There's a new government contracts boutique on the block in the nation's capital.

Steptoe & Johnson partner Sharon Larkin and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings partner Elizabeth Ferrell debuted their new, female-owned firm Larkin Ferrell earlier this month. Larkin Ferrell is the latest boutique government practice shop to open this year in Washington, D.C.

“The idea of opening our firm [came] from a shared vision and goal of what we thought the practice of law should be like in a law firm, based largely from our experiences over the course of our career,” Larkin said. “And to us, it starts and ends with client service.”