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Bryan Dewan

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Associate | He/Him/His
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Areas of Focus

Overview

Bryan Dewan focuses on helping government contractors navigate a range of legal issues, including but not limited to cybersecurity and other Federal Acquisition Regulation compliance counseling, False Claims Act investigations, bid protests and other government contracts litigation, and mergers and acquisitions.

Bryan graduated from The George Washington University Law School, with high honors and Order of the Coif recognition, along with a J.D. concentration in government procurement law. While in law school, Bryan and his moot court partner won the 2024 Arnold & Porter Government Contracts Moot Court Competition. Bryan was also the editor-in-chief of the Public Contract Law Journal and the vice president of GW Law’s Government Contracts Student Association. He also served as a writing fellow, mentoring 1L students on their legal writing assignments.

Before law school, Bryan worked for five years in the nonprofit sector as a communications professional, where he worked extensively with lawyers. His favorite memory was helping his former employer advocate for the passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, and then assisting the National Archives and Records Administration while in law school with updating its materials in response to that new law.

Career & Education

    • Office of the Federal Register
      National Archives and Records Administration Intern, 2023
    • Office of the Federal Register
      National Archives and Records Administration Intern, 2023

    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, government procurement law, 2025

      Public Contract Law Journal: editor-in-chief

    • Colgate University, B.A., magna cum laude, political science (high honors) and computer science, 2017
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, government procurement law, 2025

      Public Contract Law Journal: editor-in-chief

    • Colgate University, B.A., magna cum laude, political science (high honors) and computer science, 2017

    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

Bryan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.21.26

In a First, District Court Dismisses FCA Cybersecurity Complaint for Lack of Materiality

In recent years, the U.S. federal government has taken significant interest in the cybersecurity compliance of its contractor base. In 2025 alone, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative recovered more than $50 million across nine False Claims Act (FCA) cybersecurity fraud settlements, and it has secured almost 20 settlements since its launch in October 2021. Because most defendants facing FCA liability for alleged cybersecurity noncompliance enter into pre-litigation settlements, the last court decision in a cybersecurity FCA case was in 2022. However, earlier this month, on September 2, 2026, in  United States ex rel. Pannek v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., No. 23-cv-15145, 2026 WL 2593317 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 2, 2026), Judge Sunil R. Harjani of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to dismiss on materiality grounds and offered additional guidance on what a plaintiff must allege to adequately state an FCA cybersecurity claim....

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Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.21.26

In a First, District Court Dismisses FCA Cybersecurity Complaint for Lack of Materiality

Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.11.26

New ISOO Guidance Directs Federal Agencies to Provide More CUI Guidance to Contractors

Blog Post | 07.22.26

Department of War Immediately Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements, Launches 60-Day Reform Review

Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.21.26

Last Call: “FAR CUI Rule” Draft Language Provides an Opportunity for Contractors to Weigh in by this Week

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Practices

Bryan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.21.26

In a First, District Court Dismisses FCA Cybersecurity Complaint for Lack of Materiality

In recent years, the U.S. federal government has taken significant interest in the cybersecurity compliance of its contractor base. In 2025 alone, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative recovered more than $50 million across nine False Claims Act (FCA) cybersecurity fraud settlements, and it has secured almost 20 settlements since its launch in October 2021. Because most defendants facing FCA liability for alleged cybersecurity noncompliance enter into pre-litigation settlements, the last court decision in a cybersecurity FCA case was in 2022. However, earlier this month, on September 2, 2026, in  United States ex rel. Pannek v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., No. 23-cv-15145, 2026 WL 2593317 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 2, 2026), Judge Sunil R. Harjani of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to dismiss on materiality grounds and offered additional guidance on what a plaintiff must allege to adequately state an FCA cybersecurity claim....

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