Christine A. Walsh

As an associate in Taft’s Litigation and Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice groups, Christine represents individuals and entities in a variety of complex litigation matters in federal and state courts, as well as individuals and entities who are involved in government and regulatory investigations. Christine has experience with matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, and other federal and state investigative agencies. Part of Christine’s practice also focuses on compliance with U.S. international trade laws, including CFIUS, export controls, OFAC sanctions, and customs compliance.

Before joining Taft, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Sarah Evans Barker on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and prior to that, for the Hon. Mark Massa on the Indiana Supreme Court. While in law school, Christine clerked for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, as well as for the Human Rights Commissioner of Poland.

Christine earned her J.D., cum laude, from the Indiana Maurer School of Law, where she was the Managing Fellow of the Center of Constitutional Democracy, a contributor to the Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design, a Bradley Fellow for Criminal Law and Procedure, and a member of the Habeas Litigation Practicum. Christine earned her bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in history from DePauw University.

• Co-Author, Taft Law Bulletin, “Key Takeaways From the American Bar Association’s 39th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime,” March 11, 2024.
• Co-Author, Taft Law Bulletin, “From Lemons to Lemonade – Supervalu and the Renewed Importance of Advice Evidence in False Claims Act Matters,” Oct. 20, 2023.