Stacy Hadeka | Washington, D.C. | Hogan Lovells

Stacy Hadeka
Hadeka Stacy
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“Stacy Hadeka provides excellent services across a broad range of government contract matters from bid protests and disputes to regulatory compliance matters.”

Legal 500 (2022)

With a background in the aerospace and defense industry, Stacy Hadeka has a deep understanding of government contract issues impacting sector clients.

Stacy's practice encompasses all areas of government contracting, with a focus on matters of compliance, investigations and disclosure obligations, transactional due diligence, and bid protest litigation. She assists clients in manning complex government regulatory requirements in the areas of schedule contracting, cybersecurity, the supply chain, and domestic preferences. She also counsels clients on contract formation and administration.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Stacy gained insight into the industry while working as in-house counsel for a major defense contractor and a commercial subsidiary with sales to the federal government. In her role, she supported the business by assisting with matters of compliance, ethics, and litigation. Stacy also clerked with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals where she assisted with government contract claims and alternative dispute resolution.

Stacy received her J.D. from Boston College Law School and attended The George Washington University Law School for her LL.M. in Government Procurement. Through the LL.M. program, she deepened her knowledge and strengthened her skills associated with the practice of government contracts law.

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“Stacy Hadeka provides excellent services across a broad range of government contract matters from bid protests and disputes to regulatory compliance matters.”

Legal 500 (2022)

Representative experience

Advised Spirit Aerosystems on acquisition of Fiber Materials, Inc., a technology company specializing in high-temperature materials and composites for aerospace and defense use from Edgewater Capital.

Advised DLH Holdings, a health care services contractor, on its US$70m acquisition of Social & Scientific Systems, a public health research organization.

Advised KBR on the acquisition of SGT, an engineering services, mission operations, and scientific and IT software solutions provider in the government services market for US$355m.

Advised ByLight Professional IT Services, Inc., a U.S. federal government IT, cloud, cyber, and infrastructure solutions provider on its acquisition by Sagewind Capital LLC.

Assisted government contractors with comprehensive responses to significant cybersecurity incidents, including incident reporting to the DoD.

Advised cloud service providers on complying with the FedRAMP program and agency specific cloud security requirements.

Advised defense companies on government safeguarding and incident reporting requirements, including information system assessments against the NIST 800-171 standards for CUI.

Performed compliance gap assessments and helping to develop and right-size compliance policies, procedures, controls, and training.

Assisted large manufacturers on domestic-source restrictions application and procurement restrictions regarding the Trade Agreements Act land regulations for specialty metals.

Assisted clients on issues related to the FSS program, such as the Price Reductions Clause, Commercial Sales Practices form disclosures, and price increases on FSS contracts.

Successfully defended a bid protest filed against a client in the Defense Health Agency's US$200m contract to provide telemedicine services for military health beneficiaries.

Successfully defended a challenge of a multibillion dollar award to our client to manufacture and supply military helicopters.

 

Represented an information technology contractor in responding to DCAA audits and assisted with resolving disputed costs.

Advised several large information technology contractors on structuring alliance benefit and partner programs.

Assisted a transportation contractor with negotiating and drafting a Teaming Agreement for a major state procurement.

Advised several information technology and defense contractors on DoD's foreign military funding program and its respective guidelines, including content requirements. 

Assisted traditional and non-traditional companies with drafting and negotiating other transaction agreements. 

Advised multiple defense contractors on the risks associated with contracting in foreign countries, including those addressed in status of forces agreements. 

Successfully defended a bid protest awarded by DoD for a US$235m adversary fighter services contract with the Navy.

Represented a major defense contractor in a teaming agreement dispute that led to enforcement of the agreement and future royalties.

Advised Oracle on its US$28bn acquisition of Cerner Corporation.

Represented Bridgestone Americas, Inc. in connection with its US$391m acquisition of Azuga Holdings, Inc. from Sumeru Equity Partners.

Achieved settlement for leading defense client in action filed at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.

Represented government contractors in investigations relating to alleged violations of the civil False Claims Act, the Procurement Integrity Act, and the Trade Agreements Act.

Credentials

Education
  • LL.M., The George Washington University, 2014
  • J.D., Boston College Law School, 2010
  • B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, magna cum laude, 2007
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
Court admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Memberships
  • Board of Directors, Sentinels of Freedom
  • Vice-Chair and former Co-Chair, Subcontracting, Teaming, and Strategic Alliances Committee, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
  • Former Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
  • Member, Coalition for Government Procurement
  • Member, Commercial Products and Services Committee, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
  • Membership Officer, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
  • Vice-Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Committee, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
  • Vice-Chair, Acquisition Reform and Emerging Issues Committee, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law

Recognition

Government Contracts, Associate to Watch

Chambers USA

2021-2022
Government Contracts, Up and Coming

Chambers USA

2023
Key Lawyer

Legal 500

2021-2023
Readers Choice Award, Government Contracting

JD Supra

2021
Rising Star

Law360

2021
Government: Government Contracts, Recommended

Legal 500 US

2020
On The Rise: Top 40 Young Lawyers

American Bar Association

2019