Rob is a Partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.  Rob joined the firm following twenty years of service in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice.  Rob’s practice emphasizes white-collar criminal matters, enforcement investigations, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling.  He has specific expertise in foreign bribery (FCPA and UKBA), financial services fraud, securities fraud, and commodities fraud.    Rob is the founding member of the firm's White Collar Defense, Investigations, and Compliance Counseling Group.

During his tenure in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, Rob directed and coordinated some of the Department’s most important investigations and initiatives.  Between 1996 and 1999, Rob was a lead prosecutor of the Montana Freemen, resulting in his receipt of the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service.  Rob also was a principal of the trial team in the matter of United States v. Frederic Bourke, Jr., a seminal prosecution of an individual investor under the FCPA.  Rob was the Criminal Division liaison to the CFTC and had associated coordination responsibilities with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  One of the signature results of his work with the CFTC was the Fraud Section’s lead role in the LIBOR investigation, in partnership with the Department’s Antitrust Division, the CFTC and other international enforcement authorities.

Representative Engagements

Government Investigations and Litigation

• Represent a financial services firm in an ongoing FINRA investigation
• Represent a senior energy trader in an ongoing FERC investigation.
• Represent Country and Regional Manager for engineering firm in ongoing FCPA investigation.
• Represent Country Director of Financial Services firm in ongoing FCPA investigation.
• Represent financial services firm in ongoing Department of Justice inquiry into securitization of RMBS.
• Represent senior broker with financial services firm in ongoing CFTC investigation.
• Represent senior international sales executive in ongoing FCPA Investigation.

Regulatory Matters

• Advising broker dealer affiliate of financial services firm on revisions to their AML and BSA procedures.
• Advising global advisory and corporate relations firm on anti-bribery policies and procedures.
• Provide compliance policy guidance to financial service firms.

Trading and Markets Counseling

• Advise exchange on AML and KYC best practices.

Publications

• Executive Order 13959: OFAC Issues Amended License and Related Frequently Asked Questions
  (01/28/2021)
  
• CLIENT ALERT - S. 945
  (06/04/2020)
  
• Integrity for Competitiveness: On the Road with Compliance Officers, featured chapter contributor
  (06/19/2018)
  
• Small, Mid-Sized Firms Face Ethics Hurdles
  National Defense Industrial Association | (06/24/2016)
  
• Financial Institutions Brace For Impact Of Panama Papers
  Law 360 | (04/07/2016)
  
• US Government Enforcement Officials Put Compliance Professionals in the Crosshairs
  Ethic Intelligence | (May, 2015)
  
• Understanding China's Approach to Anticorruption
  (01/28/2014)
  
• Diebold FCPA Settlement Highlights the Significance of Enforcement Regimes Outside the US
  (October, 2013)
  
• Avoiding an FCPA or anti-bribery charge after uncovering corruption
  Inside Counsel | (07/24/2013)
  
• Risk assessments: the key to FCPA compliance
  Corporate Secretary | (07/23/2013)
  
• Investigating Potential Bribery Means Looking Beyond the FCPA
  Inside Counsel | (07/10/2013)
  
• Federal Agencies Target New industries for FCPA enforcement
  Inside Counsel | (06/12/2013)
  
• Deciding Whether to Voluntarily Disclose a Potential FCPA Violation
  Inside Counsel | (05/29/2013)
  
• Compliance Stakes Its Independence
  Inside Counsel | (05/15/2013)
  
• A Roadmap for Best Practices for Compliance Programs
  Thomson Reuters Westlaw | (04/02/2013)
  
• The DOJ and SEC Broaden the Scope of FCPA Inquiries
  (April, 2013)
  

Seminars and Presentations

• The Post Lava Jato World: How Corporates Must Adapt to the Changing Regulatory and Compliance Environment in LATAM
  11/19/2019 | (11/19/2019)
  
• ISO 19600 & ISO 37001 Training Session
  04/16/2018 - 04/20/2018 | (01/31/2018)
  
• Optimizing Your AML Compliance Tools with Technologies (Frankfurt, Germany)
  01/24/2018 | (01/24/2018)
  
• Robertson Park Video Interview at ETHIC Intelligence Annual Breakfast in Paris
  12/06/2016 | (12/06/2016)
  
• Robertson Park Speaks at ETHIC Intelligence Annual Breakfast in Paris
  12/06/2016 | (12/06/2016)
  
• Robertson Park to present at the ETHIC Intelligence annual breakfast, Dec. 6
  12/06/2016 | (11/23/2016)
  
• FCPA Guidance After One Year: The Impact on Compliance and Practice (Securities Docket Webcast)
  12/19/2013 | (12/19/2013)
  

In the News

• Q&A: Managing and Mitigating Fraud in Latin America
  Financier Worldwide Magazine | (06/29/2016)
  
• CFTC Asserts Jurisdiction Over Bitcoin
  (October, 2015)
  
• New York Libor Trial Tests U.S. Ability to Do What U.K. Has Done
  Bloomberg News | (10/01/2015)
  
• 1st UK Conviction Gives More Ammunition To Libor Plaintiffs
  Law 360 | (08/03/2015)
  
• Anti-Corruption Update: Should the IOC Worry about the FIFA Fiasco?
  (06/01/2015)
  
• Forex Settlement Confirms DoJ’s Recent Comments on Corporate Recidivism
  (05/20/2015)
  
• US Government Enforcement Officials Put Compliance Professionals in the Crosshairs
  Ethic Intelligence | (May, 2015)
  
• China fines GSK $490 million after bribery conviction
  (September, 2014)
  
• The World Cup, Corruption, and US Law
  (June, 2014)
  
• Libor Ruling To Spur More Rate-Fixing Suits
  Law 360 | (11/08/2013)
  
• Program for Swiss Banks with U.S. Person Accounts Announced
  (September, 2013)
  
• Mitigating Fraud Exposure Arising from Overseas Operations
  Financier Worldwide Magazine | (August, 2013)
  
• Putting the FCPA Guidance to Work: Adding a New Layer to Anti-Corruption Risk Assessments
  (January, 2013)
  
• Prominent DOJ Lawyer Joins Murphy & McGonigle
  PR Newswire | (08/20/2012)