Sarah Osborne’s practice focuses on government contracts law and complex civil litigation. Sarah advises clients on a wide range of procurement and federal contracting matters, including compliance with the FAR, DFARS, and ITAR/EAR export regulations, intellectual property rights, Small Business Administration programs, state procurement law, and federal grant issues. Sarah regularly represents contractors in litigation, including Contract Disputes Act claims, prime/sub disputes, and the prosecution and defense of bid protests at the Government Accountability Office and the United States Court of Federal Claims. In addition to litigating procurement matters, she defends manufacturers in product liability cases in both state and federal court.
Before attending law school, Sarah completed a leadership development program at a leading research and defense firm, gaining experience in government contract administration, product development, and bid proposals. Her industry experience and involvement helps her counsel clients through complex government contracting issues with an eye toward reaching practical, effective solutions.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch Commercial Litigation, 2021-2024 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2021-2024 Construction Law, 2024 Litigation – Construction, 2024 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2022-2023 Civil Litigation: Defense, 2018-2021 Picturae Inc., B-419233 (2021) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee in a GAO bid protest involving a Library of Congress contract award for digital imaging services. Abacus Technology Corporation, B-417749.2, et al. (2020) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee, MicroTechnologies, LLC, in a GAO bid protest involving the challenge to an award of a task order by the Air Force. The GAO dismissed the protest in response to a request for dismissal that we filed on behalf of our client. BRC Uluslararasi Taahut Ve Ticaret A.S. v. Lexon Insurance Co. et al, No. 8:19-CV-00771-PX, 2020 WL 6801933, at *1 (D. Md. Nov. 19, 2020) Successfully litigated confirmation of arbitration award in favor of foreign subcontractor against U.S. prime contractor and the payment bond surety. The dispute arose from a wrongful termination of the subcontractor on a U.S. State Department construction project in Prague. NLT Management Services, LLC, B-415936.11, et al. (2020) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee, MartinFederal Consulting, LLC, in a GAO protest pertaining to a contract award by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Ideogenics, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 19-1559C (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee, Compu-Link Corporation, d/b/a Celink, in a U.S. Court of Federal Claims bid protest involving a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development procurement. Alphapointe, B-417834 (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee in a GAO bid protest involving a Department of Veteran Affairs procurement. The GAO summarily dismissed the entire protest in response to a request for dismissal that we filed. Solution One Industries, Inc., et al., B-417441 (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee in a GAO bid protest involving a contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command - Orlando. National Sourcing, Inc., B-417590 (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee in a GAO bid protest challenging an award by the Department of the Army. The GAO summarily dismissed the entire protest in response to a request for dismissal that we filed. Environmental Restoration, LLC, B-417080 (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee in a GAO bid protest challenging an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contract award. ATSC Aviation, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 18-1595C (2019) Successful representation of the intervenor-awardee, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc., in a U.S. Court of Federal Claims protest involving a U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal multiple-award contract. Electra-Med Corporation, et al. v. United States, COFC No. 18-927C (2018) Successfully represented the intervenor, Kreisers, LLC, in a U.S. Court of Federal Claims bid protest with multiple-protesters involving a Department of Veterans Affairs procurement. The Shoals Mill Dev., Ltd. v. Shelby Cty. Bd. of Equalization, 238 So. 3d 1253, 1254 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017) Secured reversal from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals of a dismissal of an administrative proceeding based on interpretation of an Alabama statute.
