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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Domestic lobbying:

Ballard Partners LLC filed as a lobby firm under the Lobby Disclosure Act from 2017-2024 representing 338 clients, including:

• Renewable Energy Aggregators Inc. (2021 - 2024)
• U.S Sugar Corp. (2017 - 2024)
• RAI Services Co. Inc. (2017 - 2024)
• Detriot International Bridge Co. (2018 - 2022)
• Safe Port Terminals LLC (2021 - 2024)

Foreign political or quasi-political activity:

Ballard Partners LLC registered as a foreign agent on behalf of foreign clients in 2017, under the Foreign Agent Registration Act. Foreign clients include:

• Government of Japan (2023)
• Government of Liberia (2022)
• Government of Guatemala (2022)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Communication and Media (2022)
• Government of Qatar (2018 - 2020)

Revolving door lobbyists:

People who lobbied on behalf of Ballard Partners LLC and have also worked in a congressional office:

• Rebecca L. Benn
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• Bradley Scott Burleson
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• Jennifer C. Busby
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• Ana Maria Cruz
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• Stephanie G. Grutman
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• Stephen Richard Klopp
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• Michael James LaRosa
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• Daniel F. McFaul
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• Former Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
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• Tola Rhombi Thompson
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• Former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL)
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Caught Our Eye

• Biden presidency brings big wins - and losses - to K Street

  Posted by LegiStorm on April 26, 2021
  The change in presidential administrations brought with it big changes to K Street, which saw its highest client turnover in years. read more

• Supermodel Naomi Campbell hires Ballard Partners

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 19, 2021
  Ballard Partners, which rose to power as one of the top lobbying firms of the Trump administration, has signed at least a dozen new clients since President Biden's inauguration. One in particular represents a sharp departure from the firm's usual clientele - Naomi Campbell. read more

• Dozens of ex-Biden aides later registered as lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 1, 2020
  Given President-elect Joe Biden's long career in Washington, it's no wonder that he racked up dozens of aides who have passed through the revolving door. read more

• Qatar signs 23rd foreign agent since last year

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 11, 2018
  Qatar kicked off June by hiring yet another foreign agent, bringing its number of new foreign principals to 23 since its diplomatic crisis began last year. read more

• Ballard picks up windproofer with questionable history

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 25, 2017
  Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with close White House ties, is lobbying on hurricane cleanup, but for a Florida company that was the subject of a newspaper investigation into shoddy hurricane-proofing work. read more

• Upstart Ballard poised to become a top lobbying firm

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 21, 2017
  Ballard Partners, which branched out into federal lobbying work just a few months ago, is poised to leverage its White House access to become one of the top lobbying firms by year's end.  read more

• Freshman rep. loses chief of staff to lobbying

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 15, 2017
  As it makes its entrance into Washington, one of Florida's top lobbying firms has prematurely snagged a freshman member's chief of staff. read more

Employees

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People whose biographies include Ballard Partners LLC as an employer:

• Brian David Ballard

  (1998-)

  President

• Rebecca L. Benn

  (June 2017-2022)

  Partner

• Pamela Jo Bondi (Pam)

  (March 2020-)

  Partner

• Karl S. Bowers

  Consultant

• Matthew James Bryza

  (Feb. 2022-)

  Managing Partner

• Bradley Scott Burleson (Brad)

  Partner

• Jennifer C. Busby (Jenny)

  (July 2023-)

  Partner

• Giuseppe Buscaino (Joe)

  (Jan. 2023-)

  Managing Partner

• Courtney Frances Coppola

  Partner/Co-Chair, Cannabis Practice Group

• Ana Maria Cruz

  (Jan. 2016-)

  Managing Partner

• Leonard Boyd Curry (Lenny)

  (July 2023-)

  Partner

• Jose Felix Díaz

  (Jan. 2018-)

  Executive Vice President/Managing Partner

• Dane Eagle

  (Jan. 2023-)

  Managing Partner

• Jordan Elsbury

  (Nov. 2021-)

  Managing Partner

• Michael Adam Goodman (Adam)

  (Oct. 2019-)

  Partner

• Jan J. Gorrie

  (March 2012-)

  Managing Partner

• Alexander Barton Gray (Alex)

  (April 2021-Oct. 2023)

  Partner

• Stephanie G. Grutman

  (Oct. 2015-2023)

  Managing Partner

• David M. Karvelas (Dave)

  (Jan. 2022-March 2022)

  Partner

• Stephen Richard Klopp (Steve)

  (2023-)

  Consultant

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