Robert O'Neill to speak at FALI Conference
Thursday, March 20, 2014
 Robert O'Neill
Managing Director
of Freeh Group Internation
will speak on May 3rd
Robert (“Bobby”) E. O’Neill joined the Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC (FGIS) as a Managing Director in July 2013. He is assigned to the office in Miami, Florida. Prior to joining FGIS, Mr. O’Neill served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. He was appointed by President Obama on October 5, 2010. Mr. O’Neill also previously served as the United States Attorney from 2007 to 2008 under then President Bush.
Bobby began his legal career at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office where he served as an Assistant District Attorney under the legendary Robert Morgenthau. In that office, he prosecuted all types of state criminal cases, ranging from misdemeanors to homicides. Coincidentally, Bobby’s office mate was Cyrus Vance, Jr., the current District Attorney in New York County.
After developing some trial skills in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Mr. O’Neill joined the United States Department of Justice. He became an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida. Bobby was assigned to the Miami Division. While in that office, he prosecuted all types of federal criminal cases, including arms export control act violations, violent crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and white collar crime. In addition to his trial responsibilities, he also held the following supervisory positions: Deputy Chief of the Major Drug Traffickers Section and Chief of the Financial Litigation Section.
Mr. O’Neill returned to New York where he entered the private practice of law. He joined a prominent firm in New York City, Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore. The firm specialized in cases involving allegations of personal injury and more particularly, medical malpractice. Due to the trial intensive practice of the firm, Bobby received substantial civil trial experience during his time at the law firm.
Mr. O’Neill returned to public service when he accepted a position as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel (Adams) in Washington, DC. The office had been established to investigate allegations of corruption at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Bobby was assigned as lead counsel in a case involving allegations of corruption against a high level department employee. While that case was pending trial, Bobby accepted a position as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. In that office, he was again prosecuting all types of federal criminal cases, including drug trafficking, money laundering, and various white collar offenses. While serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in Tampa, Mr. O’Neill was detailed to the Office of Independent Counsel to try the previously mentioned case in Washington, DC on behalf of the Office of Independent Counsel.
While serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in Tampa, Mr. O’Neill was again requested to serve a detail as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of the Independent Counsel (Smaltz). That office had been established to investigate allegations of corruption at the United States Department of Agriculture. Bobby was selected to be lead counsel in a case involving allegations of corruption between a business man and a member of Congress. In addition to being lead trial counsel, he also supervised the Independent Counsel’s office in San Francisco, California.
Mr. O’Neill, once again, returned to his position as an Assistant United States Attorney in Tampa. However, within a year or so, he was again asked to serve another detail. This time, Bobby was detailed to the United States Department of Justice to serve as the Deputy Chief in Charge of Litigation for the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section in Washington, DC. In that position, he was responsible for supervising the attorneys in the section who were prosecuting narcotics related criminal cases throughout the United States. In addition, Bobby was assigned as lead trial counsel in the criminal prosecution of a former Deputy Attorney General of Mexico for money laundering.
When Mr. O’Neill returned to the United States Attorney’s Office from his detail at the Department of Justice, he began concentrating on cases involving public corruption and complex fraud. In addition to handling his cases, he was offered and accepted a series of supervisory positions. Those positions included Chief, Special Prosecutions- Public Corruption Section; Chief, Criminal Division; Anti-Terrorism Coordinator; First Assistant United States Attorney; and ultimately, United States Attorney. Throughout that period of time, Bobby continued to prosecute cases personally as the lead and, except in one case, the only trial counsel for the United States.
Mr. O’Neill was recognized for his achievements as a trial lawyer when he was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. O’Neill graduated from Fordham University, Bronx, New York (magna cum laude) with a B.A. in Political Science. He received his law degree from New York Law School (cum laude).
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