Robert Thomason

Correspondent

Robert Thomason is a journalist who has specialized in the environment, commodities and conflict. He is a former foreign news researcher for the Washington Post and was a writer for various sections of the newspaper. As an independent he worked for the National Geographic magazine, Bloomberg BNA, Natural Resources News Service and the Center for International Media Assistance.

Selected Insights by Robert

Kept out of the game: The pitfalls African Americans face as divestiture buyers

2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 Curtis Eichelberger, Robert Thomason, Kathleen Murphy

FTC approves only the most experienced, well-financed divestiture buyers to ensure that competition lost from a merger will be replaced or even enhanced.
Administration plan to fight corruption rests on staid principles, adds new initiatives

2021-12-07T15:23:00+00:00 Robert Thomason

Administration plan to fight corruption rests on staid principles, adds new initiatives
- Financial Crime
- North America
US Congress to tackle anticorruption legislation, including bill to outlaw foreign bribe solicitation

2021-09-14T18:55:00+01:00 Robert Thomason

A slate of US anticorruption legislation, including a bill that would outlaw the solicitation of bribes by foreign officials
- Financial Crime
- North America
Beneficial ownership registries move to center of global attention as work on implementation heats up

2021-06-07T16:38:00+01:00 Robert Thomason, Annie Robertson

Beneficial ownership policy and practice will come into sharper focus this spring and summer as multinational bodies discuss global standards.
- Financial Crime
- Cross-Jurisdiction
As cryptocurrency money laundering increases, regulators seek response

2021-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 Robert Thomason

A money laundering charge against McAfee was unveiled by the US, based on the illegal touting schemes for which he also has been charged.
- Financial Crime
- Cross-Jurisdiction