BRUSSELS—Wolfgang A. Maschek has joined Covington in Brussels to spearhead the firm’s Public Policy Practice in Europe.
Wolfgang’s practice includes representing both private and public sector clients at EU and national level across various regulated industries and policy matters. His focus areas include technology, AI, data privacy and cyber security, environmental and chemicals policy, financial services, international trade and foreign direct investments.
For the last decade, Wolfgang successfully led the public policy team at an international law firm based in Brussels where he built up and chaired a team of 14 policy advisors, growing it into one of the leading regulatory and policy advisory practices in the EU market. With over two decades of experience leading public policy teams, Wolfgang leverages his extensive legal and regulatory expertise to help clients overcome complex challenges and seize business opportunities in Europe.
Earlier in his career, Wolfgang served as Senior Counsel and Head of the European Regulatory and Public Affairs department at a global financial services provider. Between 2002 and 2006, Wolfgang represented the Austrian Central Bank in Brussels, where he was responsible for liaising with European institutions and advising on European developments affecting monetary policy and financial market supervision. Wolfgang’s experience also includes working at the European Commission and at the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank.
Wolfgang has been consistently recognised by Chambers Europe and other ranking platforms as a leading lawyer in the Government & Public Affairs field.
Dan Feldman, co-chair of Covington’s global Public Policy Practice, said: “We are delighted to welcome Wolfgang to our practice at this time of such focus on geopolitics, as clients grapple with a range of public policy developments in Europe and globally. Wolfgang’s expertise and leadership will bring fresh opportunities to our clients, who come to Covington because we leverage government-related insights to offer practical advice for doing business. With more than 120 former government officials, diplomats and regulators, including three former EU Commissioners, backed by global regulatory, corporate and litigation practices, the firm’s Public Policy practice assists corporate leaders in navigating the increasingly uncertain world.”
Johan Ysewyn, co-chair of the firm’s global antitrust practice and the managing partner of Covington’s Brussels office, added: “We are very excited with Wolfgang’s decision to lead our European policy practice, working with clients and our lawyers across Europe, including those in our London and Frankfurt offices, from his base in Brussels. There is an incredible amount of synergy between Covington’s public policy prowess and our regulatory expertise that spans key industry sectors, such as technology, life sciences, financial services and others. Wolfgang joins a well-established and high profile team that includes Cecilia Malmström, the former European commissioner for Trade, Carl Bildt, the former Prime Minister of Sweden, and Nils Wahl, a former judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), to name just a few members of our stellar team of senior advisors in Europe.”
“I am honoured to join Covington and to lead its formidable European Public Policy Practice at such an important geopolitical juncture and moment of shifting policy paradigms,” said Wolfgang. “With businesses facing high regulatory complexity and growing political uncertainty, Covington’s unparalleled blend of legal depth and government experience is uniquely positioned to deliver value for clients across Europe and globally.”
Wolfgang received his LL.M. from Columbia Law School in New York City, and also holds a Master in Law and a Master in Economics from the University of Vienna. He is admitted to practice in New York, and is fluent in German, English and French.
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