Gregory Walden counsels airlines, air taxi operators, cargo carriers, fixed-base operators, airports, security companies, shippers, and citizens groups with matters pending before U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Transportation Security Administration and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Mr. Walden also advises current and prospective Presidential appointees, Members of Congress and congressional candidates, and companies, on government ethics matters. Based on his extensive government service and his subsequent experience in private practice, Mr. Walden is nationally recognized authority in the fields of aviation and government ethics. Walden served as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as chief counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration, and as associate deputy attorney general with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he had previously served as special assistant and counselor to the assistant attorney general, Civil Division. Mr. Walden also served as associate counsel to President George H.W. Bush, and as transition ethics counsel for President-Elect George W. Bush. Mr. Walden began his career as a court law clerk to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980. He later served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert H. Bork, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. With respect to his government ethics practice, Mr. Walden advises companies and individuals on the meaning and application of various ethics laws, including provisions in Title 18, the standards of conduct for executive branch officers and employees, financial reporting requirements applicable to presidential appointees and candidates for Congress, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.