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Ballard Partners has signed the National Football League for DC representation on a variety of issues.
It will tackle stadium construction, security, federal ticketing reforms, regulation of sports betting, drone safety, IP protection, broadcast policies, player safety, labor issues and antitrust matters.
CEO Brian Ballard, a top Trump fundraiser, and consultant Stephen Klopp, who was deputy assistant Sergeant of Arms in the Senate, and US Capitol police special agent for dignitary protection, handle the NFL.
The sports league shelled out $1.5M in 2024 federal lobbying fees.
FGS Global, which is the home of the NFL’s former executive VP for communications & PA Paul Hicks, was among the beneficiaries of the league’s lobbying largess. It received $360K in NFL money during 2024.
The NFL also relied on Thorn Run Partners ($360K), S-3 Group ($240K), Forbes-Tate ($120K), and Elevate Government Affairs ($40K).
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
