Eric Leonard

Jan 28, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Eric Leonard |Lawrence Prosen

On January 21, 2025, Judge Ryan T. Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a decision finding now former-President Biden’s February 4, 2022, Executive Order 14063 (EO) and the resulting Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) mandating the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) on certain federal construction contracts violates federal law. MVL USA, Inc. v. United States, No. 24-1057 (Fed. Cl. Jan. 21, 2025).

Jan 23, 2025 | cozen.com | Eric Leonard

Thursday, January 23, 2025 Eric Leonard, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing President Donald Trump’s executive order to revoke an Equal Employment Opportunity executive order and mandate that DEI requirements be removed from federal procurement programs.

Nov 26, 2024 | cozen.com | Barry Boss |Eric Leonard

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 WASHINGTON D.C., November 26, 2024 – Barry Boss, co-chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department and White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Group, and Eric Leonard, co-chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group, have been named to the 2024 Washington, DC’s Top Lawyers by the Washingtonian Magazine. Barry was selected to the Criminal Defense – White Collar category, and Eric was selected to the Government Contracts category for 2024.

Oct 11, 2024 | cozen.com | Eric Leonard

Friday, October 11, 2024 Eric Leonard, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice, was quoted in a Law360 article discussing a challenge to a 2021 U.S. Department of Labor rule raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers and President Biden’s executive order regarding the rulemaking.  “While there isn’t a circuit split yet on the issue, the issue is playing out in two other circuits,” said Eric.

Aug 26, 2024 | cozen.com | Eric Leonard

Monday, August 26, 2024 Eric Leonard, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice, was quoted in the article “4th Circ. Ruling Seen As Harbinger of Remote Work Battles” by Law360. The article discusses a Fourth Circuit opinion affirming that Maryland’s wage laws do not apply to workers in Afghanistan hired by a Maryland company. This ruling suggests that employers managing a remote workforce may continue to face complex legal challenges.