John C. Truong, Esq., is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He currently concentrates on Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE), where he is responsible for litigation against individuals and corporations in an effort to recover money lost due to fraud, abuse, and other misconduct. Prior to joining the ACE team, Mr. Truong represented federal officials and executive government agencies in federal district court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a variety of defensive civil litigation. He also previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division. Prior to joining the United States Attorney’s Office, Mr. Truong was an Associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, where he focused on complex litigation. Mr. Truong is currently an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law.

In 2009, Mr. Truong received the “Best Lawyers Under 40” award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. John served as President of APABA-DC (The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, DC Area) from 2006-2007. In 2006, the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Mr. Truong the Americanism Medal, one of its highest honors, for demonstrating extraordinary qualities of leadership, trustworthiness, service, and patriotism.

Mr. Truong received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and his Master of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from American University. He previously clerked for the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.  Mr. Truong was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States as “boat people” in 1980.