Category: News

06.21.2017

Amsterdam in Travel Weekly on Impact of Trump

Robert Amsterdam recently authored a personal opinion article published in the trade magazine Travel Weekly on the impact of the Trump administration's overtly hostile attitude toward foreign travelers, and what…

06.06.2017

Robert Amsterdam in the New York Times

The New York Times has quoted Amsterdam & Partners LLP founding partner Robert Amsterdam in their recent coverage of the issues surrounding Vnesheconombank. Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer who has represented…

05.17.2017

Gülen Schools Pose National Security Threat to the United States

As President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Washington DC this week, lawyer Robert Amsterdam spoke with the North Jersey Record about the visit, highlighting the issues pertaining to the…

04.14.2017

Trump, Russia, and the Banks

Robert Amsterdam was interviewed by the British newspaper The Independent on a story exploring the financial institutions which allegedly link the Trump organization to various actors in Russia. Excerpt below:…

03.23.2017

Newsweek: How Putin Uses Oligarchs

Robert Amsterdam was interviewed by Newsweek regarding recent revelations relating to Russian businessmen hiring US consultants to advance the government's national interests. Excerpt below. Robert Amsterdam, an attorney who represented…

03.21.2017

Robert Amsterdam Discusses Ukraine with Fox News

The ongoing fighting between Ukrainian government forces and the Russia-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine poses a serious chemical weapons risk, according to a report by Fox News. Late last month…

03.16.2017

Robert Amsterdam Comments on Dutch Elections in Express

Elections in the Netherlands are rarely watched so closely by the international community, but given the recent global surge in populist movements, all eyes were on how the far-right, anti-immigrant…

03.08.2017

Newsweek: Trump-Russia Obsession a "Game of Thrones"

In an interview with Newsweek, Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer who represented Putin-critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky in a highly politicized fraud case on several occasions over the last decade, says there is…

03.02.2017

Forbes: Amsterdam Comments on Trump-Russia Ties

President Donald Trump continues to take the slings and arrows for daring to call for a detente with the Russians, according to journalist Kenneth Rapoza writing in Forbes. They are…

02.19.2017

NorthJersey.com: Charter schools need more oversight

Before stakeholders and public officials push toward further expansion of charter schools in New Jersey, they should take a breath, and pause long enough to look at the rise in…