Robert is an experienced corporate attorney primarily focused on transactional and tax matters in the Pacific region. As an undergraduate, he studied at Pomona College and Cambridge University. He received his juris doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School. After graduation, he joined the multinational law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and worked within the mergers & acquisitions and global tax practice groups. Robert advised on transactions across the technology, energy, and healthcare industries, many with dollar values in excess of $1B. He also provided significant pro bono tax assistance to non-profit organizations dedicated to ecosystem and wildlife conservation, and won the firm’s pro bono award twice for these contributions.
Robert later moved to a smaller firm in his home state of Colorado and assisted regional and local business clients. He remained active in the energy and technology communities in Colorado and advised clients on a variety of transactional and tax matters.
In the summer of 2019, Robert accepted a position as an Assistant Attorney General in the Federated States of Micronesia Department of Justice. There, he represented the government in national and international negotiations and disputes. Robert is particularly proud to have collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigations in the location, capture, and indictment of the individuals responsible for the killing of a U.S. citizen on the island State of Yap.
Robert joined Mooney Wieland Warren in January 2021. Since joining the firm, Robert has advised on the Pacific region’s largest and most geopolitically significant transactions in the energy, infrastructure, and telecommunications industries, and has established himself as one of the region’s leading transactional attorneys. His day-to-day practice involves assisting international clients as they enter, operate, and thrive in Pacific markets. Tax-exempt organizations remain one of Robert’s areas of interest, and he represents global organizations, including churches and athletic associations, on a variety of tax, compliance, and operational matters.
In his free time, Robert enjoys coaching and playing football (soccer), and will represent American Samoa in the 2025 Oceania Champions League. Robert is passionate about habitat conservation on land and in the oceans, and he enjoys trekking, fly fishing, and reading.
Education
- B.A. (Pomona College Scholar), International Relations (Economics, Physics), Pomona College
- J.D. (Solomon Merit Scholar), University of Chicago Law School
Experience
- Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Federated States of Micronesia National Government
- Associate Attorney, Fortis Law Partners LLC, Denver, CO
- Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Palo Alto, CA
Scholarship
- Leading Cases: In Re Blood Reagents, The Antitrust Report 2015.
- Thailand Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Market Study and Report (2010), commissioned by the French Development Bank.
- The Effects of Renewable Energy Policy on Innovation in Wind and Solar Technologies, The Forum for Energy Economics and Development, Oct. 2009.
Admissions
- American Samoa
- Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Colorado
- California (inactive)
