9.21.2005

Calo Joins White Collar Criminal Defense and Regulatory Compliance Team

Robert R. Calo has joined Lane Powell as a shareholder in the Firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Regulatory Compliance practice group. Calo came to Lane Powell from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), where he was an attorney in the Enforcement Division. Prior to the SEC, he was a federal prosecutor for 15 years.

As a federal prosecutor, Calo tried approximately 35 criminal jury trials and conducted numerous federal grand jury investigations. He also assisted other government agencies conducting related civil and administrative governmental investigations. Calo has extensive experience in the investigation and prosecution of a myriad of federal crimes, including securities fraud, corporate embezzlement, bankruptcy fraud, health care fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud, environmental crimes, and money laundering offenses. As an Enforcement Attorney with the SEC, Calo also participated in investigations involving insider trading, market manipulation, misconduct by broker-dealers, misconduct by investment advisors, and financial fraud conducted over the Internet.

He received his B.S. from Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.