Nikole Snyder

Nikole Snyder is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations and International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. She is the lead associate of the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Team.

Areas of Practice

Nikole represents government contractors in various government contracts litigation and counseling matters, including in the following areas:

• Civil False Claims Act litigation defense;
• Cybersecurity counseling;
• Internal investigations;
• Small business issues under the Small Business Administration regulations, including issues of size status and affiliation;
• Transactional due diligence; 
• Bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office; and
• Bribery, gratuities, and kickbacks.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Nikole spent five years working for a defense contractor in Arlington, VA, supporting a Department of Defense agency. During her time as a contractor, Nikole spent three years supporting the agency’s Office of General Counsel as a Law Clerk, and gained valuable experience with litigation, defending bid protests, contract negotiation, intellectual property issues, Other Transactions Agreements (OTAs), and ethics compliance.

Articles

• Jurisdiction over Federal Procurement Disputes: The Puzzle of Other Transactions Agreements, 48 Pub. Cont. L. J. 3, 515 (Spring 2019)

Corporate & Securities Law Blog Posts

• "Sheppard Submits Comments to Main Street Loan Program," April 17, 2020

• "UPDATED: Checklist for CARES Act Assistance to Companies," April 7, 2020

• "Checklist for CARES Act Assistance to Companies," April 1, 2020

Eye on Privacy Blog Posts

• "CISA Releases “Cyber Essentials” to Assist Small Businesses," November 12, 2019
• "Interim Rule Solidifies Cybersecurity Requirements for Defense Industrial Base," October 9, 2020

Government Contracts and Investigations Blog Posts

• "Executive Order 14042 Survival Guide," October 11, 2021

• "COVID-19 Oversight and Enforcement: President Biden’s COVID Executive Order," September 15, 2021

• "At a Glance: White House 100-Day Supply Chain Report," June 29, 2021
• "Right on Time – NIST Releases Definition of “Critical Software” Per Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order," June 29, 2021
• "Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order," May 17, 2021

• "Finding the Weak Links – President Biden Executive Order Demands Review of Critical U.S. Supply Chains," March 31, 2021

• "Key Provisions You Should Know From FY 2021 NDAA," January 27, 2021

• "The NISPOM is Becoming a Regulation & Contractors Have Six Months to Comply," January 27, 2021

• "DoD’s Long Awaited Rule on CMMC – Plus a New Cybersecurity Assessment Methodology for Contractors to Start Right Now," September 29, 2020

• "GSA’s Take on Implementation of Section 889," September 29, 2020

• "Interim Rule Confirms Section 889 Part B Restriction on Contractor Use of Chinese Telecom Will Go Into Effect August 2020," July 14, 2020

• "DOD CMMC Update – Third Party Auditors Gear Up and COTS Providers Get a Pass," May 28, 2020

• "CMMC Version 1.0: Enhancing DOD’s Supply Chain Cybersecurity," February 27, 2020

• "Let the Seller Beware – NASA’s Proposed Rule Seeks to Limit the Presence of Counterfeit Electronic Parts," January 31, 2020

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