A longtime US lobbyist for the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska visited Julian Assange nine times at the Ecuadorian embassy in London last year, according to visitor logs seen by the Guardian. Adam Waldman, who has worked as a Washington lobbyist for the metals tycoon since 2009, had more meetings with Assange in 2017 than almost anyone else, the records show. . .Waldman is a lawyer and consultant in Washington and Deripaska’s primary lobbyist. He also represents other clients including Hollywood stars. Last year Deripaska paid Waldman about $562,000. According to filings to the Department of Justice (DoJ) by Waldman’s firm, the Endeavor Group, his work for Deripaska focused on advising the oligarch’s company UC Rusal on legal issues. When Deripaska first hired him, in 2009, Waldman’s firm was on a $40,000-per-month retainer. The Russian magnate was having problems obtaining a visa because of alleged connections to organised crime, which Deripaska denies. Waldman lobbied the US government to get Deripaska a visa. . .: US lobbyist for Russian oligarch visited Julian Assange nine times last year
"Prior to founding Endeavor, Mr. Waldman served as Senior Counselor to Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein at the U.S. Department of Justice. Previously, Mr. Waldman practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, where he specialized in the execution of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. "Mr. Waldman sits on the boards of several privately held companies including Altor Bioscience, Dyad Pharmaceutical Corporation, Florida Beer Company and Katama Investments. He is a founding board member of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Center for Global Development, and The Heroes Project, and he serves on the board of the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation. Mr. Waldman received his Juris Doctor from the American University Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review." [1] : Adam Waldman