Anam Abid

Associate

Anam Abid helps government contractors navigate high-stakes disputes, regulatory challenges, and government scrutiny at all stages of the federal procurement process. Anam's practice includes litigating procurement matters, including protests, Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims, and disputes between prime and subcontractors before federal agencies, courts, and board of contract appeals. Anam handles internal and government investigations involving grand juries and regulatory enforcement agencies at the state and federal levels and advises clients on compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), small business matters, and potential False Claims Act (FCA) exposure.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Second-chaired a two-day arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
  • Successfully defended against a status protest before the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals
  • Successfully protested a small business concern’s status before the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (public decision)
  • Drafted a mediation brief resulting in a favorable outcome in non-binding mediation before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
  • Settled a nearly $1 million claim against a federal contractor client in a prime-sub dispute for $355,000.00
  • Successfully defeated government’s partial motion to dismiss a federal contractor’s claims pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
  • Assisted in negotiating a multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of a sovereign nation in a commercial litigation dispute
  • Successfully defended a director of nursing at a long-term care facility in a state grand jury investigation
  • Defended clients in a joint investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud, resulting in a declination of charges

Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. The George Washington University Law School 2023
    • Executive editor, Federal Circuit Bar Journal
    • Judicial extern, the Honorable Andrea Hertzfeld of the DC Superior Court
  • B.A. Public Health magna cum laude College of Charleston 2020

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA)

Languages

  • Urdu

Recognition
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  • Super LawyersRising Star, Government Contracts, Washington, DC, 2025 – 2026