Robert L. Walker

Rob is a former Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate and House ethics committees and a former federal prosecutor, with extensive trial, investigative, and advisory experience. He counsels a wide range of clients on congressional and other government ethics rules, lobbying rules and compliance, congressional investigations, and white collar defense matters. Rob regularly represents corporations, associations, and individuals – including congressional officials, other government officials, and candidates – in federal and state ethics advisory and investigative matters (including in connection with financial disclosure obligations), in internal investigations, and in prosecutions arising under campaign finance, fraud, public corruption, and other criminal laws. Learn more at https://www.wiley.law/people-RobWalker.

Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Select Committee on Ethics, U.S. Senate (2003-2008)

Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, U.S. House of Representatives (now the Committee on Ethics) (1999-2003)

Counsel, Select Committee on Ethics, U.S. Senate (1997-1999)

Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (1995-1997)

Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (1989-1995)

Staff Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement (1987-1989)