Mary Beth Bosco

Mary Beth Bosco counsels new and experienced government contractors on matters involving contract compliance and opportunities in the federal marketplace. She draws on more than 25 years of experience with both regulatory and litigation matters. Ms. Bosco provides guidance to emerging companies entering the federal government market and advises seasoned corporations on how best to navigate complex federal contracting issues. She regularly works with companies to prepare and implement compliance and training programs, including Recovery Act compliance and reporting requirements. She also has guided numerous companies through procurement fraud investigations.

In addition, Ms. Bosco represents investment funds and financial institutions in connection with the due diligence review of government contractors. She leads a seasoned team of government contracts attorneys in evaluating the specialized issues involved in the acquisition or financing of a government contractor, including congressional appropriations and program oversight, national security, cost accounting and revenue recognition, small business issues and compliance and litigation risks.

Ms. Bosco uses her government contracts skill in the environmental field, particularly in the areas of False Claims Act litigation involving environmental remediation contracts, environmental cost recovery and indemnification issues under contracts with the federal government and the interaction between NEPA and federally-funded, privately-performed contracts.

Ms. Bosco was the first female member of the firm’s Executive Committee, as well as the firm's first Chief Diversity Partner.

Representative Matters:

* Successfully defended an environmental remediation company in a False Claims Act case involving a three-week trial, and an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, and a petition for certiori to the U.S. Supreme Court.
* Led dozens of due diligence reviews of government contractors in the consulting, contingency support, IT, manufacturing and security sectors, among others.
* Filed a motion to dismiss in a False Claims Act case against a major movie-by-mail company leading to a voluntary dismissal with prejudice by the private plaintiff.
* Worked closely with a large pharmaceutical company to review and revise the company’s small business subcontracting program from the bottom up, including development of instructions, training materials, and standard operating procedures.
* Negotiated a compliance agreement with the government, worked with the company to implement and monitor performance of the agreement, and advised the company in connection with an agency audit of the company’s adherence to the requirements of the agreement, which resulted in a letter of commendation to the company from the agency.