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John F. Walsh, a Hill & Robbins member and shareholder since 1999, focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and class actions, particularly in the securities and antitrust fields. In addition, he maintains an active practice in internal investigations and the defense of white-collar criminal investigations. Mr. Walsh is listed in Best Lawyers in America and the Chambers USA Guide to Leading American Business Lawyers.
Mr. Walsh’s career has included broad litigation and trial experience in complex business and class action matters. This practice spans state and federal courts in Colorado and around the United States. Current cases include representation of mutual fund shareholders in excessive fee litigation against a major mutual fund complex, Sins v. Janus Capital Management (D. Colo.), and the City of Colorado Springs in Clean Water Act citizen’s suit litigation related to the operation of wastewater treatment and collection systems, Thiebaut v. City of Colorado Springs (D. Colo.). In City Partnership, et al. v. TCI, Inc., et al. (D. Colo.), Mr. Walsh obtained a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of limited partners in a cable system limited partnership. In Leatherman et al. v. Imhoff, et al., Mr. Walsh represented two claimants in an AAA arbitration and obtained a multi-million dollar award on their behalf. In In re Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Securities Litigation, Mr. Walsh acted as co-lead class counsel in a securities class action before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Ribozyme case has resulted in four favorable published opinions and a multi-million-dollar settlement.
IIn addition to this extensive civil litigation practice, Mr. Walsh represents individuals and corporations in connection with federal regulatory actions and grand jury investigations throughout the country. Representative matters include representations in the Milberg, Weiss investigation in the Central District of California (Los Angeles), an ongoing computer-related investigation in the Northern District of California (San Francisco), and Securities & Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement matters in both Colorado and Washington, DC. Mr. Walsh maintains an active internal investigation practice, with substantial experience in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters internationally, including matters in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
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Mr. Walsh graduated
with honors and Order of the Coif in 1986 from Stanford Law School, where
he was Senior Notes Editor of the Stanford Law Review. After graduation,
he served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. J. Skelly Wright of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
In 1987, Mr. Walsh joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles,
California as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Walsh’s
work focused on prosecution of complex federal white-collar violations,
with particular emphasis on securities offenses. He prosecuted dozens of
criminal securities cases, ranging from insider-trading offenses to market
manipulations to violations of the securities anti-fraud provisions. From
1993 to 1995, he served as chief of the Major Frauds section of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office, where he supervised 35 Assistant U.S. Attorneys
prosecuting white-collar offenses. Mr. Walsh was a member of the team that
investigated and prosecuted Charles Keating, and had responsibility for
coordinating that investigation and the investigation of Michael Milken.
He also served as Special Attorney to the Attorney General and conducted
the grand jury investigation of Gov. J. Fife Symington of Arizona.
Upon his return to Denver in 1995, Mr. Walsh joined Holland & Hart,
LLP, where his practice focused on complex civil litigation, and the defense
of federal white-collar criminal offenses. He was elected to the partnership
in 1997. He left Holland & Hart in late 1999 to become a member of Hill & Robbins, P.C.
Mr. Walsh was a candidate for Denver District Attorney in the 2004 election and received the editorial endorsement of the Denver Post. Mr. Walsh is active in many community-oriented activities and in pro bono legal work. Among other activities, he serves as chairman of the board of Invest in Kids, a Colorado nonprofit focused on the development and dissemination of evidence-based early childhood education and health programs, is a member of the board of the Colorado Lawyers Committee, has been active in several leadership positions in the Denver Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Denver program and alumni association, has worked as a mentor for Spanish-speaking students at Denver’s Manual High School and served as vice-chair of Denver’s Public Safety Review Commission. He is a fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation.
Admitted to Practice
Colorado
California
Education
B.A., Williams College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1983)
J.D., Stanford Law School, Order of the Coif (1986)
Publications
"Practical Considerations in Federal Grand Jury Practice," Chapter One of Federal Criminal Litigation, ABA 1994
Languages
Mr. Walsh is fluent in Spanish.
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