Brian David Walters

Brian Walters is the founding attorney of Walters West APC. His practice includes civil litigation and appeals, probate and trust litigation, alternative dispute resolution, insurance coverage, employment, transactional matters, regulatory compliance, healthcare, intellectual property, religious organizations and religious freedom, real estate, environmental and land use, corporate governance, privacy and cybersecurity, entertainment, constitutional law, higher education, and outside general counsel services.

Before founding Walters West APC in 2024, Brian served for more than a decade as General Counsel and a senior executive for public and private companies across diverse industries, including real estate, technology, healthcare, logistics, consumer goods, private equity, and financial services. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he represented Fortune 100 companies and other clients in commercial and business litigation, antitrust and unfair competition, class actions, regulatory and securities actions, and intellectual property disputes. His clients included leaders in technology, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, insurance, accounting, and energy. He also served on a legal team representing a pro bono client that obtained a rarely granted writ of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court, ultimately leading to a Supreme Court victory.

Drawing on his extensive experience as both outside counsel and General Counsel, Brian has represented plaintiffs and defendants throughout his career and has advised clients on business transactions totaling more than $100 million, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, commercial real estate, buy-sell agreements, and corporate governance matters. He has also led internal investigations, cybersecurity incident response teams, and government inquiry response teams, enabling him to identify practical legal solutions often overlooked by other counsel.

Brian graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University, becoming the first graduate of its joint Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Master of Public Administration program. He earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he served as Chief Articles Editor of the UCLA Journal of Law & Technology and on the Moot Court Honors Program Executive Board. Prior to law school, he worked on Capitol Hill for both his Congressman and U.S. Senator.

An Eagle Scout, Brian was recognized as a 40 Under Forty Honoree by the Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal and SCV Jaycees for exemplary professional and community contributions. In 2014, he was honored by the California State Assembly for his professional achievements and civic service.