John Grugan

Practice Areas

John C. Grugan is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Philadelphia office, where he represents clients in government investigations and complex litigation brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and state attorneys general.

In addition, Mr. Grugan has substantial experience working with boards of directors, audit committees, special litigation committees and corporate management to direct corporate internal investigations. His experience includes numerous engagements in which he handled corporate investigations and related negotiations with the government, after which the government declined to prosecute or pursue litigation.

Mr. Grugan is often recognized for his work by industry publications, including Chambers USA for Litigation: Securities (Pennsylvania), where he is described as "an enormously valuable strategic adviser. He is very smart, exceptionally accessible and most importantly, wise and practical."

In the community, Mr. Grugan chairs the boards of his alma mater, St. Joseph's Preparatory School, as well as Good360, the nation's second-largest nonprofit and the largest nonprofit that assists retailers in meeting their environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. He is a frequent lecturer and author on topics such as government investigations of financial services institutions and protecting corporate interests in internal investigations.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Grugan worked as a litigation partner in the Philadelphia office of a national law firm. Additionally, he was a law clerk to the Honorable James McGirr Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and served as a trial attorney in the DOJ's Honors Program, Civil Division.

Career

Admissions: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School

Member, Good360 Board of Directors

Member, Franklin Institute Executive Corporate Board

Past President, Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd

Personal

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998)

Editor-in-Chief, Temple Law Review

University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1992)