There’s a New Government Contracts Boutique in D.C.

A 10-lawyer government contracts boutique in Washington D.C. is launching on Tuesday with a handful of former lawyers from major law firms and government agencies.

Called Nichols Liu LLP, the firm is founded by Robert Nichols, the former co-chair of Covington & Burling’s government contracts practice, and Andy Liu, the recent general counsel of the Social Security Administration and a former Crowell & Moring partner.

[caption id="attachment_46126" align="aligncenter” width="461"][Image “nichols” (src=https://bol.bna.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nichols.jpg)]Liu, left, Nichols, right.[/caption]

The firm advises clients who have contracts with federal agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the State Department and the ...