David M. Nadler Email & Phone Number

Dave Nadler focuses his practice on bid protests; government audits and investigations; the False Claims Act; contract claims, terminations and disputes; government cost, accounting, and pricing issues; suspension and debarment cases; and government compliance matters. Dave is consistently rated by Chambers USA as one of the leading government contracts attorneys in the country. According to Chambers, “clients appreciate that he is ‘extremely responsive, very knowledgeable and provides common-sense advice. He understands how to advise businesses in a way that is practical from both a business and legal perspective.’” Seen as a “[t]rusted adviser,” clients also say that Dave “has great client relation skills, very deep experience and is able to anticipate issues, not just be reactive. He asks the right questions and this allows him to give the best advice.” Dave is recognized by sources as “a master of the subject matter” and as being “among the best government contracts attorneys in the country.”Dave was selected by Law360 as a Government Contracts MVP for 2017, and under his leadership the Firm’s Government Contracts practice was twice selected by Law360 as a Practice Group of the Year. He is also a recipient of the Federal 100 award, and was selected as a Top Lawyer, Government Contracts, by Washingtonian Magazine in 2018.Dave is an animal advocate and has an extensive pro bono practice that focuses on supporting organizations that care for and protect animals. For example, Dave is legal counsel to Tigers in America (TIA), which rescues and relocates tigers from abusive situations to sanctuaries, for lifetime care in a safe environment. Dave also provides legal support to ACCT Philly, the largest animal care and control provider in Philadelphia which provides shelter care and life saving efforts for thousands of homeless, abandoned and abused animals annually; Animal Rescue Corps, which provides large-scale emergency animal rescue and disaster response, shelter relief and education and training; the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one of the world’s oldest and most progressive animal welfare organizations; and Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization that promotes pet adoption, no-kill animal rescue, and spay-and-neuter practices. Dave is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Animal Defense Partnership (ADP), which protects animals by providing free legal services to non-profits that advocate for animals and plant-based diet change.