Stuart W. Turner | People | Arnold & Porter

Stuart Turner has extensive experience in litigation and counseling for companies that work with the federal government.

Mr. Turner has represented contractors for the defense, healthcare, construction and other industries in bid protests, claims, and traditional litigation, including litigation under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). He has litigated before the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Boards of Contract Appeals, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the District of Columbia Contract Appeals Board, as well as traditional state and federal courts.

He has litigated for and advised clients on multiple aspects of government contracting, including procurement issues of every stripe, CAS noncompliance issues and other regulatory compliance matters, False Claims Act and other investigations, and FOIA. He has trained both contractors and grant recipients in evolving compliance requirements and helped these entities draft and implement compliant internal policies.

He has assisted companies and grant-receiving organizations in internal audits and investigations, and with responding to inquiries from the Department of Justice and multiple other federal, state and local agencies.

Mr. Turner has taught and published on various aspects of compliance for both federal contractors and grant recipients, including programs on FAR procurement rules, bid protest procedure, FOIA, data rights for government contractors, organizational conflicts of interest, and other topics.

Focus Areas

Government Contracts

Experience

NTT Data Services Federal Government, LLC, B-422355.1, protester, corrective action (2024).
Open San Consulting, LLC, B-421507.2, protester, corrective action, costs awarded (2023).
Business Mission Edge, LLC, B-420702.1, protester, corrective action (2022).
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, LLC, B-419674.2, protester, corrective action (2021).
ORBIS Sibro Inc., B-418165.7 et al, intervenor, protest denied (2021).

Morgan Business Services, B-418165.6 et al., intervenor, protest denied (2021).
Mission 1st Group Inc., B-419369.2, intervenor, protest denied (2021).
HomeSafe Alliance LLC, B-418266.5 et al., protester, sustained (2020).
Synchron LLC, B-418165.3, protester, corrective action (2019).
Open SAN Consulting, B-416942.3, protester, corrective action (2019).
Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, B-418083.1, protester, corrective action (2019).
Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, B-417015.8, protester, corrective action (2019).
Accenture Federal Services LLC; Cognosante MVH, LLC; SRA International, Inc., B- 417111.5. intervenor, protest denied (2019).
Blue Glacier Management Group, B-416647.1, protester, corrective action (2018).
Open SAN Consulting, LLC, B-416968.1, protester, corrective action (2018).
Mission Essential Personnel, B-417015.3, protester, corrective action (2018).
Ernst & Young LLP, B-416074.2, protester, corrective action (2018).
Dell Services Federal Government, Inc., B-414461.6, intervenor, protest denied (2018).
G2SF, Inc., B-416508.1, protester, corrective action (2018).
STG International, Inc., B-415734.4, protester, corrective action (2018).
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., B-412967.9, intervenor, protest denied (2018).
901 W Walnut Hill Lane Holdings Ltd Partnership, B- 416106.1, et al., intervenor, protest denied (2018).
L3 Unidyne, Inc., B- 414902., protester, sustained (2017).
Parcel 49C Limited Partnership v. United States, 130 Fed.Cl. 109, intervenor, protest denied (2016).
Martha's Table, Inc., DCCAB No. P-0896, protester, sustained (2012).

CESC Mall, LLC v. GSA, CBCA No. 7359, et. al., claimant, appeal granted (2022).
Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons, ASBCA No. 62690, et al., claimant, resolved by settlement (2022).
Open SAN Consulting, Fairfax County Case No. 2019-13781, confirmation of award after formal arbitration (2020).
JBG/Federal Center, L.L.C., CBCA No. 6690, claimant, resolved by settlement (2019).
Raytheon Company, Space & Airborne Sys., ASBCA No. 57801 et al., sustaining appeal of claim based on government double-counting of costs (2015).

Systems Integration & Management, Inc., CBCA 1512, successful appeal of CDA claim denial (2013).

Seife v. Food and Drug Administration, No. 17-CV-3960, 2020 WL 5913525 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2020), protected drug manufacturer's submission to the Federal Drug Administration from release under a Freedom of Information Act request by a journalist.
Bone and tissue regeneration company in responding to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Top 20 pharmaceutical company in counseling on a Freedom of Information Act request submitted to the National Cancer Institute by a third-party.
Top 10 federal government contractor in updating sets of Freedom of Information Act response templates.
Top 10 federal defense contractor in advising on Freedom of Information Act matters.

Investigative reporter in appealing the denial of a Freedom of Information Act request.
Multinational computer software company in advising on a Freedom of Information Act request.
National mortgage services company in counseling on a Freedom of Information Act request.
Top 10 federal government contractor in representing on a Freedom of Information Act matter.
Defense technology company in advising on Freedom of Information Act matters.
Associated Press v. U.S. Dep't of State, 2016 WL 6476932. (D.D.C. 2016), protected contractor's documents from release under FOIA request by national press organization (www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/858476).
International Counsel Bureau v. United States Department of Defense, --- F.Supp.3d ---- (D.D.C. 2015), sustaining challenge to adequacy of agency search under FOIA.