John Nakoneczny

Counsel

Overview

John Nakoneczny is a counsel in the Government Contracts Group in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office.

John represents and counsels contractors from diverse industries on contract disputes and other government contract matters. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, he clerked at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, where he supported its judges in resolving and mediating appeals under the Contract Disputes Act. John earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where he was the president of the Government Contracts Student Association and on the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. While in law school, John served as a legal intern at the U.S. General Services Administration and the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. Upon graduation, John was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Career & Education

    • Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
      Clerk, 20182019
    • Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
      Clerk, 20182019
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2018
      Federal Circuit Bar Journal: member
    • University of Florida, B.A., 2013
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2018
      Federal Circuit Bar Journal: member
    • University of Florida, B.A., 2013
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia
    • Polish
    • Polish

John's Insights

Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.17.25

CBCA’s FY 2025 Report – Examining the Numbers

In its recently published FY 2025 Annual Report (Report), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) provided detailed statistics about appeals involving disputes between contractors and civilian agencies.  This past year, the civilian agencies with the highest number of docketed claims at the Board were the Department of Veterans Affairs (70 appeals), the United States Agency for International Development (43 appeals), the General Services Administration (36 appeals), the Department of State (12 appeals ), and the Department of Education (12 appeals).  These agencies accounted for 173, or approximately 78%, of the 221 Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals docketed at the Board. ...

John's Insights

Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.17.25

CBCA’s FY 2025 Report – Examining the Numbers

In its recently published FY 2025 Annual Report (Report), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) provided detailed statistics about appeals involving disputes between contractors and civilian agencies.  This past year, the civilian agencies with the highest number of docketed claims at the Board were the Department of Veterans Affairs (70 appeals), the United States Agency for International Development (43 appeals), the General Services Administration (36 appeals), the Department of State (12 appeals ), and the Department of Education (12 appeals).  These agencies accounted for 173, or approximately 78%, of the 221 Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals docketed at the Board. ...