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Melissa P. Prusock
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Melissa P. Prusock

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2101 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20037

Government Contracts, Government Contracts Bid Protest Litigation, Government Contracts - Investigations and 1 more

About Melissa P. Prusock

Melissa Paige Prusock focuses her practice on investigations, litigation, and counseling related to federal government contracts and grants. Melissa’s substantial civil and criminal government investigations experience includes representing federal contractors and award recipients in False Claims Act (FCA) matters (including qui tam actions) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits and investigations. Melissa also regularly represents clients in suspension and debarment proceedings, counsels clients in connection with internal investigations and mandatory disclosures, and assists clients with assessing, developing, and implementing compliance programs and internal controls.

Melissa provides strategic advice to recipients and subrecipients of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance on compliance with the Uniform Guidance and other requirements associated with the expenditure of federal funds. She has experience with a wide variety of federal assistance programs, including the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant programs, foreign assistance programs funded by USAID and other agencies, the CHIPS Act, and Small Business Administration (SBA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, among others. She also represents clients in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims, as well as in other government contracts and related litigation in various federal courts.

Concentrations

•Government investigations
•False Claims Act and qui tam defense
•Suspension, debarment and ineligibility determinations
•Development and enhancement of ethics and compliance programs
•Federal grants and cooperative agreements
•Government contracts compliance counseling
•Bid protests

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Government Relations Practice, 2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Government - Government contracts, 2024

 

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Areas of Law

  • Government Contracts
  • Other 3
    • Government Contracts Bid Protest Litigation
    • Government Contracts - Investigations
    • Government Contracts - Suspension & Debarment

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Federal Compliance, Investigations, Audits,
    Suspension & Debarment: Represented clients in investigations
    settlements of False Claims Act allegations, including allegations related to federal healthcare
    small business contracting programs.
    Represented clients in challenging, overturning,
    resolving debarment or suspension actions, including negotiating Administrative Agreements.
    Represented individual employees of large government contractors in connection with civil
    criminal investigations related to government contracts.
    Performed internal investigations
    represented clients in connection with m
    atory disclosures.
    Represented clients in Office of Inspector General audits
    investigations related to federal assistance
    contracting programs.
    Assisted clients in developing compliance programs
    internal controls for federal contracting
    assistance programs.
    Federal Assistance Programs: Provided training to current
    potential federal assistance award recipients on compliance with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
    Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance)
    other requirements for federal financial assistance.
    Assisted clients with preparing subaward agreements
    advised on flow down requirements
    subrecipient monitoring obligations under federal assistance awards.
    Represented governmental entities in connection with federal disaster relief grants, including advising on compliance obligations under awards from multiple agencies
    procurements using federal grant funding
    responding to Office of Inspector General audits
    investigations.
    Provided ongoing compliance advice related to federal assistance awards.
    Advised federal award recipients
    subrecipients on grant
    cooperative agreement terminations, cost disallowances, Executive Order compliance, agency federal assistance reviews,
    federal assistance program recission issues under the Impoundment Control Act.
    Advised for-profit entities on CHIPS Act requirements.
    Represented multiple clients in appeals related to SBA's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.
    Claims, Disputes & Protests: Represented clients in the Court of Federal Claims
    the Federal Circuit, challenging government's right of offset under contract
    state law, resulting in $55 million judgment.
    Represented clients as intervenors in defending FEMA award decisions in multiple procurements against protests filed at the U.S. Government Accountability Office
    Court of Federal Claims.
    Challenged agency's past performance evaluation in U.S. Government Accountability Office bid protest
    obtained attorneys' fees for client.
    Challenged agency's decision to exclude small business from competition due to an alleged disqualifying organizational conflict of interest
    was awarded attorneys' fees for pursuing protest by U.S. Government Accountability Office.
    Represented client as amici in ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that FAR part 12's proscription against the use of terms inconsistent with customary commercial practice applies to task
    delivery orders issued under Federal Supply Schedule contracts.
    Represented government contractor in connection with dispute with government over intellectual property rights.
    Represented client in connection with dispute over exercise of options under GSA Schedule Contract.
    Internship: Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 2013-2014
  • Additional Links
    http://www.gtlaw.com/People/Melissa-P-Prusock

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    District of Columbia
    New York
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, The Government Contractor, Thomson Reuters/West, Advisory Board
    •Member, American Bar Association, Public Contracts Law Section
    •Vice Chair, Debarment and Suspension Committee, 2022-2024
    •Co-Chair, Grant Law Committee, 2023-2024
    •Vice Chair, 2022-2023
    •Vice Chair, Procurement Fraud and False Claims Committee, 2022-2024
    •Member, National Grants Management Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston University School of Law
    Class of 2014
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Tufts University
    Class of 2010
    B.A.
    summa cum laude

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  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Melissa P. Prusock is admitted to practice in District of Columbia and New York.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Melissa P. Prusock is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States District Court for the District of Columbia and United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
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    Melissa P. Prusock attended Boston University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.

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