Hank BondWalther

Hank Walther defends companies and individuals in complex criminal cases and conducts high-stakes internal investigations for leading companies around the globe. Hank defends companies and individuals that are facing criminal prosecution and civil liability from numerous government agencies and civil litigants, often in multiple countries. During his more than 20 years of practice, as both a defense attorney and federal prosecutor, Hank has led fraud and corruption investigations in more than 35 countries around the world.

Since joining Jones Day, Hank has conducted investigations for and defended industry-leading companies in the health care, technology, retail, extraction, engineering, and automotive industries. He has also successfully defended numerous senior corporate executives and government officials, recently obtaining a post-indictment dismissal of all charges against a corporate executive in an alleged $8 billion fraud scheme. Prior to joining Jones Day, Hank was a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division, Fraud Section, where he served as a line prosecutor, a supervisor in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Unit, and Chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit.

Hank has been recognized as a leading white collar lawyer by Chambers USA, Washingtonian magazine, The Legal 500, and Super Lawyers. Chambers has described Hank as "a go-to for complicated government matters," "a tremendous advocate," and "a trial animal" who has "instant credibility with DOJ."