Ballard Partners and American Global Strategies entered a strategic partnership in 2021. Ballard Partners is a global firm specializing in all aspects of governmental and public affairs, including legislative and executive agency advisory in Washington, D.C., Florida, Boston, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, and Los Angeles. Whether it is a complex problem involving multiple branches of government, strictly a legislative matter, or issue strategy beyond the halls of the Capitol, our combined team experience will give your cause the competitive edge.
Checkmate Government Relations entered a strategic partnership with American Global Strategies in 2025. Checkmate Government Relations delivers high-impact strategy in federal lobbying, public affairs, economic development, and political intelligence. The team brings deep experience in law, policymaking, and advisory to every engagement, whether navigating the Administration and Congress or professionals who have served in senior and key advisory roles at both the federal and state levels. The strategic partnership will offer clients a unique series of offerings across the government relations and geopolitical consulting spheres.
Kitamura Economic Security (KES), founded in August 2021, informs Japanese leading companies specialized in advanced and emerging technologies of economic security related information and maintains its office in Tokyo. This strategic alliance combines shared geopolitical expertise to offer global solutions to international industry. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe publicly endorsed the strategic alliance between AGS and KES.
“I congratulate Kitamura Economic Security and American Global Strategies on this epoch-making agreement, the first of its kind between the United States and Japan. I strongly expect that the two firms will combine their decades of expertise in diplomacy, intelligence, defense, and national security to provide unparalleled advice world-widely to enterprises in strategically important economic and industrial sectors. I also firmly believe that this will contribute to forming an even stronger U.S. Japan alliance in the future.”
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Larson LLP, one of the leading litigation firms in the United States, co-founded in 2016 by AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien, entered a strategic partnership with American Global Strategies. Ambassador (ret.) O’Brien and former U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson set out to build a firm focused exclusively on winning high-stakes litigation cases. They saw a strong future for a litigation boutique composed of accomplished litigators with proven courtroom experience. Regarded among the nation’s top trial lawyers, Larson LLP was poised to launch such a firm and lay the foundation for its success.
Wellington Advocacy, a leading Canadian public affairs and strategic advisory firm, entered a strategic partnership with American Global Strategies in 2026. The partnership brings together senior experience in the United States and Canada to provide clients with informed counsel on geopolitical risk, trade, public policy, and consequential business decisions across North America and globally.
“Wellington and AGS bring together a distinctive depth of perspective, including senior officials and political advisors who have spent their careers addressing complex policy challenges. Wellington’s Strategic Advisory Board and our entire team look forward to working with AGS to deliver clear, informed counsel to our clients.”
Hon. Wayne Wouters, Chairman, Wellington Advocacy Strategic Advisory Board
Strength Through Strategic Alignment
AGS partnerships expand reach, deepen expertise, and coordinate solutions to
navigate complexity and achieve stronger outcomes.
Unified Expertise
Geopolitical, government relations, and legal expertise aligned to address complex, high-stakes challenges.
Cross-Market Coordination
Coordinated capabilities across key markets, supported by trusted international partners and senior-level experience.
Stronger Outcomes
Unified strategies that improve decision-making across policy, regulatory, and business considerations.
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