Brian Ballard, following Trump’s inauguration in 2017, established a Washington branch of his lobbying firm, which swiftly rose to prominence as one of the most successful and top-earning firms

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Ballard set up shop in D.C. shortly after Trump was sworn in in 2017, as the business community and global leaders scrambled to make sense of the political novice in the White House. He quickly reeled in prominent clients and by the end of the firm’s first year in Washington, Ballard Partners was among the top-earning firms on K Street.