Ballard Partners Joins Forces With New York-Based Tusk Strategies

One of Florida's top lobbying firms is taking the Big Apple.

Ballard Partners announced Monday it'd be forming a "strategic alliance" with New York City-based Tusk Strategies Inc., whichspecializes in political consulting and advocacy campaigns.

"Ballard Partners not only shares several clients with Tusk Strategies, we share a passionfor their issues and a driving commitment to their success. The strategic alliance forgedbetween our two firms will provide clients with an even deeper bench of seasoned,knowledgeable professionals at their disposal. I am pleased to be affiliated with BradleyTusk and his top-notch team, said Brian Ballard, president of Ballard Partners, ina press release from Ballard Partners.

Bradley Tusk of Tusk Strategies served as campaign manager for former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg during his 2009 re-election bid.

Ballard Partners and Tusk Strategies share several of the same top-level clients like AT&T, Walmart and Expedia.

At Tusk Strategies, we do three things: we develop the strategy for how our client can achieve their underlying business goal, we build the right team on the ground, and we run the effort like a high-intensity political campaign. Weve worked with a lot of different firms over the past five years and as Ive gotten to know Brian and work with him, its clear to me that he and his team are the best in class at what they do, and working together makes a lot of sense for our clients, said Tusk.