NASBP is very pleased to announce that David Robbins, a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, DC office, has joined the NASBP Attorney Advisory Council. He is a member of the law firm’s Government Contracts Group Steering Committee and a co-leader of the firm’s False Claims Act Practice. Robbins has successfully concluded multiple False Claims Act investigations and related matters for surety companies that bonded public construction projects.

Robbins combines 20 years of experience in the government contracts and grants industry as a contractor, government official, and attorney. His broad practice includes False Claims Act litigation, complex internal investigations, strategic transactions, mandatory disclosures, claims, trade secrets litigation, ethics/compliance, conflicts of interest, fraud and public corruption defense, bid protests, and suspension and debarment matters.

Legal500 calls Robbins “a key name when it comes to investigations, suspension and debarment.” His past positions include the following:

• Director of Procurement Fraud Remedies for the Department of the Air Force, and the only fraud remedies coordination official in private legal practice
• Air Force Suspending and Debarring Official (acting)
• Co-chair of Department of Defense and NASA Procurement Fraud Working Group, which focused on inter-agency coordination with the Department of Justice, Offices of Inspector General, and other government agencies to address procurement fraud

Robbins and Jason Crawford, also of Crowell & Moring, will present a NASBP Virtual Seminar on November 5, “Managing Emerging Compliance and False Claims Act Risks for Bond Producers and Sureties.” Be sure to register for this informative NASBP Virtual Seminar. Also, stay tuned for forthcoming articles by Robbins and Crawford on the False Claims Act and potential producer and surety liability in Surety Bond Quarterly.

NASBP heartily welcomes David Robbins to its Attorney Advisory Council.