Robert Adler Email & Phone Number

I have four decades of experience as a litigator, specializing in complex litigation and white collar defense. I have tried numerous cases in federal courts and have represented clients in arbitration and mediation proceedings. I also have represented clients in a wide array of civil and white-collar criminal litigation matters, including tax fraud, money laundering, embargo violations, and cases involving complex structured transactions. Recently, I represented clients involved in the non-reporting to the IRS of offshore accounts and their earnings. I have a specialized practice representing Indian tribes pursuing casino development and economic diversification. I previously served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Justice Department and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School. More recently, I have been teaching an annual seminar on cross-border litigation at a Canadian law school. I am AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Listed skills include Civil Litigation.

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  Partner

  Nossaman Llp

  Jul 2008 - Present - Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

  - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Represented the FDIC in professional liability litigation brought against 12 former officers and directors of a failed financial institution. He also represented the FDIC in commercial litigation resulting from a bank failure.- United States v. Arsalan Shemirani. Represented the Defendant on charges of conspiring to illegally export electronic components from the United States to Iran.- Parmalat related litigation. Assisted in the representation of a former Bank of America (Milan office) employee in in the defense of criminal charges brought in Milan, Italy related to the Parmalat bankruptcy. The client was acquitted. Assists in the defense of new criminal charges related to the Parmalat bankruptcy brought in Parma, Italy. Assisted in the defense of money laundering charges filed in Switzerland against the same client and the successful argument that the statute of limitations had expired.