognized
by Ethisphere magazine on its list of "Attorneys Who Matter" in the Government
Contracting category. He was also named one of "Washington's Top Lawyers"
by Washingtonian magazine. Mr. Churchill is AV Peer Review Rated, MartindaleHubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.
Mr. Churchill has served as chair of the Public Contract Law Section of the American
Bar Association and president of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association. In
addition to his legal service, Mr. Churchill serves as chair of the Governing Council of
The Wilderness Society.
Representative matters across the spectrum of government contract law include:
• McDonnell Douglas et al. vs. United States (Court of Federal Claims/Federal
Circuit/US Supreme Court): Mr. Churchill represented General Dynamics
Corporation in a termination dispute involving a classified contract for development
and early production of an advanced attack aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
• Protest of Honeywell International, Inc. (Government Accountability Office):
Mr. Churchill was lead counsel to Honeywell in a major bid protest proceeding
involving the award of a large NASA contract for space operations management.
• Protest of United Defense, LP (General Accounting Office): Mr. Churchill was
lead counsel to General Dynamics Corporation in a large bid protest proceeding
involving the award of a U.S. Army contract for development and production of the
Stryker armored vehicle.
• Thomson CSF vs. Lockheed Martin Corporation (ICC): Mr. Churchill was lead
counsel in an ICC international arbitration brought by a French company against
Lockheed Martin involving the development and testing of a short range antiaircraft
missile.
• Norden Systems, Inc. vs. General Dynamics Corporation (Conn. State court):
Mr. Churchill represented General Dynamics Corporation in a suit brought by a
subcontractor involving termination of a large, classified avionics subcontract.
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