Boyd counsels clients in the defense of civil False Claims Act matters, including qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. He has advised clients on significant False Claims Act matters based on express and implied certifications involving government cost accounting standards, most-favored customer pricing, Medicare as a secondary payer, Medicaid as a payer of last resort, and the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute. Boyd particularly focuses on the nexus between underlying business and compliance systems and corresponding requests for government payments. Boyd’s investigation experience spans several government agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the United States Postal Service and state Medicaid Agencies.
Boyd coordinates internal investigations, responses to Inspectors’ General subpoenas and provides comprehensive counsel to clients on collateral issues, such as compliance with the FAR’s mandatory disclosure rule, suspension and debarment matters, and exclusion from federal programs.
Boyd’s bid protest experience includes serving as counsel for protestor and for intervenor in bid protests involving multibillion dollar DoD program contracts. He has also served as bid protest counsel in two bid protest matters for significant classified contracts for intelligence agency customers.
Boyd has also represented clients in matters involving audit, cost accounting and claims before administrative agency appeals boards.
Boyd also counsels and advises clients in all aspects of compliance, contract interpretation and legal strategy across the aerospace, defense, intelligence, technology, transportation and health care sectors. Boyd regularly advises clients on compliance with GSA’s Price Reduction clause, as well as pricing issues relating to bio-science clients doing business under federal health care programs. Boyd also advises clients on strategic issues related to the development of intellectual property, including inventions and data rights under government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and other federally funded agreements. He also assists clients with the development and enforcement of subcontracts and teaming agreements, including litigation in state and federal courts.
Boyd’s experience also includes advising clients on U.S. trade rules and domestic sourcing requirements that apply to government contracts, grants and other federally funded agreements. His experience in this area includes matters focusing on the Buy American Act, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) and the Berry Amendment. Boyd also has recent experience responding to subpoenas from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control regarding possible violations of U.S. trade embargoes.
Boyd’s practice also focuses on national security issues for government contracts. Boyd has held a Top Secret security clearance and has more than ten years’ experience in issues arising under classified contracts. He has represented several clients before the Defense Security Service on matters involving facility security clearances. Boyd advises clients both on structuring and compliance for arrangements related to foreign ownership control or influence including Security Control Agreements, Special Security Agreements and Proxy Board arrangements. He also assists clients in establishing and refining these arrangements through Affiliated Operations Plans, Technology Control Plans and Electronic Communications Plans. In addition, he advises clients on compliance with the International Traffic of Arms Regulations.
Boyd has substantial experience conducting government contracts due diligence reviews and has participated in more than 100 corporate transactions since joining the firm. In addition, Boyd provides guidance to clients seeking to make investments or work with qualifying small businesses under government contracts and grant preference programs including SBIR and DBE programs.
