DJT's White House Chief of Staff, SUSAN SUMMERALL WILES and fired DJT Attorney General PAMELA JO BONDI were like "sisters," WILES allegedly said. Both worked as lobbyists for BALLARD PARTNERS.
Ballard Partners
| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Brian D. Ballard |
| Headquarters | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Locations |
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| Website | ballardpartners |
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Ballard Partners is an American lobbying firm that is noted to for its ties to the Trump administration and has employed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.[2][3]
History
In 2017, they opened a Washington DC office, following Trump's first election victory.[3]
In 2025, OpenSecrets described it as the top lobbying firm in the country.[4]
Clients
source:[5]
- Abbott Laboratories
- Accenture
- Advance Financial
- Alexander von Furstenberg Family
- Alkermes plc
- Amazon.com
- AMD
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Express
- American Health Care Association
- American Hospital Association
- Anti-Defamation League
- Apotex Inc.
- Atlas Air Worldwide
- Axel Springer SE
- Bayer
- bioMérieux
- Bloom Energy
- Blue Origin
- BMW
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- British American Tobacco
- Broward County, FL
- Business Roundtable
- ByteDance
- California Avocado Commission
- CARE International
- Carnival Cruise Line[6]
- Chevron Corp
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
- City of Debary, FL
- City of Largo, FL
- City of Miami Beach, Florida
- City of Pensacola, FL
- City of Winter Haven, FL
- Comcast
- Computer & Communications Industry Association
- Constellation Energy
- Deutsche Telekom
- Dole plc
- Douglas County, WA
- Equinix
- Florida A&M University
- Florida College System
- Florida Sheriffs Association
- Gadsden County, FL
- General Motors[7]
- Genmab
- GEO Group[8][9]
- Government of the Dominican Republic[10]
- Government of Guatemala[11]
- Government of Japan[12]
- Government of Liberia[11]
- government of Kosovo[10]
- Government of Mali[10]
- Government of Turkey[10]
- Group of Seven[10]
- Halkbank[10]
- Harvard University
- Hyperice
- International Olympic Committee
- Irving Oil
- Jabil
- Jackson Health System
- Jacksonville Electric Authority
- Jacksonville Port Authority
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- JPMorgan
- Kirkland & Ellis
- L3Harris Technologies
- Lee County, FL
- Lenovo
- Leonardo S.p.A.
- Logistics Management Institute
- Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation[10]
- Manatee County, FL
- Martin County, FL
- Maxell
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- Miami-Dade County, FL
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Ministry of Communication and Medias of the Democratic Republic of Congo[11][12]
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe[10]
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- MLB
- Moore Capital Management
- Mosaic Company
- Motion Picture Association
- Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Netflix
- New College Foundation
- New York Stock Exchange
- NextEra Energy
- NFL
- Novavax
- Nippon Steel
- Novo Nordisk
- Okaloosa County, FL
- Palantir Technologies
- Paragon Systems
- Pasco County, FL
- Paramount Global
- PAX Technology
- Pernod Ricard
- Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria[10]
- PBS
- Publix Super Markets
- Radius Recycling
- Reliance Industries
- Reyes Holdings
- Ripple Labs
- Robinhood Markets
- Rolls-Royce Holdings
- SAP SE
- Seminole Tribe of Florida
- ServiceNow
- Shein
- Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
- Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
- Standard Industries
- State University System of Florida
- SharkNinja
- Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Suffolk Construction
- Teradyne
- TotalEnergies
- Toy Association
- Uber[7]
- UG Solutions[13]
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
- United Airlines Holdings
- UnitedHealth Group
- University of Florida Health
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of Washington
- UpToDate Inc
- US Sugar
- Qatar[14][7][10]
- Vanderbilt University
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Walt Disney Co.
- Walton County, FL
- Zscaler
People
- Ana Cruz[15]
- Dane Eagle
- Eugene O'Flaherty
- Jeff Atwater
- Jeff Miller
- Joe Buscaino
- José Félix DÃaz
- Lai Mohammed
- Lenny Curry
- Matthew Bryza
- Michael LaRosa
- Pam Bondi
- Robert Wexler
- Susie Wiles
References
- "About Ballard Partners - Discover Our Mission and Values -". Ballard Partners. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- Charalambous, Peter; Romero, Laura (December 4, 2024). "Lobbying firm with close ties to Trump is poised to profit from new administration, experts say". ABC News (United States).
- Thomas, David (January 23, 2025). "Law and lobbying disclosures show earnings for Pam Bondi, RFK and top firms". Reuters. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- Jonas, Natalie (August 6, 2025). "The rise of Ballard Partners, now the top lobbying firm in the country". OpenSecrets News.
- "Ballard Partners Lobbying Profile". OpenSecrets.
- Lipton, Eric; Kelly, Kate (January 8, 2025). "A 'Business-Friendly' Lawyer's Rise From Lobbyist to Attorney General Pick". The New York Times.
- Wilson, Kirby (January 16, 2025). "Pam Bondi's lobbying for big corporations, explained". Tampa Bay Times.
- Kim, Sunny (October 4, 2019). "Private prison firm quietly ramps up GOP lobbying efforts as Trump expands immigrant detention centers". CNBC.
- Dasgupta, Shirsho (October 5, 2025). "Florida's GEO Group plays central role in Trump's mass deportation plan". Miami Herald.
- "Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act" (PDF). FARA.gov. May 31, 2019.
- "Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act"(PDF). FARA.gov. February 28, 2023.
- "Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act" (PDF). FARA.gov. August 29, 2024.
- Sledge, Matt (October 1, 2025). "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Security Contractor Hires Trump-Linked Lobbyists". The Intercept.
- "Pam Bondi's Extensive Lobbying For Wealthy Special Interests And Foreign Government Poses Serious Conflict Of Interest | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Press release). January 15, 2025.
- "Ballard Partners Team - Meet Our Dedicated Professionals". Ballard Partners.
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