Expert Details
International White Collar Crime
ID: 737653
District of Columbia, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: LLM | Subject: International Law | Institution: Free University, Brussels |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: LLM | Subject: Comparative Law | Institution: Stockholm Univ. Law School, Sweden |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: LLM | Subject: Tax | Institution: The George Washington Univ. Law School |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: JD | Subject: Law | Institution: The George Washington Univ. Law School |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: History and Int'l Relations | Institution: The George Washington Univ. |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1999 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Partner | Department: Law |
Responsibilities:Expert witness on international law topics. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1998 | Employer: Cameron & Hornbostel | Title: Counsel | Department: Law |
Responsibilities:Counsel on international law and give expert testimony. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1992 | Employer: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly | Title: Counsel | Department: Law |
Responsibilities:Counsel on international law and give expert testimony. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1990 | Employer: Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP | Title: Partner | Department: Law |
Responsibilities:Counsel on international law and give expert testimony. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1978 | Employer: Univ. of the West Indies | Title: Lecturer | Department: Law Faculty |
Responsibilities:Teach comparative law, public international law, legal research and writing, and international tax law |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1977 | Employer: Glad Tuttle & White | Title: Associate | Department: Customs and International Trade |
Responsibilities:Handle customs and international trade cases. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1976 | Employer: Nordic Law Consultants | Title: Associate | Department: International Law |
Responsibilities:Work on international law and economic integration matters. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1974 | Employer: Attorney General of Idaho | Title: Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Land use and zoning |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1973 | Employer: US District Court, Southern District of West Virginia | Title: Law clerk | Department: Judge K.K. Hall |
Responsibilities:Research and write opinions. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1972 to 1973 | Agency: U.S. District Court, S.D. West Virginia | Role: Law clerk | Description: researched cases, wrote opinions, and assisted the judge in court. |
| Years: 1973 to 1974 | Agency: Attorney General for the State of Idaho | Role: Assistant Attorney General | Description: provided advice to the Attorney General, state legislature, and local governments on land use. |
| Years: 1985 to 1985 | Agency: US Agency for International Development | Role: Consultant | Description: Consulted for about six months on a project on Caribbean rule of law. Initially, visited Costa Rica to review a similar project to the one proposed for the Caribbean. Then visited Jamaica, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Antigua & Barbuda to work on the USAID project to strengthen the legal system of the various countries. Spent four weeks on one occasion in Barbados and the E. Caribbean. On another occasion, spent ten days in Jamaica. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1974 to 1976 | Country / Region: Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark, Belgium, Liberia, and Sierra Leone | Summary: Worked for Nordic Law Consultants on a UNIDO project for the Mano River Union, a customs union in West Africa. Traveled between Sierra Leone and Liberia, advising the Mano River Union ministerial counsel and prepared briefs on implementation of the Mano River customs union and prepared statute and agreement on a public international utility corporation for the Mano River. Advised clients on international business transactions and projects. Had scholarships from the Swedish Institute and Finnish Ministry of Education. Conducted research and published three articles on Swedish and Finnish penal law. In 1986, lead the ABA International Legal Exchange Committee on a two-week trip of the four Nordic countries and 1985, traveled to prepare the trip. |
| Years: 1977 to Present | Country / Region: Barbados | Summary: Taught international tax law, comparative law, public international law, and legal research and writing at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Law Faculty. Since 1981, have been a registered agent for the Barbados government under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Have participated in the negotiation of income tax treaties, tax information exchange agreements, FATFA Intergovernmental Agreements, and bilateral investment treaties. Have suggested and drafted legislation on financial products. Have given a one-week intensive course at the UWI on international white-collar crime and have regularly traveled there. Visited on an average of once or twice a year since 1981. Formed the Art Collection Fund, Inc., a D.C. non-profit whose purpose is to support the visual arts of the Caribbean. It operated an art gallery in Barbados for some years. Several years ago, on behalf of three Barbados charities, formed Broken Trident Benevolent Corporation, a non-profit in Washington, D.C. whose purpose is to support those charities in Barbados. |
| Years: 2005 to 2016 | Country / Region: Antigua & Barbuda | Summary: Helped the government negotiate a tax information exchange agreement in Washington against the U.S. and then several months later in London against Australia and New Zealand. Periodically advised the government on international evidence gathering and international financial service matters. Am also co-counsel on commercial litigation in US District Court in the District of Columbia, in which Antituga and Barbuda is a party. |
| Years: 1985 to 1988 | Country / Region: Belize | Summary: Advised the Belize government on international investment, prepared promotional brochures on investing in Belize, worked on international enforcement matters, and formed the Consortium for Belizean Development, Inc., a U.S. charitable organization. |
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Country / Region: St. Kitts & Nevis Government | Summary: Advised the government on its negotiation of a tax information exchange agreement with the U.S. In 2019, the Embassy financed part of trip to participate in IFC Forum in the Cayman Islands on international regulatory developments impacting the Caribbean. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| - Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Board Member and DC chapter, Board Member - American Society of International Law, Executive Committee, 1990-92; - International Legal Materials board, 1998-2020; - International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, 2020- ; |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| D.C. Bar, 1978 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| - Texas A&M, Masters in Wealth Management and Risk Management, Adjunct Professor - Washington Foreign Law Society, Pres. - ABA, co-chair, Tax Section, Committee on Civil and Criminal Penalties, International Enforcement Subcommittee - American Bar Association, Co-Chair of Committee on Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Sector |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Approximately five books, 50-70 law review articles, and approximately 5,000 shorter articles, many of which are in the International Enforcement Law Reporter and Tax Notes International. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Fluent |
| Portuguese | Fluent |
| French | Advanced |
| Swedish |