Sandy Hoe has practiced government contracts law for 40 years.

His expertise includes issues of contract formation, negotiation of subcontracts, the structuring of complex private financing of government contracts, preparation of complex claims, bid protests and the resolution of post-award contract disputes through litigation or alternative dispute resolution.  His clients include major companies in the defense, telecommunications, information technology, financial, construction and health care industries.  He has been active in the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association, co-chairing the Section’s committee on Privatization, Outsourcing and Financing Transactions and serving on the Section Council.  Previously, he co-chaired the Section on Government Contracts and Litigation of the District of Columbia Bar.  He also served as pro bono counsel through UNDP and the International Senior Lawyers Project to the Government of Liberia in the drafting of their new procurement code and implementing regulations.  He has taught procurement law as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University.  Super Lawyers 2013 recognized him as one of the nation's leading government contracts lawyers.  In 2009, Mr. Hoe was named “Top Washington Lawyer” in Government Contracts by the Washington Business Journal.

Government Contracts: focus on Government Contracts and Litigation, advising clients on contract formation, teaming and strategic alliances, contract and subcontract negotiations, performance disputes, audits, terminations, cost accounting and allowability, technical data rights and trade secrets, and fraud/false claims investigations • litigates bid protests, claims and disputes before the GAO, the Boards of Contract Appeals, the US Court of Federal Claims, and various other federal and state courts • has handled numerous ADR and mediation proceedings • areas of concentration include aerospace and defense contracts, systems integration, information systems and telecommunications contracts, health care and bio-technology, homeland security contracts, environmental remediation, and research and development contracts; holds a high level security clearance.

 Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, LLM
• American University Washington College of Law, JD
• University of Utah, BA

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• US Court of Federal Claims
• US District Court for the District of Columbia

Activities 

• American Bar Association: Co-Chair Procurement Fraud Committee (2012-2015); Past Chair Section of Public Contract Law; Past Chair Bid Protest Committee; Chair of numerous Public Contract Law Section special task forces and special projects, including OCI Task Force (2010 – present)
• Practising Law Institute: Co-Chair Annual Government Contracts Program (2011-2015)
• Member, Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council
• Co-Chair of the Federal Circuit Bar Association Committee on Government Contracts (2011- 2012)
• Chair, Acquisition Advisory Panel (2005-2007) (appointed by the Executive Office of the President)
• Past President Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association

News & Publications 

• "US Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Expansive Interpretation of “Official Act” for Honest Services Fraud and Bribery Allegations," Mayer Brown Legal Update, 29 June 2016
• "Proposed Research and Development Rule Raises Numerous Issues," BNA’s Federal Contracts Report, 19 April 2016
• "Law360 Government Contracts Editorial Advisory Board," Law360, 24 February 2016
• "DOD Interim Cyber Security Rules for Government Contractors – Compliance Postponed," Meaningful Discussions Blog, January 2016
• "Eight Mayer Brown partners named to Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers list," 24 December 2015
• "The Yates Memo – Will it Change the Application of the Mandatory Disclosure Rule?," Meaningful Discussions Blog, 13 October 2015
• "Recent Increases to DoD Contractors' Cyber Security Reporting Obligations," Bloomberg BNA, 13 October 2015

Events 

• Doing Business with the Government? DOJ’s Pursuit of Fraud and Corruption Prosecutions in the Wake of McDonnell v. United States, 27 July 2016
• "Supply Chain Headaches," Forum on Government Procurement Law, 15 June 2016 - 17 June 2016
• "FCA Enforcement in Procurement and Nontraditional Areas," The 11th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement, 8 June 2016 - 10 June 2016
• The Yates Memorandum, Government Contractors, and Mandatory Disclosure, 8 December 2015
• "Policy, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments," PLI Government Contracts Conference, 16 September 2015
• Co-Chair PLI Government Contracts Conference, 18 September 2014
• PLI’s Government Contracts 2013, 19 September 2013
• PLI’s Government Contracts 2012, 20 September 2012

Accolades 

• Law 360 MVP in Government Contracts 2014 – December 23, 2014
• Named as one of the 2012 class of “Women Who Mean Business” by the Washington Business Journal, November 2011
• Named one of “Washington’s Most Influential Women Lawyers” by The National Law Journal, 2010
• Named to list of top lawyers in Washington, DC – The Washingtonian Magazine, 2009-2014
• Government Contracts Lawyer of the Year – Washington Business Journal, September 2007
• Power Player – Federal Computer Week, November 2006
• Legal Times – Leading Lawyers in Government Contracts, 2004
• US Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council - recipient of US Court of Federal Claims “Golden Eagle” Award for Distinguished Service by a Member of the Bar, 2001