Ms. Townsend Leigh Bourne

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Represents Fortune 500 government contractor before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in on-going Contract Disputes Act case involving multiple contractor claims
  government counterclaims related to an $874 million contract with the U.S. Postal Service
  Successfully defended large government contractor in False Claims Act dispute before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  Represented major contractor before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals in contract dispute with the Department of the Interior that resulted in favorable settlement for client
  Succeeded in Court of Federal Claims protest to overturn a decision by the Department of Education to cancel a solicitation for critical services
  Represented major international aerospace company before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in data rights dispute with the government that resulted in favorable settlement for client
  Successful prosecution
  defense of numerous bid protests before the Government Accountability Office for a variety of clients including large defense contractors
  GSA schedule vendors
  Conducted internal investigations for large government contractors
  counseled clients regarding resolution of investigations involving m
  atory disclosure of contract overpayments
  the Procurement Integrity Act
  Assisted in drafting
  negotiating key provisions in subcontracts
  teaming Agreements for multiple clients, including commercial service providers
  value-added resellers
  Cybersecurity
  Data Protection Experience: Counsels clients regarding agency-specific cybersecurity
  data protection requirements, including DFARS 252.204- 7012,
  the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program
  Works with clients to underst
  the interplay between the above requirements
  rules specific to cloud service providers, including FedRAMP
  the DoD Security Requirements Guide
  Assists clients with creation
  finalization of System Security Plans, Incident Response Plans
  Insider Threat Plans
  Helps with drafting
  negotiation of subcontract provisions relating to data security
  Counsels clients with regard to supply chain risk management (SCRM), including secure software development
  security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices
  Assists clients with incident response
  reporting obligations, including communications with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) pursuant to DFARS 252.204-7012, law enforcement, customers,
  other government agencies