Prior to joining the firm, Tara served as a government contracts associate at a Washington, D.C. law firm where she represented clients in various bid protest litigation matters, contracts and grants compliance, government audits and fraud investigations, and other procurement related disputes and claims. She recently successfully represented a client as the intervener in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims bid protest of the award of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center staffing contracts. Tara also prosecuted and defended bid protest actions at the Government Accountability Office for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, ICE, Army, Navy, and Air Force. In addition, Tara negotiated teaming agreements, joint ventures, and subcontracts for clients, as well as drafted and negotiated Requests for Equitable Adjustment and claims before various Agencies and at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Tara also has experience in mergers and acquisitions in regards to entities with government contracts, including Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation compliance, and Small Business Administration size certifications, due diligence, and drafting disclosure agreements.
