Kevin G. Walsh represents clients in commercial business litigation and criminal defense. He advises on a wide range of legal matters at the intersection of business, law, and politics.
Kevin represents clients before state and federal courts in both New York and New Jersey, as well as in administrative matters before New Jersey state agencies. Calling on his experience as a former federal prosecutor, he regularly assists corporations, individuals, and higher education institutions in responding to grand jury subpoenas received from the Department of Justice and various federal and state investigators, such as the Federal Trade Commission and various Congressional Committees. He has also represented individuals in a wide range of federal and state criminal inquiries and has often convinced prosecutors not to file charges. When necessary, Kevin has tried civil and criminal matters to verdict.
Kevin’s higher education experience includes representations in Title IX investigations, defense of employee discrimination claims, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and a variety of compliance and board governance issues.
Kevin previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey's Criminal Division, and the Acting General Counsel of Seton Hall University.
Concentrations
•Tax evasion and various federal tax laws
•Health care laws, such as the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
•Defense against wire and mail fraud charges
•Criminal anti-trust laws
•Federal prescription drug laws
•Campaign finance laws prohibiting straw donors
•Federal criminal intellectual property laws
•Laws regulating online internet gambling
•State assault, drug, and narcotics laws
•Defense of attorney ethics investigations
•Securities regulatory and enforcement matters
•Real estate litigation
The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Judicial Clerkships
•Hon. Deborah T. Poritz, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1999-2000
•Hon. Joel A. Pisano, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998-1999
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Commercial Litigation, 2012-2026
•Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2024-2026
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2014-2025
•Top 100 Attorney in New Jersey, 2022
•Rising Stars, 2009-2013
•Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal’s ' General Litigation Department of the Year, ' 2024
•Team Member, Benchmark Litigation’s “New Jersey Law Firm of the Year,” Shortlisted, 2024
•Recipient, Seton Hall University School of Law St. Thomas More Medal, 2024