A top official for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government has engaged well-known attorney Bob Amsterdam and his law firm to fight international sanctions just weeks after Foley & Lardner dropped the client amid intense political pressure from the state of Florida.
Amsterdam, founding partner of Amsterdam & Partners, which has offices in Washington, D.C., and London, confirmed by phone Tuesday that his firm has an “incredibly preliminary” retainer to represent Maduro’s inspector general, Reinaldo Muñoz, and by extension, the Maduro government.
