Robert McManimon joins RL&L as an accomplished Attorney and Legal Compliance Officer with over a decade of management and leadership experience. A retired Marine Corps Officer, Robert has extensive advocacy experience both within and outside of the federal government. In addition to his Juris Doctorate, Robert holds postgraduate degrees in Business Administration, Finance, and International Law.

Robert spent most of his early professional life in management roles. Most notably Robert led the training and supervision of highly regulated onboarding officers responsible for due diligence, anti-money laundering and USA PATRIOT ACT compliance, and the sale of securities at the J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Subsequently, Robert received orders to active duty as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps where he held a variety of billets including as a small unit tactics instructor, the Regional Legal Assistance Director for Marine Corps Installations Pacific, the Officer in Charge of the Camp Foster Regional Tax Center, and as defense counsel to military members accused of misconduct. After his retirement, Robert returned to Tucson to finish his Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance degrees at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. During and after his studies, Robert continued to practice as a civilian attorney.

Robert’s practice includes real estate, banking, and finance with a focus on due diligence, restrictive covenants, legal compliance, and direct client advice. He has provided superior service to over 600 clients, drafted and executed over 200 contracts, provided legal memorandums, and engaged in pre-litigation or litigation services on over 50 cases and overseen a variety of complex transactions.

 

 

 

 

Education

  • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, 2022
  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Science in Finance (M.S.F.)
  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2014
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • University of Edinburgh, College of Law, 2011
  • Legum Magister (LL.M) International Law
  • University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Science, 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science

Admissions

Arizona State Bar

Concentration

  • Military and Veterans Specific Practice
  • Military Justice
  • Military Administrative Separation Boards
  • Veterans Benefits and Veterans Rights Advocacy
  • Integrated Disability Evaluation System Assistance
  • JAGMAN Investigations
  • Legal Officer Training
  • Federal Criminal Litigation
  • Company Valuation
  • Pro Forma Creation and Analysis
  • Government Contracts

 

 

Practices

Representative Matters

  • Represented defendant in one of the largest drug importation and distribution schemes alleged in Marine Corps history, including the alleged importation and distribution of controlled substances in the countries of Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. Outcome: favorable plea bargain reducing potential sentence from over 120 years in confinement to fewer than 3.5.
  • Represented defendant in international wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Outcome: favorable plea bargain for significantly reduced confinement time.
  • Represented seller in multi-million-dollar sale of land to large international mining company. Outcome: completion of transaction.
  • Represented large multi-national corporation in the acquisition of property through lease, ground lease, and or purchase throughout the United States.
  • Represented a multi-national corporation in the development and lease of data center campus.
  • Represented legal entity as defendant in eviction action. Outcome: favorable negotiated settlement resulting in retaining the property and securing significant financial concession from landlord.

Prior Experience

  • Snell & Wilmer, LLP – Associate
  • Farhang & Medcoff, PLLC – Litigation Associate
  • Highcamp Compliance – Hedge Fund Consultant providing outsourced legal compliance
  • Eller Consulting – Lead Consultant for a major healthcare organization
  • United States Marine Corps, Bethesda, MD
  • Defense Services Organization Pacific – Defense Counsel, Okinawa, Japan
  • Camp Butler Regional Tax Center & Legal Assistance Office – Attorney, Officer in Charge, Senior Counsel & Regional Legal Assistance Director Pacific, Captain – Okinawa, Japan
  • P. Morgan Private Bank – Senior Associate – Operations and Asset Management

Presentations / Publications

  • “Rent or Buy and Why,” Presenter, Tucson Emerging Business Seminar Series, December 14, 2022
  • “Military Justice,” Presenter, Veterans’ Advocacy Law Clinic, August 13, 2021
  • “The Uniform Code of Military Justice & Public International Law,” Presenter, Maricopa County Association of Paralegals, June 17, 2021
  • “HIPAA, Hitech, and the Burden of Compliance: Outsourcing as a Solution for Entities Affected by HIPAA’s Widening Reach,” Author, SSRN, May 13, 2013
  • “The Legality of the Continued Use of Depleted Uranium in Warfare by the United States of America,” Author, SSRN, June 22, 2021

 

Education

  • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, 2022
  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Science in Finance (M.S.F.)
  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2014
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • University of Edinburgh, College of Law, 2011
  • Legum Magister (LL.M) International Law
  • University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Science, 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science

Admissions

Arizona State Bar

Concentration

  • Military and Veterans Specific Practice
  • Military Justice
  • Military Administrative Separation Boards
  • Veterans Benefits and Veterans Rights Advocacy
  • Integrated Disability Evaluation System Assistance
  • JAGMAN Investigations
  • Legal Officer Training
  • Federal Criminal Litigation
  • Company Valuation
  • Pro Forma Creation and Analysis
  • Government Contracts

 

 

Practices

Professional Memberships and Civic Activities

  • The University of Arizona – Volunteer Supervising Attorney to student attorneys providing services to veterans before the Veteran’s Treatment Court; Instruction on Uniform Code of Military Justice; Instruction on Veteran resources, 2020 – Present
  • Metropolitan Pima Alliance – Real Property Development Immersion Program, 2022
  • Tucson Metro Chamber – Military Affairs Committee Member, 2022 – 2023
  • Southern Arizona Home Builders Association – Technical Committee & Sales and Marketing Committee, 2022 – 2023
  • Six Sigma Green Belt: Improve and Control, Marine Corps University, 2017

Honors & Awards

  • Recipient of the 2017 Individual Distinguished Service Award from the American Bar Association Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel.
  • Recipient of the 2018 Group Distinguished Service Award from the American Bar Association Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel as Officer in Charge of the Camp Foster Regional Legal Assistance Office.
  • Recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious service while serving as the Regional Legal Assistance Director for the Legal Services Support Section, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

Personal

A retired Marine Corps Officer, Robert enjoys the outdoors as well as international travel. Robert has lived in a variety of U.S. states as well as Ukraine, Crimea, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Robert has moderate proficiency in Russian and Spanish as well as limited conversational and reading ability in Japanese.

 

Education

  • University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, 2022
  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Science in Finance (M.S.F.)
  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2014
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • University of Edinburgh, College of Law, 2011
  • Legum Magister (LL.M) International Law
  • University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Science, 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science

Admissions

Arizona State Bar

Concentration

  • Military and Veterans Specific Practice
  • Military Justice
  • Military Administrative Separation Boards
  • Veterans Benefits and Veterans Rights Advocacy
  • Integrated Disability Evaluation System Assistance
  • JAGMAN Investigations
  • Legal Officer Training
  • Federal Criminal Litigation
  • Company Valuation
  • Pro Forma Creation and Analysis
  • Government Contracts

 

 

Practices

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