Nicole focuses her practice on all aspects of federal government contracts litigation, compliance, and counseling, as well as white collar defense, government enforcement actions, and internal investigations. Her experience includes handling lawsuits related to the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Sherman Act, in addition to various other criminal and civil actions in state and federal courts nationwide.
Nicole has significant experience representing federal government contractors in bid and size protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and other government contract claims and disputes involving federal agencies before various boards of contract appeals and federal courts.
She also regularly advises companies about the effectiveness of their compliance programs and represents companies, as well as individuals, in responding to investigations and lawsuits of potential violations of the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and related regulations.
In addition to government contracts litigation, Nicole helps clients navigate various federal government contract compliance issues under federal statutes and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including mandatory disclosures, contract management, employment disputes, internal investigations, SBA contract assistance programs, and Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI). She also defends and advises clients as they navigate through complex litigation, internal investigations, government inquiries, and negotiations with the government.
Nicole represents government contractors working with a wide variety of government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DOD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of the Treasury (DOT), and the General Services Administration (GSA), among others.
Nicole is a native speaker of Russian and Ukrainian.