Nicole Williamson supports government contractors and companies in the aerospace, defense, and national security sectors on a variety of government contracts matters, including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, investigations, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters.
Nicole clerked for the Honorable Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Honorable Richard A. Hertling of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. She received her law degree from Harvard Law School. During law school, she served as a legal intern for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at Kennedy Space Center, where she gained experience in administrative law and exposure to the aerospace industry.
Perspectives
July 8, 2025
Court of Federal Claims Specifies “Jurisdictional Blackout” During OT Prototype Phase and Applies Blue & Gold Waiver Rule
Advisory
June 2025
Court of Federal Claims Announces Itself as the “De Facto Forum” for Bid Protests Involving Other Transaction Agreements (pdf)
Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, Volume II, No. 6, Lexis Nexis
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Credentials
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2020
- B.A., Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016, cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, The Honorable Sharon Prost
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, The Honorable Richard A Hertling