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Robert Amaee practises from the London offices of Covington & Burling LLP and specialises in white collar criminal defence work, internal investigations and in the handling of corporate compliance issues. He represents companies and individuals in serious economic crime matters involving the UK Bribery Act, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, country specific anti-corruption laws, UK fraud laws and the UK Proceeds of Crime Act.
Dr. Amaee is the former Head of Anti-Corruption and Head of Proceeds of Crime at the UK Serious Fraud Office where he led the investigation and prosecution of high-profile bribery and money laundering cases. He led the negotiations that resulted in civil settlements in the cases of Johnson & Johnson/De Puy International Limited, MW Kellogg Limited/KBR and Macmillan Publishers Limited.
Dr. Amaee also served as the SFO’s Head of International Assistance working closely with UK and overseas law enforcement and governmental agencies including the City of London Police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Ministry of Justice, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the US Securities & Exchange Commission. He represented the SFO on the Attorney General's Working Group tasked with drafting the Prosecutors' guidance to the UK Bribery Act, the UK Foreign Bribery Strategy Board and the Prosecutors’ forum at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Prior to joining the SFO, Dr. Amaee practised as a criminal barrister. He is an accomplished litigator having prosecuted and defended in the UK criminal courts. He also has practical business experience having worked in business development roles across Europe, Middle East and Africa for US headquartered organisations. He holds a Ph.D. in medical research and a degree in life science.
Representative Matters
- Assisting with a multi-jurisdictional internal FCPA investigation for a global investment company.
- Conducting an anti-bribery and anti-corruption risk assessment for a manufacturer supplying products across the globe.
- Advising high profile global companies on whether their current UK operations are likely to bring them within the scope of the new corporate offense in the UK Bribery Act.
- Advising major international companies on changes to be made to their existing anti-bribery policies and controls in light of the coming into force of the UK Bribery Act.
- Advising on the implications of the UK Bribery Act for the provision of corporate hospitality at high profile events such as the London Olympics 2012.
- Advising companies that interact with government officials on the controls that should be implemented to ensure compliance with the UK Bribery Act and other anti-bribery legislation.
- Advising on the "adequate procedures” defense contained in the UK Bribery Act.
- Advising on the reporting obligations that arise pursuant to the UK Proceeds of Crime legislation.
Previous Experience
- Head of the Anti-Corruption, Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Units at the Serious Fraud Office, United Kingdom (2009-2011)
- Criminal Barrister at Chambers of Bill Clegg QC (2 Bedford Row) and Chambers of Clive Nicholls QC (3 Raymond Buildings) (2006-2009)
- Europe, Middle East & Africa territory business development roles at VeriSign Inc. (internet sector) and American Power Conversion Inc. (technology sector) (1995-2002)
Honors and Rankings
- Legal 500 UK, Fraud, Corporate Crime (2011)
- Legal 500 UK, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology (2011)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
- The General Council of the Bar
Publications and Speeches
- Mr. Amaee participated in a roundtable discussion concerning how Bribery-Act compliant UK Plc is (originally published in Law Business Review, October 2011.)
- Mr. Amaee participated in a roundtable interview with New Law Journal (8/12/2011) on "How Bribery Act-compliant is UK Plc? "
- Mr. Amaee participated in an interview with Russia Today (7/1/2011) on "The UK Bribery Act."
- Mr. Amaee was interviewed by TrustLaw (June 2011), looking at the implications of the new UK Bribery Act.
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