Brian A. Darst

Brian Darst focuses his practice on legal matters involving government and commercial contracts law. He has experience handling bid protests, size and eligibility protests, Requests for equitable Adjustment/claim preparation and litigation, internal investigations, procurement fraud investigations, Civil False Claims Act defenses, and various formation, contract administration, compliance and Mergers & Acquisition issues related to federal service, supply and construction prime contracts and subcontracts.

Brian has successfully represented numerous small, medium and large businesses before the United States Government Accountability Office, the Armed Services and Civilian Boards of Contract Appeals, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, District Courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and other administrative bodies. He is a frequent lecturer on government contracting issues and has conducted public and private seminars at various locations throughout the United States, as well as for private companies in Australia and Brazil and the U.S. Department of Defense in Japan. Prior to entering private practice in 1991, Brian served as an attorney with the United States Navy's Office of General Counsel and represented the Navy in matters involving the acquisition and administration of service and supply contracts for the Naval Sea Systems Command.