Burden H. Walker

Burden Walker, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Branch at the U.S. Department of Justice, is a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation practice. Burden led the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes against American consumers, including violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Consumer Products Safety Act, and other federal consumer protection statues.

Burden previously served as Senior Counselor to the Attorney General where he managed matters arising from Justice Criminal Division and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and coordinated the development of DOJ regulations, guidance, and policies regarding corporate, civil, and criminal enforcement, gun safety, controlled substances, as well as charging and sentencing. As a Deputy Associate Attorney General, Burden managed litigation arising from the Civil, Antitrust, and Environment and Natural Resources Divisions.

From 2017 to 2021, Burden served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. He investigated, charged, and tried federal fraud, violent crime, narcotics, and public corruption cases in federal court. During his tenure, Burden led the investigation and prosecution of a Ponzi scheme involving over 1,200 victims across six states and prosecuted a 15-person corruption and drug smuggling ring.