Webcast: Understanding the Trump Administration’s Impact on Government Contractors and Grant Recipients
Webcasts | December 4, 2025
In this webcast, we explore the key policy developments, enforcement risks, and latest case law shaping the future of federal contracting and grantmaking. The federal funding landscape has shifted dramatically in 2025 under the Trump administration. Executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, heightened scrutiny under the False Claims Act, and proposed regulatory changes are reshaping compliance obligations across sectors. These sweeping changes to federal funding policy have triggered a wave of contract and grant terminations that have landed squarely in the courts. Recent decisions – including Supreme Court rulings and conflicting circuit opinions – have complicated the path to relief, particularly for plaintiffs seeking equitable remedies like reinstatement of grants or contracts. From grant challenges to oversight of contractor conduct, understanding the evolving regulatory terrain is essential.
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PANELISTS:
Stuart F. Delery is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Litigation, Crisis Management, and White Collar Defense & Investigations practice groups. He previously served as Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, overseeing the civil and criminal work of multiple DOJ divisions, and now represents corporations and individuals in complex regulatory litigation and government investigations, including matters involving contractors and grant recipients.
Lindsay M. Paulin is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice. Her work spans the full lifecycle of government contracting issues—including internal investigations, bid protests, False Claims Act defense, cost-allowability disputes, suspension and debarment proceedings, and M&A involving federal contractors. She has represented clients in disputes before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Boards of Contract Appeals, the United States Government Accountability Office, administrative agencies, and other federal and state courts.
Jake M. Shields is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense Practice Group. He is a seasoned FCA and white-collar defense attorney with deep experience in government enforcement, cybersecurity, and healthcare fraud matters. An expert in the FCA, Jake was a Senior Trial Counsel at the Fraud Section of the Civil Division of the DOJ, where, over an eight-year career spanning administrations of both major political parties, he investigated and litigated FCA cases on behalf of the federal government.
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