- Counsel to businesses and individuals before a variety of government agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency and the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
- Conducts corporate internal investigations and counsels companies and individuals concerning federal grand jury investigations.
- Led the multidistrict prosecution of a major utility company for criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act, resulting in guilty pleas and more than $100 million in fines.
- Led numerous successful criminal and civil prosecutions of major health care providers for violations of the federal False Claims Act.
- Worked closely with the National Security Division of the DOJ in the successful prosecution of numerous federal terrorism-related matters.
- Phone: 704.444.1248
- Other Phone: 919.862.2212
- Email: thomas.walker@alston.com
A former presidentially appointed U.S. attorney, Thomas understands the high stakes of federal and state investigations and white collar criminal defense.