DC Regulatory & Government Services Vedder Regulatory

Vedder Price’s Washington, DC Regulatory and Government Services attorneys are equipped with the tools and certifications that enable us to navigate any governmental agency successfully. Strategically located in downtown Washington, DC, our attorneys effectively serve the regulatory needs of our clients and guide them through complex regulatory waters.

Vedder Price's antitrust practice focuses on complex litigation, private actions, and merger and conduct investigations brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general. We represent companies in investigations of marketing, advertising and privacy practices before the FTC and other consumer protection agencies.

Vedder Price has one of the largest and most experienced aviation transactional, regulatory and finance practices in the world. We frequently advise clients on all types of aircraft transactions and financing, aircraft management and operational issues, aircraft registration, and foreign and domestic air carrier certification issues, including e-VTOL matters. We also advise clients on a wide variety of airport matters, and air carrier transactional and regulatory due diligence, to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Our attorneys also have considerable experience representing clients with complex government (FAA, DOT, IRS, SEC, OFAC and BIS) investigations involving aircraft use and operations, cross-border operations and aviation-related sanctions.

Vedder Price offers a full-service government contracts practice, with an emphasis on representing clients in high-stakes bid protests, claims preparation and litigation, terminations (for default or convenience), internal investigations, False Claims Act matters (criminal matters, as well as civil DOJ matters and qui tam cases), suspension and debarment proceedings, and prime/subcontractor disputes. Our team has a proven track record at the Government Accountability Office and in federal courts, the boards of contract appeals, and many state bid protest forums. Our attorneys have helped clients successfully navigate the federal suspension and debarment process and its draconian punishments. The group has also supported numerous acquisitions of government contractors (representing buyers and sellers) and provides counseling in many areas of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and on small business issues. The team's substantial experience allows us to offer responsive and effective client service in many areas impacting government contractors.

Vedder Price attorneys represent global clients in international trade and cross-border compliance matters involving dozens of countries. We regularly help U.S. and non-U.S. manufacturers, producers, government contractors, retailers, maritime companies, airlines, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations and individual clients resolve their most important international legal matters and navigate the complex legal and regulatory compliance issues related to cross-border transactions and global operations. Our team offers clients in-depth knowledge of complex issues regarding export controls (ITAR and EAR) and OFAC sanctions, technology transfer controls, the regulation of foreign investment (CFIUS), compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery Act, other anti-corruption laws, and customs matters before Customs and Border Protection.

Vedder Price represents clients in a broad range of securities matters including investigations, examinations, enforcement actions, white collar criminal prosecutions, shareholder derivative litigation, securities class actions and related proceedings. We regularly defend publicly traded companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, officers and directors, board committees, auditors and others before government authorities and self-regulatory organizations such as the SEC, U.S. Department of Justice, state securities regulators, FINRA, NYSE, CBOE and CFTC. We also represent clients in securities arbitrations and mediations. Our team is composed of former SEC enforcement counsel, former Assistant United States Attorneys, former U.S. Department of Justice lawyers and former senior staff with state agencies and self- regulatory organizations, as well as former principals in security brokerage, investment advisory and management firms, and a former supervisor of examiners at the National Association of Securities Dealers, now FINRA. Although our primary objective is to convince the government and other regulators not to commence an enforcement action or prosecution, we have experienced trial attorneys fully prepared to litigate on behalf of our clients.