Leading economic crime and compliance specialist joins Capital to strengthen services for commercial clients.
Capital Law has appointed Robert Amaee, an experienced economic crime and compliance lawyer, as Senior Legal Counsel in the Business Crime and Investigations team, marking a significant step in the firm’s growth strategy.
Robert brings 20 years of experience in financial crime, government enforcement, internal investigations and compliance. He was the former Head of Anti-Corruption, Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance at the UK Serious Fraud Office, where he led the investigation and prosecution of some of the UK’s most sophisticated bribery and money laundering cases. He has also been a partner at two US law firms, Covington & Burling LLP and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, where he served as the Head of White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations in London.
Robert has acted for various multinational companies, advised government bodies and multilateral development banks and managed sensitive global investigations, money laundering and corruption work on a national and international scale.
Phillippa Ellis, Partner at Capital Law, said:
Robert’s extensive experience and track record of success will make him an invaluable member of the Business Crime and Investigations team here at Capital. His progressive understanding and utilisation of AI in complex investigations and criminal prosecutions will expand our growing compliance practice and benefit our clients in both the private and public sector. His experience in crypto will also assist in developing our growing digital asset litigation work.”
Robert said of his appointment to Capital:
I’m thrilled to join such a talented team at Capital Law. As we navigate the increasingly complex business crime landscape and the rapidly evolving challenges posed by disruptive technologies like AI and crypto, I look forward to working alongside our deep bench of business crime specialists and former prosecutors to help clients protect their business interests.”
