Consistently honored as the leading EU lobbying law firm

With over 60 years of experience as a top EU lobbying law firm and former high-ranking EU officials, we provide strategic counsel to multinational companies, governments, investors, and trade associations on EU legislation, regulatory strategy, trade policy, sanctions, competition matters, sustainability regulation, and geopolitical affairs.

"A leading EU government relations law firm."

The Hill, Washington, DC

"High end solutions for high end problems."

- Gergana Grancharova, Minister of EU Affairs, Government of Bulgaria

"Valuable EU support and advise."

- H.E. Menouar Alem, Ambassador to the EU, Kingdom of Morocco

Alber & Geiger is a political lobbying powerhouse.

We represent our clients’ interests at the highest levels of the European Union. Our firm combines former EU officials, leading public affairs professionals, and top legal experts to provide EU regulatory intelligence, government relations, and strategic advocacy for organizations worldwide.

As one of Europe’s leading government relations and public affairs law firms, Alber & Geiger advises multinational companies, governments, investors, and trade associations on EU legislation, regulatory strategy, trade policy, competition matters, sanctions, sustainability regulation, and geopolitical affairs.

Agribusiness

Competition

Education

Financial Services

Health Care

Immigration

Industry & Environment

National Security

Technology & Telecommunications

Trade

Transportation & Infrastructure

Work

Our multidisciplinary teams support clients across the entire EU policy cycle — from strategy and stakeholder mapping to advocacy, negotiations, and implementation before the European Commission, European Parliament, Member States, and key regulatory authorities.

Government Affairs

Alber & Geiger is a political lobbying powerhouse and a leading European government relations law firm. We represent our clients’ interests on the highest diplomatic and political level.

Diplomacy

Alber & Geiger helps countries and companies with advocacy on bilateral political and economic relations, especially to implement strategic plans and raise visibility to and before the EU institutions in Brussels.

Litigation

Our reputation as trial lawyers before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is well known.

Wins

As one of Europe’s leading government relations and public affairs law firms, Alber & Geiger has successfully advised multinational companies, governments, investors, and trade associations on EU legislation, regulatory strategy, trade policy, competition matters, sanctions, sustainability regulation, and geopolitical affairs.

The matters below illustrate our experience before the European Commission, European Parliament, Member States, and key regulatory authorities across a wide range of industries and policy areas.

Sports Betting In Romania

Challenge

Stanleybet launched the Fair Play For Sports Betting campaign, calling for fair access to all European markets for all EU-based sports betting operators. However, it was hampered by monopolistic Romanian gambling laws, which prevented it from bringing the full benefits of its cross border business model to the country. The challenge was to get the post-Communist Romanian sports law infrastructure in line with EU law.

Strategy

The strategy was based on the landmark Gambelli judgement. In that court case, our Chairman had been Attorney General. His Opinion had established an important framework for determining the validity on limitations to cross border gambling. Concurrently, our strategy contextualized our inter-institutional communication according the Romanian sports law infrastructure. It utilized the fact that Stanleybet had based its cross border business model on the Gambelli and Placanica rulings.

Results

We were able to demonstrate to the European Commission that Stanleybet was a model of the type of economic activity, which it had a duty to protect. Thanks to our efforts, the EU Commission forced the Romanian state to comply with these very recent extensions to EU competence. Stanleybet now has a lucrative and successful operation in Romania, which benefits consumers.

Forever Chemicals In Medical Devices

Challenge

Alber & Geiger assisted West Pharmaceutical, a US corporation and world market leader in medical devices, paving the way for PFAS ban exemptions for their products. The intention was to prevent disruptions in the supply of certain medical devices, where the medicinal products are inseparably connected with the devices, like it is the case with the diabetes pen or with vaccines prefilled in containers and syringes.

Strategy

Our team engaged in a multifaceted approach to safeguard the interests of the medicinal and medical devices. We provided strategic input during the consultation period with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), highlighting the unique needs and safety considerations of specific medical devices. This was followed by an extensive outreach to stakeholders within the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the EU member states. Our efforts focused on educating decision-makers about the indispensable role of PFAS in medicinal products and medical devices and the potential supply chain risks posed by a PFAS ban.

Results

Our advocacy efforts led to a pivotal development in the regulatory landscape on medical devices. Our targeted approach opened the door to potential derogations of several years for specific medical applications where there is substantial evidence that viable alternatives to PFAS do not exist. This ensures that essential medical devices remain available and effective, safeguarding patient care and industry stability.

Tall Oil Chemicals

Challenge

Alber & Geiger was approached by a US chemical company from South Carolina regarding the EU Renewable Energy Directive. The client was increasingly concerned about the diversion of tall oil away from the use in the chemicals sector towards energy production in transport. Tall oil being a pine tree residue from the paper mills is used in both these sectors. The Renewable Energy Directive provided special quotas and incentives for the use of tall oil as a feedstock in transportation fuels leading to price increases and creating distortions in the chemical sector, where tall oil was being used as a replacement for crude oil.

Strategy

Alber & Geiger pushed for amendments that requested to change the Renewable Energy Directive in the sense that it would remove tall oil from the positive list that was benefiting from the EU incentives. We worked with the EU Institutions to also apply the so called cascading use principle to tall oil, meaning that any recycled substance should be used as a raw material rather than for fuel purposes. We further engaged with key lawmakers and select Member States to garner support during the legislative process.

Results

We brought together other industry players and leading associations to form a strong coalition of like-minded players to show that the issue was beyond one single company. Through our engagement we made sure that the cascading use principle is now in the language of the Renewable Energy Directive.

Meet our Team

Our professionals have advised multinational companies, governments, investors, and trade associations on some of the most significant legislative, regulatory, trade, competition, sanctions, sustainability, and geopolitical matters before the European Union institutions and Member States.

The combination of former EU officials, diplomats, politicians, government leaders, and top EU lawyers gives Alber & Geiger a unique understanding of European decision-making and regulatory strategy at the highest levels.

This experience enables our clients to anticipate policy developments, engage effectively with decision-makers, and navigate complex European regulatory environments.

Press

What others say about us

As one of Europe’s leading government relations and public affairs law firms, Alber & Geiger is frequently cited by international media, policy publications, and industry organizations on EU legislation, trade policy, regulatory affairs, competition matters, sanctions, and geopolitical developments.

eureporter, October 2025

Europe: The top 10 most influential public affairs firms in international relations

BrusselsWatch, April 2025

BrusselsWatch Report: UAE Lobbying in European Parliament: Undermining Democracy and Transparency

euobserver, 2025

Four ways to degrade Orbán’s EU veto

faz.net, 2024

Moldaus wichtiger Hafen wird zum Zankapfel zwischen Ost und West

euobserver.com, 2024

EU court upholds Russia legal consultancy ban

lobbycontrol.de, 2024

Das undurchsichtige Lobbynetzwerk chinesischer Techkonzerne

China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, 06.2024

Europe-China CEO Roundtable Panel and Launch of Report on Development of Chinese NEV Manufacturers in Europe

Lobbycontrol.de, 2024

EU-Lobbyreport 2024

Thewire.in, 08.2023

EU FTA Talks: Government Mum on Hiring Lobby Firm Which Lists ‘Services to India’ on Website

tribuneindia.com, 2023

India opposes EU Parliament’s discussion on Manipur

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Meet us in the News

As one of Europe’s leading lobbying and government affairs firms, Alber & Geiger regularly publishes analysis and commentary on major EU regulatory, political, trade, competition, sanctions, sustainability, and geopolitical developments affecting businesses, governments, investors, and international organizations worldwide.

Drawing on decades of experience before the European Commission, European Parliament, Member States, and key regulatory authorities, Alber & Geiger provides timely insights into the legislative and policy developments shaping Europe and global markets.