vCardRyan Gilchrist’s practice spans across the firm’s construction, commercial litigation, business and real estate, and government contracts groups as he supports clients in the construction and real estate industries. From contract review and research to complex litigation of claims and disputes, he counsels contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry on a wide variety of legal issues. Ryan served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kenneth L. Schubert of the King County Superior Court during law school and was a summer associate at Oles Morrison in 2015.
Representative matters
Successful post-award GAO bid protest challenging the award of a $375 million contract awarded by NASA for engineering, research, and scientific support services. GAO sustained our client’s protest, finding numerous errors in the past performance and cost realism evaluations, and also recommended NASA reimburse our client’s attorneys’ fees. Trident Vantage Sys., LLC; SKER-SGT Eng’g & Sci., LLC, B-415944 et al., 2018 CPD ¶ 166, 2018 WL 2355998 (Comp. Gen. 2018).
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “Washington’s “Stay At Home” Proclamation: Construction Update,” March 26, 2020
- Co-Author, “Washington’s Version of “Shelter in Place”: What it Means for the Construction Industry,” March 24, 2020
- Author, “Understanding Constructive Acceleration Claims on Federal Projects,” Procurement Playbook, October 16, 2018
- Author, “FAR Suspension of Work v. Stop-Work Order: What Contractors Need to Know,” Procurement Playbook, June 26, 2018
- Author, “Contract Interpretation Using Extrinsic Evidence Sinks Contractor’s Claim at the CBCA,” Procurement Playbook, February 19, 2018
- Author, “Texas Gets Burned: Court of Federal Claims Finds State’s Randolph-Sheppard Act Protest Premature,” Procurement Playbook, January 25th, 2018
- Co-Author, “Sealed Biddings,” Federal Government Construction Contracts, Third Edition, American Bar Association, 2017
- Co-Author, “Contractors Beware: Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act Applies to You,” AGC Alaska Magazine, Winter 2017
- Author, “Responsibility Criteria v. Contract Performance Requirements- When Can You Protest?” Procurement Playbook, June 8, 2017
- Author, “Breakdown in Communication Leads to Rule 11 Dispute in Bid Protest of Telecommunications Contract,” Procurement Playbook, March 25, 2017
- Author, “Application of the Presumption of Affiliation Based on Identity of Interest Requires Clear Notice to Protested Firm,” Procurement Playbook, January 17, 2017
- Author, “The PSBCA Orders the U.S. Postal Service to Pay for its Mess,” Procurement Playbook, October 21, 2016
- Author, “SBA’s 8(a) Program Survives Constitutionality Challenge … For Now,” Procurement Playbook, October 6, 2016
Awards & Honors
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2020
News & Insights
- The Washington Supreme Court Issued Decision in Conway Construction Co. v. City of Puyallup Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce
- Oles Morrison is Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2021 List
- Super Lawyers Selects Fourteen Oles Morrison Attorneys for inclusion in the 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists.
- The 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 Nationally Ranks Oles Morrison’s Construction and Government Contracts Practices
- While “Some” Construction Projects may Re-Open in Washington, Much Remains Unclear
- Washington’s “Stay At Home” Proclamation: Construction Update
- Washington’s Version of “Shelter in Place”: What it Means for the Construction Industry
- COVID-19 and Impacts on Construction
- Ryan Gilchrist will Lead Two Training Sessions on Liens and Bonds at ABC of Western Washington
- What contractors can do to keep from getting hit with L&I’s retroactive ‘matrix violations’
- L&I’s retroactive fines could cost unsuspecting contractors hundreds of thousands of dollars
- Oles Morrison is Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- Legal 500 Recognizes Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker’s Government Contracts Practice In 2019 National Guide
- Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker Receives Rankings In 2019 Issue Of Chambers USA Guide
- Ryan Gilchrist’s article on Differing Site Conditions Featured in Westlaw
- Serving Our Clients for 125 Years
- James Nagle, Adam Lasky and Ryan Gilchrist Author Chapters in ABA’s Definitive Guide to Federal Government Construction Contracts
- Attorney Ryan Gilchrist Joins Oles Morrison