Habib Ilahi, Eric Whytsell Publish in Law360 on Contractor Settlements

08.23.2021

Partners Habib Ilahi and Eric Whytsell recently published in Law360 regarding the potential risks for small businesses participating in the Small Business Administration's preference programs.

"Indeed, the programs can be fraught with peril and contain many land mines for those who do not understand and diligently comply with applicable small business program requirements," write the authors.

Habib and Eric go on to detail the purpose of small business government contracting programs, the increase in criminal and civil enforcement of program rules, and guidance on how businesses can remain compliant.

Habib is a trusted partner on health care and business litigation matters, counseling business entities and individuals in highly regulated industries through complex health care, procurement and other government enforcement investigations and litigation, as well as through general white collar criminal and civil defense matters.

Eric is a government contracts lawyer who represents clients' interests through counseling, negotiation, and litigation. His clients include multinational corporations as well as small and mid-sized businesses in a variety of sectors, including technology and IT services, R&D, defense, cybersecurity, construction, transportation, manufacturing, financial services, education, health care, and biotech.