TSG Advocates brought on John Ohly (left) and Harry Sporidis (right). Founding partner Chase Kroll (center) says the firm plans more hires.
Photographer: Kate Ackley/Bloomberg Government
A rival firm to the Trump-aligned powerhouse Ballard Partners is expanding and making bipartisan hires with an eye on the midterm elections and becoming a dominant player on K Street.
TSG Advocates, a rapidly growing upstart whose parent company is Ballard’s main competitor in Florida, aspires to be a top firm in Washington too. It’s adding a half-dozen new health care lobbyists this week that it’s snagging from a law firm.
Lobbyist Harry Sporidia, who worked for Republicans on Capitol Hill in the 1990s, is departing the law firm Polsinelli and bringing along a team of 5 others to TSG…