Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, George Mason University School of Law
- B.A., The Johns Hopkins University
Clerkships
Law Clerk for the Honorable Lawrence J. Block,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
(2004-2006)
Bar & Court Admissions
Jon W. Burd
ASSOCIATE202.719.7172
| jburd@wileyrein.comMr. Burd counsels and represents government contractors and subcontractors on a range of legal matters. He regularly litigates matters before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and federal courts, including bid protests and other commercial litigation. Mr. Burd also conducts internal investigations involving allegations of contractor fraud or abuse in conjunction with Department of Justice (DOJ) and Inspector General (IG) subpoenas, suspension and debarment proceedings and employee whistleblower claims.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Litigates bid protests at the GAO and U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
- Defends False Claims Act and qui tam claims in federal district courts, including claims of whistleblower protection violations.
- Represents government contractors in defense of suspension and debarment proceedings, including negotiation of administrative agreements resolving suspensions and debarments.
- Represents government contractors in disputes with the federal government, including threatened terminations, claims under the Contract Disputes Act and appeals of contracting officer final decisions to the Boards of Contract Appeals.
- Conducts internal investigations and defends DOJ and/or agency IG investigations, including representing government contractors during employee interviews conducted by DOJ or IG investigators.
- Represents government contractors in disputes with subcontractors.
- Responds to the proposed release of sensitive client information by federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and protects the improper release of exempt documents and information.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Adjunct Professor, Commercial Paper, George Mason University School of Law (2005-2006).
- Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable Bruce Levine, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2003).
- Intern for the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (2001-2002).
- Works with the Whitman-Walker clinic to represent clients with HIV/AIDS pursuing claims for Social Security disability benefits.
PUBLICATIONS
CURRENT | CHOOSE YEAR | VIEW ALL- A First Look at the 2009 Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Daniel P. Graham, Jon W. Burd, Tracye Winfrey Howard, Brian Walsh and W. Barron A. Avery
April 2010 | American University Law Review
- DoD Adopts Final Rule On Senior DoD Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors
Richard B. O'Keeffe Jr. and Jon W. Burd
November 19, 2009
SPEECHES
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CURRENT | CHOOSE YEAR | VIEW ALLWiley Rein Wins Favorable Decision in Disability Case
February 19, 2010
IN THE NEWS
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