Amos Jones focuses his practice in international trade and commercial litigation. In addition to providing guidance on issues related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, he has counseled clients on matters arising from every provision of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), including a Department of Justice Criminal Division inspection conducted under the FARA’s Books and Records regulations.

From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Jones served as Visitor to the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne Law School on a Fulbright Postgraduate Award in Australia. While in law school he served as an executive editor of the Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal and the Harvard Human Rights Journal. Mr. Jones is a 1999 Harry S. Truman Scholar.

Publications

• "Election 2008: What Private Employers and Their Employees Need to Know About Political Activity In and Out of the Workplace," BNA Workplace Law Report, Feb. 8, 2008 (co-author)

• "Egypt’s Competitive Liberalization in Services: Bilateral, Regional, and Multilateral," 16 Currents: Int’l Trade L. J. 41  (2007) (co-author)

• "Crimes of the Holocaust," 19 Harv. Hum. Rts. J. 299 (2006)

Speaking Engagements

• "Opening of the Evangelical Mind: Law," Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Dec. 8, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts

• "Introduction to International Trade Practice," Harvard Law School Global Practice seminar series, Sept. 24, 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts (co-presenter)

• "Setting Aside the Will of the Plaintiffs," Monash University Law School staff seminar, May 15, 2007, Melbourne, Australia

Professional Affiliations

• District of Columbia Bar Association – Litigation and Law Practice Management sections

• Washington Bar Association – Active Member

Civic Involvement and Distinctions

• International House New York – Alumni Member

• Harvard Law School – 2006 Class Committee Member

• Shiloh Baptist Church – Member