Rolf Waegenbaur
In November 2007 Dr Rolf Waegenbaur, a former director of the European Commission's legal service, joined EU lobbying firm Alber & Geiger. Between working as a director at the Commission, he worked at the German law firm Graf von Westphalen where he worked for 5 years during which time he lobbied for multinationals on the EU tobacco advertising directive.[1]
Alber & Geiger was formed in April 2007, using a Washington lobbying law model, founding partner Geiger said: "We're the first lobbying-focused law firm in Europe and we're following the lobbying law model from Washington [DC]."[2]
On its website Alber & Geiger claims that "[…] many important political ties were forged from our professionals’ earlier government and parliament experience […]".[3]
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Resources
- Alber & Geiger, About Us, accessed 10 January 2010.
- Berris, Julia, "Cassidy splits to form Brussels lobby firm," The Lawyer, 16 April 2007, accessed 10 January 2010.
- Public Affairs News, December 2007, p.11.
Notes
- ↑ Public Affairs News, December 2007, p.11.
- ↑ Berris, Julia, "Cassidy splits to form Brussels lobby firm," The Lawyer, 16 April 2007, accessed 10 January 2010.
- ↑ Alber & Geiger, About Us, accessed 10 January 2010.
