Jordan L. Strauss Esq.
Of Counsel
Jordan conducts his pro bono practice through the Firm. The co-founder of a technology firm, Jordan was previously an executive at Kroll, the global risk and technology firm, and a fellow of the firm’s internal think tank. A former White House and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official, and a former federal prosecutor and trial attorney, Jordan often works with clients experiencing serious threats, false accusations of misconduct, or known problems that require a remedy. He also advises select clients on geo-political and national security issues.
At Kroll, Jordan’s clients ranged from Fortune 100 companies to large non-profits and Universities. An expert at compassionate interviewing and complex investigations, Jordan is known by his clients as a crisis manager and an investigator who can seek truth objectively while mitigating the often difficult fallout from resolution of an incident. He frequently speaks to the media and law firms about these issues. He is on speed dial for several major law firms and publicly-traded companies.
Jordan completed his career with the DOJ as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In February 2015, he concluded his appointment as Deputy Justice Attaché and Senior Legal Advisor at the Justice Department’s office in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this role, Jordan was responsible for the Department’s counter-corruption portfolio. He supported criminal justice, anti-money laundering and national security capacity-building efforts by working with prosecutors, judges and law enforcement professionals across the country, focusing particularly on the Kabul Bank fraud and subsequent collapse.
Jordan departed for Afghanistan from his post at the White House National Security Council, where he was Director for Incident Management. His responsibilities included managing a variety of sensitive national security policy matters and supporting the operational needs of the president and senior national security leadership.
Prior to his service at the White House, Jordan served as the first Director of Preparedness and Response for the DOJ’s National Security Division providing regular counsel to the DOJ’s senior leadership while focusing on matters pertaining to national security law and emergency response. He helped coordinate the response to several high-profile events.
Jordan began his legal career as a trial attorney with the DOJ’s Civil Division in 2005, having joined through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. He was responsible for the investigation and litigation of a wide variety of complex civil fraud, False Claims Act, and Anti-Kickback Act cases. He led or co-led cases that recovered over $100 million and won several awards for his work.
Over the course of his career, Jordan has received several commendations and awards for outstanding achievement, including the DOJ’s Expeditionary Service Award, General Services Administration Inspector General Award, and the DOJ’s Special Achievement Award.
Jordan is a member of the Board of Trustees of a Massachusetts college, an Advisory Board member of the Gupta Governance Institute, and a Director of Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. He serves on the technical advisory boards of multiple companies. He has also been pro bono counsel to several artists and arts organizations, including as one of two outside counsel for an internationally known Grammy-award winning new music ensemble. An accomplished teacher, Jordan designed and teaches “National Security Law,” an advanced seminar at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, and previously taught at American University’s Washington College of Law.