Evan Matsuda

Evan Matsuda is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice Group. He assists clients on a broad range of issues, with a focus on bid protest litigation and regulatory compliance matters. Evan also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on international law and security.

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Trump Administration Issues Two Executive Orders Seeking To Remake Federal Procurement

By Scott A. Freling, Susan B. Cassidy, Frederic Levy, Martin Levy & Evan Matsuda on April 16, 2025

Posted in FAR, Procurement Reform

President Trump has issued two new Executive Orders (“EOs”) that seek to reshape federal procurement. The much anticipated “Restoring Common Sense To Federal Procurement” EO (the “FAR Reform EO”) seeks to “create the most agile, effective, and efficient procurement system possible” by revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)…

New Executive Actions Address the Defense Acquisition System, U.S. Maritime Industries, Foreign Military Sales, and “Unlawful” Regulations

By Scott A. Freling, Kayleigh Scalzo, Michael Wagner, Stephanie Barna, Hunter Bennett, Peter Terenzio, Homer La Rue, Martin Levy, Evan Matsuda, Emma Merrill-Grubb, Victoria Skiera & Ethan Syster on April 11, 2025

Posted in Defense Industry, Energy, Government Contracts Regulatory Compliance, Procurement Policy, Procurement Reform

President Trump issued a series of executive orders (“EOs”) and presidential memoranda on Wednesday, April 9, that could impact government contractors across a broad range of industries. Among other initiatives, these executive actions seek to reform the defense acquisition system, reinvigorate the U.S. maritime industry, and streamline foreign military sales. The actions also reflect President Trump’s goal of catalyzing innovation and economic growth by reducing regulatory burdens, both in general and in the energy industry specifically.

We briefly summarize below the six April 9 executive actions most likely to impact government contractors.Continue Reading New Executive Actions Address the Defense Acquisition System, U.S. Maritime Industries, Foreign Military Sales, and “Unlawful” Regulations

Covington Submits Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief Addressing Derivative Sovereign Immunity for Government Contractors

By Raymond Biagini, Daniel Russell Jr. & Evan Matsuda on February 24, 2025

Posted in Civil Litigation, Contractor Tort Liability & Immunity, Defense Industry, Insurance & Indemnity, Jurisdiction

On behalf of the Professional Services Council (PSC), this past week Covington filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioner in The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal (No. 24-758). The brief urges the Court to grant certiorari and, ultimately, to hold that government contractors are entitled to immediately appeal a district court’s denial of derivative sovereign immunity under the collateral order doctrine.Continue Reading Covington Submits Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief Addressing Derivative Sovereign Immunity for Government Contractors