Tom Daley focuses his practice on assisting companies who do business with federal, state, and local governments with litigation matters, grants, investigations, environmental matters, and regulatory counselling and compliance issues.
Tom has successfully litigated bid protests before the US Court of Federal Claims and US Government Accountability Office, as well as size protests before the Small Business Administration and Office of Hearings and Appeals. Tom also represents contractors in contract administration matters and with claims under the Contract Disputes Act.
Tom assists clients in internal investigations, investigations brought by Inspectors General, and Department of Justice investigations related to actions brought under the False Claims Act. His work often includes issues arising under government contracts or involving procurement fraud or misconduct.
Additionally, Tom advises clients on emerging environmental and climate change requirements that are becoming increasingly common in the federal procurement process, as well as on developments relating to agencies’ sustainable procurement policies. He has counseled clients regarding the FAR Council’s proposed disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk rule and its proposed sustainable procurement rule.
Tom also helps clients pursue federal funding and grant opportunities related to the clean energy transition, including grants funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act (e.g., the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund). He works with clients on, among other things, a range of compliance-related issues that arise during performance of grants, including domestic content requirements (e.g., Build America, Buy America), as well as with negotiating subrecipient agreements.
Tom is a widely published author who writes about complex issues within the government contracts field, including bid protests, the False Claims Act, and sustainable procurement matters. His works have been published in leading government contracts publications, including the Public Contract Law Journal, Law360, PubK, and The Procurement Lawyer.