Ownership as documented
Not publicly documented in the sources reviewed (firm is led by Brian Ballard).
Description
Florida-based US lobbying firm. FARA filings reported in April 2017 show it was retained by the Socialist Party of Albania for advice on US-Albania relations. O'Dwyer's reports a fee of 20,000 USD per month for a one-year term. Wikipedia's Brian Ballard entry gives a 240,000 USD figure for the contract. The two figures are not reconciled in the sources reviewed.
Contracts and money
Contracts and money: not found in the research. See the gaps list.
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
No investigation or case is linked to this organisation in the research.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- O'Dwyer's
- Date
- 18 Apr 2017
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- 2017
Other connections
Socialist Party retained Ballard Partners for US advocacy (April 2017)
Evidence: FARA filings reported by O'Dwyer's in April 2017 show the Socialist Party engaged Ballard Partners for a one-year, 20,000 USD-per-month contract. This is a separate firm from Nick Muzin, who was hired by the PD in 2017; no shared lobbyist was found.