Government Relations
In 2005, Ogilvy PR acquired all-Republican lobbying firm The Federalist Group LLC. The company subsequently became bipartisan, and its name was changed to Ogilvy Government Relations. OGR operates from the same building as the office of its parent company in Washington, DC. In 2010 Ogilvy Government Relations became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ogilvy & Mather. OGR had a total lobbying income of over $21 million in 2009. This makes OGR the 7th largest lobbying firm in the United States. OGR was named a Top 10 financial services lobbying firm in the 2010 regulatory reform debate. Its top clients included the Blackstone Group, Highstar Capital, the Poker Players Alliance, Chevron Corporation, and Verizon Communications. OGR employees and lobbyists donated over $230,000 to Republican and Democratic Party primary candidates, politicians and PACs during the 2008 election cycle. OGR Chairman, Wayne Berman, was featured on Washingtonian magazine's 2007 list of the top 50 lobbyists in Washington, DC.
- Management:
- Wayne L. Berman, Chairman
- Moses Mercado, Chairman
- Drew Maloney, CEO
- Gordon Taylor, President
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