Robert Blaney Email & Phone Number

Crofton, Md, Us

Crofton, Md, Us

Washington, D.C.

• Managed investigations and conducted in-depth financial analysis for suspected violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), US sanctions, and the USA PATRIOT Act. Applied ACAMS methodologies to identify risk most likely to yield maximum results for each investigatory step.• Located and recruited key team members and effectively managed and delegated authority to top performers to enhance overall team performance. Networked with foreign counterparts in the Ukraine, Switzerland, Guernsey, Brazil, and Italy. Leveraged professional relationships to accelerate performance and to establish goodwill for new cases going forward. Effectively balanced interests of multiple stakeholders across various US agencies and outside third parties in multi-billion dollar matters.• Conducted investigations in Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish, French, Dutch, and German. • Litigated cases against a Prime Minister of Ukraine, a former President of Nigeria, a former President of Uzbekistan, and a family member of the former President of Malaysia. Litigation included depositions, motion practice, contributing to and revising overall litigation strategy, preparing expert witnesses, and motion practice.• Co-authored overall settlement strategies in a $300 million case involving the proceeds of corruption of a former European official accused of interference with his country’s natural gas market, and in a $500 million case of involving the proceeds of corruption of a former Nigerian official accused of embezzling billions from the national treasury. Drafted a universal settlement proposal, counter-offers, and internal strategy memos.• Prepared unit-wide guidance on issues including statute of limitations, evidence strategies, and statutory interpretation. Co-authored recent internal memoranda on designating specific entities and individuals pursuant to sanctions issued after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Dc

Civil discovery - prepared RFAs, discovery correspondence, deposition prep and review, document review, privilege log preparation, and final document production.

Durham, Nc

Researched and analyzed recent employment discrimination law decisions to update the Larson Employment Discrimination treatise on topics including Title VII, ERA, ADEA, and ADA. Substantively revised and updated chapters to incorporate new legal developments.

Durham, Nc

Researched and wrote memos on thirty-year SEC enforcement trends, the role of price in securities investor purchasing behavior, forum selection clause policy, and securities issuer liability in foreign jurisdictions. Updated corporations law casebook sections on North Carolina business law, on institutional financial asset holdings, on personal liability of directors and officers to third parties, and on corporate liability for punitive damages.

Chicago, Ill

Worked closely with partners and the head of the corporate practice. Projects included preparing memos on whether Illinois allows springing proxies, on Title VI liability for a private university, on equal protection liability for Chicago Public Schools, on attorney-client privilege in ERISA litigation, and on utilities regulations for the Illinois Commerce Commission. Updated an FCPA compliance handbook. Drafted acquisition contract provisions. Conducted document review.

Champaign, Ill

Conducted title searches. Recorded instruments. Reviewed real estate and finance documents.

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Translated and edited technical documents and contracts from Russian to English. Taught business English with corporate and academic clients. Developed client relationships for international real estate investment projects.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law, 3.4

Activities and Societies: 33% merit scholarship

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies, 3.93

Activities and Societies: 100% tuition and expenses scholarship - FLAS Fellowship

B.A., Slavic Languages And Literature, 3.7