Lobbying terminated for Thaksin in Washington DC
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International law firm, Amsterdam & Partners, has notified the US Congress that it has terminated its lobbying relationship with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The lobbying termination report was filed on Monday although it came into affect on June 30.
In the lobbying report seen by The Nation, the firm’s counsel Ronald M Jacobs gives notice that lobbyist Andrew Durkovic will no longer represent Thaksin.
The firm reported receiving less than Bt155,000 in its work since 2010.
The firm, previously known as Amsterdam & Peroff, with its principal office in Toronto, Canada, was contracted by Thaksin to provide counsel and guidance in Washington DC.
In the past two years, the work focus has not been in the US but in other countries helping Thaksin and the red-shirt movement.
Following the lobbying termination, Thaksin will remain a client of the firm, founding partner Robert Amsterdam said.
Commenting on Thaksin’s trip to the US this month, Amsterdam said his firm had no involvement in obtaining the visa.
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