Careers

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Experience

Innovation

Interactive Maps

Locations

About

Pages

Meet our team of innovators
Ask us how we do it

Professionals

Insights

Services

Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. The firm has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability. The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHTM – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.

Home | Thompson Hine LLP

Atlanta

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus

Dayton

New York

Washington, D.C.

Thompson Hine’s Joe Berger and Tom Mason co-authored a two-part article headlined “Trends In Fiscal 2020 Bid Protests Sustained By GAO” published in Law360.

contentpilot/introduction

In part one of this two-part article, they summarized decisions involving the common sustained grounds addressing proposal evaluations based on technical, past-performance or corporate-experience factors, cost or price issues, and/or reasoning of the award decision. <a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/1137/doc/Trends_In_Fiscal_2020_Bid_Protests_Sustained_By_GAO_-_Part_1.pdf" target="_self" rel="noopener">Read more</a>.

core/paragraph

In part two, they summarized the remaining issues that formed the basis for sustained decisions in fiscal year 2020, including significant decisions on key personnel, conflict of interest, corrective action, solicitation challenges, and the scope of contract award or eligibility of the awardee. <a href="https://bit.ly/3fsJGEh" target="_self" rel="noopener">Read more</a>.

Counsel

Joseph R. Berger

Government Contracts

Trends In Fiscal 2020 Bid Protests Sustained By GAO: Part 1 and 2