By Amanda Becker, The Washington Post
“Of course fluctuations in head counts can go both ways. At the beginning of the year, a half-dozen lobbyists left Oglivy to form the government affairs group Thorn Run Partners and the lobbying firm Crossroads Strategies, which affected the firm’s bottom line. Ogilvy brought in about $4 million less from federal lobbying work in 2010 than it did in 2009, reflecting its diminished workforce. In recent weeks Ogilvy bolstered its staff by bringing in several health care specialists in anticipation of challenges to the health care law. A spokesman said there would be more hires in 2011 as the firm repositions.”