Michael A. Branca - Lawyer in Washington, DC

Michael A. Branca focuses his practice onconstruction and government contract law. Mr. Branca's practice includes therepresentation of general and prime contractors, construction managers, andother members of the construction and government contract industries. Mr.Branca has provided a wide range of services to his clients, including thereview and negotiation of contract documents, contract administration supportand guidance, and the preparation and litigation of bid protests and claims.Mr. Branca defends and counsels contractors with respect to claims andallegations of violations of the federal and state False Claims Acts, and alsocounsels clients on corporate compliance matters and conducts internalinvestigations regarding allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse. Mr. Branca hasrepresented his clients in a variety of forums, including state and federalcourts throughout the country, arbitration tribunals and administrative boards.

Mr. Branca has been involved with a wide varietyof projects, both public and private. In the public arena, Mr. Branca hasprovided counsel on high profile federal health care facilities, courthouses,and military construction projects, civil works to include dam construction andremediation, rail, bridge and highway projects, and solar power facilities. Inthe private sector, in addition to all manner of general building projects, Mr.Branca has extensive experience providing counsel, arbitrating and litigatingsubstantial claims on power generation facilities, including nuclear, fossil,hydroelectric, and solar.

Mr. Branca has been recognized since 2007 as oneof the leading lawyers in the field of Construction Law by Chambers USA,Americas Leading Lawyers for Business. In 2007, Mr. Branca was noted ashaving a niche specialty relating to federal acquisition regulations. Oneclient reported that Mr. Branca was very knowledgeable in how federal lawapplies to federal projects and was deemed to be a go-to lawyer for projectsthat involve the Navy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mr. Branca is the Editor of the ConstructionLawyer, the flagship publication of ABA Forum on the ConstructionIndustry. Mr. Branca is also the immediate past Chair of the Board of Governorsof the Construction and Public Contract Law Section of the Virginia State Bar.