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Nicholas Baer

Nick Baer is an associate in the firm’s New York office. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters.

Nick rejoined the firm after clerking for Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

When the United States government decides to intervene in False Claims Act litigation after initially declining intervention, it is not “déjà vu all over again.”  Instead, as one court has recognized, the “government is getting on a moving train,”[1] and it can only be permitted to “intervene at a


Continue Reading False Claims Act Update: District Court Rejects DOJ Motion to Intervene for Lack of “Good Cause”


The government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic implicates a host of authorities of interest to contractors, from those under the Stafford Act to its recently invoked Defense Production Act powers.  The government has another critical, and perhaps under-examined, set of tools at its disposal to meet the demands of the


Continue Reading Emergency Contracting During COVID-19: A Guide to FAR Part 18