Please join us in welcoming Burden Walker, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Consumer Protection Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Senior Counselor to the Attorney General, and Deputy Associate Attorney General, to our Complex Litigation practice as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C.
In his role as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of DOJ's Consumer Protection Branch, Burden supervised the enforcement of the nation's consumer welfare laws, including the Federal Trade Commission Act's protections against unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act's protections against misbranded or adulterated food and drugs. During his tenure at the DOJ, Burden also served as Senior Counselor to the Attorney General, Deputy Associate Attorney General responsible for the Civil, Antitrust, and Environment and Natural Resources Divisions, and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. Burden has investigated, prosecuted, and tried white collar crime cases and supervised other prosecutors in their appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Earlier in his career, Burden served as a law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.
With his breadth of experience handling high-stakes matters, Burden will enhance our firm's litigation capabilities. We look forward to leveraging his versatile practice to advise clients across a broad spectrum of disputes.