Luke W. Meier

Luke W. Meier
Partner
Government Contracts

Biography

CO-CHAIR, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS PRACTICE GROUP

Luke Meier is a seasoned litigator and counselor with wide-ranging experience in government procurement law. He represents contractors in contract disputes and claims, bid protests, and False Claims Act litigation.

Luke is co-chair of Blank Rome’s highly ranked Government Contracts practice and has won the trust of top clients and demonstrated strong advocacy as lead counsel in many high-value, high-stakes matters. Clients have praised Luke as “smart and thoughtful,” with legal work that is both “excellent” and “very practical.” (Legal 500 2024) He has been recognized for his ability to navigate fraught dynamics and relationships with investigators and opposing counsel. One client attributed a successful outcome to Luke’s “world-class” “knowledge base” combined with a communication style of “patience and persistence…that led to trust and respect for him on the part of government counsel and ultimately allowed us to break through a significant impasse and resolve the situation in a mutually beneficial way.” (Legal 500)

He has extensive experience in contracts with the Department of Energy (“DOE”) and has managed a variety of matters for contractors across the DOE complex—including responses to audits, whistleblower complaints, and Civil Investigative Demands; cost allowability disputes; claims; bid protests; and prime/subcontractor disputes—at sites including Hanford, Oak Ridge, Savannah River, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and several National Laboratories. Luke has deep familiarity with the legal services requirements of 10 C.F.R. 719 and issues unique to Management and Operating (“M&O”) contractors.

Luke has managed the response to numerous Defense Contract Audit Agency and Inspector General audits, and has successfully defended several government contractors from allegations of fraudulent mischarging. His litigation experience includes complex commercial disputes in federal court and scores of bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Luke is a Vice-Chair of the ABA’s Public Contract Law Section Bid Protest Committee and Procurement Fraud and False Claims Committee.

Outside the Firm

Luke enjoys hiking, music, and trying to organize the joyful chaos of a rowhouse with two children and a 130-pound dog. He is an avid Michigan Wolverines fan, and Co-President of the University of Michigan Law School Alumni Club of Washington, D.C.

Experience

  • Successfully defended AECOM/URS from a False Claims Act case brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, obtaining summary dismissal of a complaint filed by the Department of Justice.
  • Helped an incumbent overturn an award to a competitor of a five-billion-dollar Department of Energy contract, obtaining favorable GAO decision leading to a reopened procurement.
  • Overturned the Navy’s proposed debarment of an individual alleged to have violated the Procurement Integrity Act.
  • Successfully defended an IT contractor from a GSA claim seeking $20 million in repayment based on alleged mischarging of subcontractor labor.
  • Lead counsel for engineering services contractor in successful post-award protest of Navy shipbuilding procurement.
  • Lead counsel for contractor in successful post-award protest of GSA procurement for human resources services.
  • Represented a state utility in a successful indemnification claim against the Army Corps of Engineers, resulting in an award of $234 million in costs, plus more than $100 million in interest.

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Recognitions

  • 2024, “Government Contracts MVP,” listed in Law360
  • 2019–2024, listed in The Legal 500 United States
  • 2023–2024, Washington, D.C., “Super Lawyer” in Government Contracts, listed in Super Lawyers
  • 2015–2021, Washington, D.C., “Rising Star” in Government Contracts, listed in Super Lawyers
  • 2021, “Rising Star,” listed in The National Law Journal
  • 2020, "Rising Star" in Government Contracts, listed in Law360
  • 2019, 2022, listed in Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

Affiliations

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
Professional Activities

Luke serves as a vice chair of the Bid Protest and Procurement Fraud & False Claims Committees of the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Education

  • Brown University, BA
  • University of Michigan Law School, JD

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