J.D. draws on more than a decade of experience with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Defense (DOD) to help clients navigate the full lifecycle of government scrutiny – from discovery and self-disclosure to parallel civil and criminal proceedings. He leads sensitive internal investigations involving alleged violations of state and federal law, corporate governance concerns, and cybersecurity compliance risks arising from regulatory oversight.
J.D. has defended health care systems, defense contractors, and critical infrastructure organizations facing traditional and novel theories of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA) brought by DOJ's Civil-Cyber Fraud Initiative and Health Care Fraud Units, as well as qui tam relators.
In addition to his FCA work, J.D. leads clients through all stages of managing cybersecurity risk, from the development and implementation of policies and procedures to incident response operations and regulatory reporting. His practice integrates a litigation-ready approach – combining technical fluency with investigative insight – to protect clients in high-stakes disputes and enforcement actions.
Before entering private practice, J.D. served as an Assistant United States Attorney, where he led multi-agency investigations into transnational criminal operations involving money laundering, fraud, and national security offenses. As a U.S. Army Judge Advocate, he advised Cyber Protection Teams on global defensive cyber missions and completed a combat tour in Afghanistan, where he assisted in the development of human rights compliance programs for detention operations. Recognized as a top trial attorney, J.D. tried more than 25 cases to verdict without losing a contested charge.