Practice

Governmental

Integrated Solutions for Government-Facing Challenges

Sheppard’s Governmental lawyers advise clients across all industries on contracts, compliance, investigations and disputes with federal, state and international authorities.

 

With far-reaching experience and an integrated team approach, we deliver practical solutions that resolve problems efficiently wherever business meets government. 


Multidisciplinary Advocacy Across Government Sectors 

Our Governmental team takes a “whole-of-government” approach. From high-stakes investigations to strategic counseling, we help clients achieve their objectives in a complex regulatory landscape. 

We represent clients before federal and state courts, law enforcement authorities, and administrative boards and agencies ranging from the DOJ, SEC, EPA, FTC and FDA to the GAO, CBP, OFAC and the Court of International Trade. By uniting lawyers and business professionals in antitrust, government contracts, international trade, national security, white collar defense, and healthcare and life sciences regulatory compliance, we provide our clients with legal strategy and counsel that cuts across agencies and jurisdictions. 

Clients include leading companies in aerospace and defense, technology, life sciences, energy, healthcare, transportation, higher education and consumer products. Whether securing and executing on government contracts, navigating CFIUS reviews, responding to False Claims Act investigations or handling a cross-border cartel investigation, we connect clients to the right Sheppard lawyer with the right agency insight. 

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Areas of Focus

Antitrust and Competition
Congressional Investigations
Government Contracts
Healthcare Regulatory
International Trade
Life Sciences / FDA
National Security
Public Policy and Government Affairs
White Collar Defense & Investigations
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