John G. (Jack) Horan represents clients in litigation with the government; internal investigations of contract, regulatory, civil and criminal violations; and compliance with contractual, regulatory, civil and criminal requirements. He is an experienced practitioner in government contracts, litigation, and white collar criminal defense.
Jack has a wealth of litigation experience, including acting as lead counsel in over 30 jury trials and hundreds of criminal, civil, administrative and arbitration hearings, as well as presenting oral arguments on eight appeals before the Federal and District of Columbia Courts of Appeals.
As a criminal defense lawyer, Jack represents companies and employees in closely regulated industries under investigation or indictment for criminal offenses arising from regulatory violations. He has represented clients before federal and state grand juries and in criminal proceedings in federal and state courts. His experience includes defending companies and employees accused of crimes under the False Claims Act, the False Statements Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as export control, import, bribery, gratuities, conflict of interest and federal election laws.
Jack has litigated contract and fraud cases against the government, prime contractors and subcontractors before the Board of Contract Appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. He has represented contractors protesting and defending the award of contracts before the Court of Federal Claims, the Government Accountability Office, federal agencies and state forums, and has also represented clients in suspension and debarment proceedings brought by federal and state agencies.
Jack possesses significant experience in assisting clients with compliance with requirements in solicitations, contracts, regulations, and civil and criminal statutes applicable to government contracts. He has drafted and reviewed corporate compliance programs for government contractors and businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging businesses. Jack has also conducted internal investigations of contract compliance, fraud, government security violations, employee kickback schemes, theft of corporate and government property, organizational conflicts of interest, and violations of import and export laws.
Before entering private practice, Jack served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. In this role, he supervised criminal investigations by local and federal law enforcement authorities and represented the United States in jury trials, hearings and appellate arguments in the District of Columbia and federal courts.
Jack serves as an Associate Editor of the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Journal and is the author of “Legal Forum,” a monthly column in Contract Management magazine, a publication of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). Jack also serves as General Counsel and an ex officio board member to NCMA. Jack is also an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America, where he teaches “Legal Aspects of Government Contracting” in the university’s Federal Acquisition and Contract Management master’s degree program.
