Helgi C Walker

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

District of Columbia

14 Years Ranked

Band 3

Litigation: General Commercial

District of Columbia

4 Years Ranked

Band 4

Appellate Law

USA - Nationwide

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Helgi C Walker

USA

Practice Areas

Co-Chair, Global Litigation Practice Group, Co-Chair, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group; Member, Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group. Appellate, regulatory and complex litigation. Helgi has extensive experience in appellate challenges to agency rulemakings, particularly in telecommunications, and other high-stakes commercial litigation.

Career

Associate Counsel to the President of the United States (2001-2003). Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court (1995-1996) and Judge Harvie Wilkinson III, Fourth Circuit (1994-1995).

Professional Memberships

Chair, D.C. Circuit Advisory Committee on Procedures; Board of Directors, Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit.

Personal

JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994; Executive Editor, Virginia Law Review; Order of the Coif.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite - District of Columbia

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Helgi Walker of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is particularly acclaimed for her handling of appellate proceedings, while also regularly appearing before the FCC on complex regulatory and administrative matters.

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Litigation: General Commercial - District of Columbia

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Helgi Walker cochairs the Global Litigation practice group and the administrative law and regulatory practice group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She has extensive experience in appellate law and regulatory disputes.

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Appellate Law - USA - Nationwide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Helgi Walker has standout expertise in the telecommunications sector and is regularly called upon to advise on appellate challenges to federal agency actions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Helgi is creative and finds solutions to complex issues most others don't see.

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Helgi is a terrific lawyer from both the appellate and litigation perspective.

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Helgi is terrific – she is not afraid of anything and really knows the industry. She is also very creative and comes up with unique arguments to protect her clients.

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Helgi has been the key architect for us in our legal strategy in an important industry litigation.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

She's analytical, strategic and has significant experience that proved incredibly helpful throughout the matter.

Appellate Law respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

If we have any administrative legal matters, Helgi is our key adviser. She has skill and capability that are unmatched.