Karla V. Perez Chacon

Karla is an associate in Reed Smith’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the firm’s Regulatory and Investigations group. Karla represents clients in complex regulatory litigation, government investigations and enforcement actions, and commercial/business disputes.

Karla V. Perez Chacon

Washington, D.C.

Credentials

Education

Professional admissions & qualifications

Court admissions

Insights

FAR overhaul underway: what contractors need to know

Reassessing materiality post-Kousisis: Navigating FCA Exposure for DEI-related Certifications

Reassessing materiality post-Kousisis: Navigating FCA Exposure for DEI-related Certifications

Reassessing materiality post-Kousisis: Navigating FCA Exposure for DEI-related Certifications

Reassessing materiality post-Kousisis: Navigating FCA Exposure for DEI-related Certifications

Blogs

Federal procurement and the False Claims Act: Another risk when it comes to your domestic origin claims

Protest POV: GAO Grounds $83M Air Force Contract Over Merger Mistake

Protest POV: How low can you go? GAO scrutinizes awardee’s low compensation rates

Protest POV: Make it make sense—GAO sustains protest challenging solicitation with arbitrary and unduly restrictive evaluation scheme

Protest POV: The pot calling the kettle black—Court of Federal Claims calls out protester’s similar violation of font requirements

Protest POV: Out with the old, in with the new – GAO backs protest challenging Navy’s reliance on outdated market research

Protest POV: Don’t let a case of “incumbentitis” kill your proposal (and protest)

Protest POV: A small business protégé’s lack of experience isn’t always a deal-breaker

Protest POV: Document access controls can end up controlling your fate in competitions (and at GAO)

Protest POV: GAO dismisses protest challenging contract award to low-priced offeror where solicitation did not contemplate evaluating price realism

Protest POV: Don’t let your bid protest fall flat on its face: CFC rejects untimely challenge to ambiguity apparent on the face of solicitation

Protest POV: U.S. Court of Federal Claims declares “status is everything,” that is, small business status

Protest POV: You Snooze, You Lose: One-Day Lapse in SAM Registration Can Cost Government Contract Award