Bob Huffman is the leader of Akin Gump’s Government Contracts practice. Bob counsels aerospace/defense, healthcare and other companies on government contracts issues and represents those companies in contract disputes with the federal government and other contractors. He litigates contract issues in the Court of Federal Claims, the Boards of Contract Appeals, the Federal Circuit and other courts. Bob specializes in False Claims Act investigations and lawsuits; Intellectual Property in Government Contracts, including negotiating and litigating technical data and computer software license rights and patent infringement, validity, and licensing issues under 28 U.S.C. § 1498; cost accounting issues; commercial item pricing; and compliance with cyber security, Buy American Act, Trade Agreement Act, and other supply chain requirements. Bob also represents and advises companies in connection with mandatory disclosures, parallel criminal proceedings, suspension and debarment, congressional investigations, and other issues associated with fraud/false claims investigations and lawsuits. Bob speaks and writes extensively on Government Contracts and related issues, is an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was recently honored with the Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award, and is the immediate past President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Bob is the Immediate Past President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Bob holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude.