Education and Honors

  • J.D. (with distinction), Stanford Law School, 2001
    Order of the Coif
    Managing Board, Stanford Law Review
    Kirkland Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist
  • B.A. (summa cum laude), philosophy and environmental studies, Bowdoin College, 1995
    Phi Beta Kappa

    • Selected by Washingtonian magazine as one of the “40 Top Lawyers Under 40” in Washington, D.C., 2006

Admissions/Affiliations

District of Columbia Bar

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Ninth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits

Advisory Committee on Procedures for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Member

Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, Member

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Alexandra Walsh

Partner

The Warner
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004-2400
United States
Phone:
+1.202.639.7946
Fax:
+1.202.585.4074

Practices

Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, Litigation Practice, White Collar Criminal Defense

Concentration

Appellate litigation, white collar criminal litigation, civil litigation and internal corporate investigations

Summary

Alexandra Walsh’s practice focuses on appellate, white collar criminal and general civil litigation, as well as internal corporate investigations. She practices in both federal and state courts of appeals and trial courts. Ms. Walsh handles all substantive areas of law including constitutional law, white collar criminal defense, administrative law and civil and criminal fraud.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Ms. Walsh served as a law clerk to the Honorable Merrick B. Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court.

Representative Engagements

  • I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby-representation of former Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard B. Cheney in defense of criminal charges of perjury, false statements and obstruction of justice
  • CEO of WebMD’s Medical Manager Corp.-defense of federal grand jury investigation and trial on money laundering and accounting and securities fraud charges. Representation resulted in dismissal of all charges
  • Various major U.S. corporations-conducting internal investigations of foreign subsidiaries relating to possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, both substantive and record keeping
  • Various individuals-representation in grand jury investigations concerning a range of matters
  • Lord Conrad M. Black-representation of former chairman and CEO, in connection with Delaware corporate control and breach of fiduciary duty case
  • Federal death penalty defendant-representation in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Automobile Dealers Association v. EPA, Case No. 09-1237 (D.C. Circuit); challenge to EPA’s decision to grant California’s request for a preemption waiver under Section 209 of the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

  • Panelist, “When Is It Worth the Risk? Proffers, Queen for a Day and Asserting the Fifth in Pre-Indictment Negotiations,” The 25th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 2011
  • “The Evolution Of ‘Queen For a Day’ Letters: Questions and Concerns,” The 25th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 2011 (co-authored with Ben Fitzpatrick)
    Panelist, “Press on Trial: The Libby Case,” Council for Court Excellence, December 2010
  • “Ignorance Is Bliss, But Is It Also a Crime? Opening Your Eyes To the Willful Blindness Doctrine,” NACDL White Collar Summer Series, September 2010
  • “Kimbrough, White Collar Sentencing, and the New Primacy of the Sentencing Commission,” News/ABA Criminal Litigation, Winter 2009 (co-authored with Andrew George and Bridget Moore)
  • “Formally Legal, Probably Wrong: Corporate Tax Shelters, Practical Reason, and the New Textualism,” Stanford Law Review, 2001