Freedom of Information Act
Akin assists government contractors on a range of matters involving the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Our lawyers assist clients with defending their confidential, proprietary and personal information in the face of FOIA requests from competitors, the media and others.
We are also skilled with using FOIA offensively and work with our clients to employ FOIA in the pursuit of information from the government and other players in the market. Members of our team have experience handling reverse FOIA cases and have also advised clients on the merits of filing litigation challenging FOIA denials and handling the litigation when they opt to do so.
Related Experience
Our lawyers successfully protected confidential, proprietary and personal research information from multiple FOIA requests to the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.
- Government Contracts
- Bid Protests
- Claims, Disputes & Litigation
- Contract & Grant Compliance and Administration
- Cost Accounting & Pricing
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense
- General Services Administration Contracting
- Government Contracts & Supply Chain
- Government Contracts & Grants Policy
- Government Contracts Mergers & Acquisitions
- Government Contracts Intellectual Property & Data Rights
- Labor & Employment Issues Affecting Government Contractors
- National Security
- Security Clearance
- Small Business Issues
- State & Local Procurement
- Suspension & Debarment
- Government Contracts
- Bid Protests
- Claims, Disputes & Litigation
- Contract & Grant Compliance and Administration
- Cost Accounting & Pricing
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense
- General Services Administration Contracting
- Government Contracts & Supply Chain
- Government Contracts & Grants Policy
- Government Contracts Mergers & Acquisitions
- Government Contracts Intellectual Property & Data Rights
- Labor & Employment Issues Affecting Government Contractors
- National Security
- Security Clearance
- Small Business Issues
- State & Local Procurement
- Suspension & Debarment
