Gregory S. Walden

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gregory S. Walden (born June 26, 1955 in Champaign , Illinois ) is an American lawyer , government official, and business advisor . He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, an independent American regulator .

Life

Gregory S. Walden graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts with cum laude . He then studied at the University of San Diego Law School and received a Juris Doctor with magna cum laude in 1980 .

He then began working in the District of Columbia Federal Court of Appeals under Chief Justice Robert H. Bork . In 1983 he moved to the United States Department of Justice and held various positions until 1988. In 1988 he was chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Department of Transportation . In January 1991, US President George HW Bush made him Presidential Advisor to the White House. In this role, he took over from January 4 to November 26, 1993, the seat of the resigned Edward Martin Emmett in the independent regulatory authority Interstate Commerce Commission . It was an interim nomination by the President that did not require confirmation from the Senate. He was succeeded by Gus Owen .

Gregory S. Walden then started working for the law firm Mayer Brown , and in 1999 he moved to the law firm Patton Boggs . During this time he worked as a consultant in the transition team for the future President George W. Bush in 2000/2001 . In 2014 he moved to the law firm and lobbying firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and in 2017 to the business consultancy and lobbying firm McGuireWoods Consulting.

Since 1998 he has taught aviation law at the George Mason University School of Law, and at the School of Public Policy of this university he gives courses in traffic law.

Publications

  • Associate Editor of Aviation Law - Cases and Materials, Carolina Academic Press 2006, ISBN 978-1594600302
  • "On Best Behavior: The Clinton Administration and Ethics in Government," Hudson Inst. 1995

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Walden, Gregory S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer, business advisor, and government official
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Champaign , Illinois