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Kevin Mullen is a partner in the Government Contracts practice group and a member of the Cooley Godward Kronish litigation department. He joined the Firm in 2006 and is resident in the Washington, DC office.
Mr. Mullen provides counseling and litigation services to both large and small companies on a broad range of government contracts matters, including agency procurements, subcontracting, teaming and joint venture relationships, contract performance issues, intellectual property, compliance matters, and due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, as well as procurement fraud matters. He also assists clients with the preparation and litigation of contract adjustment claims and terminations for both government contracts and construction projects. Mr. Mullen is especially experienced in bid protest litigation and has represented protesters and contract awardees before the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and federal district courts, as well as state protest forums. Over the course of his 20-year legal career, Mr. Mullen has handled more than 100 bid protest cases. Currently, he is a co-chair of the Bid Protest Committee within the American Bar Association's Public Contract Law Section. In 2009, Mr. Mullen also was elected to the Board of Governors of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association.
Mr. Mullen has developed a special expertise in homeland security and biodefense contracting, including vaccine development and production; biological, chemical, and radiological detection products; and diagnostics and research tools; and security guard services. His clients are active in the Government's BioShield and Avian Flu programs. In particular, Mr. Mullen is experienced in the area of risk and liability mitigation for anti-terrorism technologies. He represents clients seeking liability protection under the SAFETY Act and/or government indemnification under Public Law 85-804, and provides related counseling concerning product liability insurance coverage.
Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Mullen was a partner at DLA Piper US LLP.
He has published numerous technical and legal articles including:
- "Changes To Safety Act Regulations are Imminent: Industry Looks Forward to Less Burdensome Liability Protection Process," Homeland Security Client Briefs, May 21, 2004
- "DHS Interim SAFETY Act Regulations," The Government Contractor, Vol. 45, No. 41, November 5, 2003
- "DHS Proposed SAFETY Act Regulations," The Government Contractor, Vol. 45, No. 31, August 20, 2003
- "Extraordinary Contractual Relief Under Public Law 85-804," Briefing Papers, No. 02-13, December 2002
- "Homeland Security: Indemnification Can Maximize Participation," Washington Technology, July 15, 2002
- "Extraordinary Contractual Relief: Public Law 85-804 in the Homeland Security Era," The Procurement Lawyer, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Summer 2002)
- Co-author, "Increasing Security," Legal Times, Vol. XXIV, No. 40, October 8, 2001
- Co-author of the annual "Analytical Commentary" for the Extraordinary Contractual Relief Reporter
- "Winstar Decision Narrows the Government's Defense for Contract Breach," The Procurement Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 2, Winter 1997
- Co-author, "Constructive Change Orders/Edition III," Briefing Papers No. 93-12, Federal Publications, Inc., December 1992 (updated annually)
In 2009, Mr. Mullen was named a "Top Washington Lawyer" by The Washingtonian magazine in government contracts law.
Mr. Mullen received his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1988 and his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1984. He is a member of the Georgia and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
Education- University of Virginia School of Law
JD, 1988 - University of Virginia
BA, 1984
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- United States Supreme Court
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association
- National Contract Management Association
- National Defense Industrial Association
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