GWB scandal puts a light on the benefits of lobbying - Samson’s firm squarely in the public eye.

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http://www.northjersey.com/news/GWB_scandal_puts_a_light_on_the_benefits_of_lobbying.html?page=all
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A $40 million tax credit for Honeywell. Exclusive rights to charge customers for wireless Internet at NJ Transit rail stations for Cablevision. A 15-year lottery privatization contract potentially worth billions of dollars.

All these deals have been awarded by state agencies to lobbying clients of Wolff & Samson, the law firm of Port Authority Chairman David Samson, a close ally of Governor Christie who, like the governor, has faced scrutiny in the wake of the scandal involving the September lane closures at the George Washington Bridge.

Such firms as Wolff & Samson, though well-known in political circles, typically fly under the radar of public consciousness. That has changed as the biggest crisis of Christie’s political career has put Samson’s firm squarely in the public eye.

Public records show the law firm headed by Samson — who was legal counsel for Christie’s 2009 campaign and led his transition team — also has earned millions of dollars doing legal work for numerous government agencies during Christie’s tenure, which began in early 2010. In 2013, the firm was counsel to five different state agencies, according to Samson’s most recent financial disclosure form.

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