Patrick Kilcur, one of the top lobbyists at the Motion Picture Association, to join Ballard Partners

Patrick Kilcur, one of the top lobbyists at the Motion Picture Association, is leaving the trade group after 11 years to join Ballard Partners, where he’ll be a partner and focus on Senate Republican outreach. Ballard has represented the MPA since 2018, reports POLITICO.

The POLITICO post states that MPA “represents the biggest names in entertainment and is a major player in every Washington debate over media issues — which most recently have included how to handle copyright and intellectual property issues when it comes to artificial intelligence, as well as the evolution of the TV and movie market due to the rise of streaming services.

“At Ballard, which recently opened an office in Los Angeles, Kilcur is expected to work closely with clients across industries on trade and tax policy — issues he was heavily involved in at MPA, but of course reach far beyond the entertainment industry and which will both be front and center for K Street during the Trump administration. (To wit: At least two of the clients Ballard has signed since the election explicitly mention tariff lobbying.)

“Before joining MPA, Kilcur spent nearly two decades working for Senate Republicans, including as a floor assistant for the chamber’s GOP leadership — a constituency with whom Ballard lacks significant relationships, at least relative to its deep ties to the incoming Trump administration and the House.”