Brian Walsh is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents companies, institutions and senior executives in high-stakes government and congressional investigations, regulatory inquiries, internal investigations and civil litigation. Before joining Kirkland, Brian served as Associate Counsel to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he advised on issues involving constitutional, criminal and civil law, as well as judicial nominations. He also clerked for Judge Sean D. Jordan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.