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MATTHEW O SHEA

MATTHEW O SHEA

(Illinois)

Our goal is to deliver results for our clients. We are a hardworking team who represent our clients' interests at the highest levels on both the legislative and executive sides.

Dedicated to working hard for our clients in a bi-partisian fashion.

Passionate about public service, government relations, grassroots and politics.

Innovative in our ways of approaching clients legislative and lobbying needs.

Matthew O'Shea is the President of Matthew O'Shea Consulting, Inc. In 1994, Matthew started his public service career with State Representative Dan Rutherford and then worked for State Representative James Durkin and Senator Thomas Walsh from 1995 through 2000. While working for Representative Durkin and Walsh, Matt attended John Marshall Law School and completed his Juris Doctor in 2000. After leaving Representative Durkin and Senator Walsh, he served as the Village Administrator for the Village of Forest Park located in the western suburbs of Cook County. While serving as Village Administrator, Matt was also appointed to the Senate to fill out the remaining term of Senator Tom Walsh for the 22nd Legislative District.

As State Senator, Matt was able to learn and experience the legislative process from an elected official standpoint. In 2004, Matt joined House Republican Minority Leader Tom Cross as Deputy Chief and Ethics Officer before coming Chief of Staff. In his role as Chief of Staff, he dealt with all four legislative caucuses including participating in several high level leadership meetings. His role as Chief of Staff allowed him to deal with many important issues facing the legislature such as pensions, capital funding, energy, local government, budget, Medicaid and redistricting.

Matt has knowledge and experience working with many regulatory issues including those before Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Matt has spent time working on many political elections at all levels of state government.

DELORA SANCHEZ

DELORA SANCHEZ

(MDDE)

Created the first a trade association of Maryland's nine Medicaid MCOs and served as Director and principal lobbyist for the MCOs who are responsible for providing health care to 1.2 million Marylanders enrolled in the Medicaid program

Provides strategic consulting and lobbying to the Maryland Hospital Association and its 64 hospitals on medical liability, tort reform, and integrated community oncology issues.

Lobbied for the passage of legislation on behalf of ZERO to Prostate Cancer making Maryland the second state in America to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening

Named 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE)

Delora R. Sanchez, Esq. joined Cornerstone in October 2015 after leading Johns Hopkins Medical System's government affairs team. Delora spent nearly a decade representing Hopkins' interests before the Maryland General Assembly, Governor's office, and state administrative agencies. She has an extensive background in state legislative and regulatory issues.

As a senior vice president in Cornerstone's Annapolis office, Delora specializes in representing hospitals, managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmaceutical manufactures, medical cannabis companies, and private sector special interests. Over the past 10 years, Delora has used her deep policy expertise and legislative connections to save or create tens of millions of dollars in state funding for clients; shape Maryland's medical liability policy; and steer the top healthcare system in the world through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the creation of the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange.

Delora was recognized by the Daily Record in 2017 as a VIP, 40 under 40 and as a Leading Woman in 2013. In 2014 Sanchez was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow -- the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. From 2008 to 2010 she was appointed by the President of Johns Hopkins University to serve on the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council. During the same time period, she was also appointed by then Governor Martin O'Malley to the Maryland Commission for Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.

Delora is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as chair of community engagement on the board of directors for Thread, which engages underperforming high school students facing significant barriers outside of the classroom. As a native of Baltimore and current South Baltimore resident, Delora was proud to accept an appointment by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates to the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership Board. The organization is responsible for distributing approximately $8 million in casino revenue for community development projects in the areas immediately impacted by the casino's construction. Previously, she was a board member of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Vice Chair of the board for Hope Forward, which provides support transitioning for former foster youth.

Delora holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in Health Law from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Healthcare Management from Towson University. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Delora is a lifelong resident of Baltimore and enjoys living downtown, yoga, and biking around the City.

BERNIE MARCZYK

20 years of legislative and policy work at the federal, state and local levels

Previously served as director of government affairs for Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh

Spent seven years working as director of conservation programs and a governmental affairs representative for Ducks Unlimited

Worked for former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich for six years on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis

Bernie Marczyk joined Cornerstone's Annapolis office in December 2018. Most recently, Bernie served as the director of government affairs for Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh. In this role, he worked closely with the County Council and Maryland General Assembly to advance legislative initiatives and implement public policies for the County.

Prior to working for the County Executive, Bernie worked for Ducks Unlimited for seven years as a federal and state lobbyist and thenin managing the organization's conservation delivery in the Atlantic Region (Maryland to Maine). In this role he was responsible partnering with federal, state, and non-profit organizations on land acquisition and wetland restoration projects on private lands or public lands such as Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

Bernie began his professional career working for then-Congressman Bob Ehrlich first as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill and then as a policy advisor for Governor Ehrlich in Annapolis where he oversaw the legislative and policy efforts of the Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Planning, and Transportation. Bernie also worked on multiple statewide and local elections in Maryland.

A graduate of Princeton University, Bernie and his wife Keely live on Maryland's Eastern Shore with their nine-year-old daughter Leah, seven-year-old twins Claire and Tommy, and three-year-old daughter Stella. Bernie is an active volunteer at St. Christopher's Catholic Church and as a basketball, soccer, and softball coach.

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1) 1X TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)

3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP

4) ADIT VENTURES

5) AKZO NOBEL N.V.

6) ALEX VON FURSTENBERG

7) ALTANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

8) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

9) ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

10) ALZHEON, INC.

11) AM GENERAL LLC

12) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

13) AMGEN, INC.

14) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC

15) APPLE INC.

16) ARCHER AVIATION INC.

17) ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

18) ASHBRITT, INC.

19) ASPECT HOLDINGS, LLC

20) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

21) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES

22) AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, LLC

23) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.

24) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.

25) BLINK HEALTH INC.

26) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

27) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

28) BROADCOM LIMITED

29) CAL-MAINE FOODS

30) CARNIVAL CORPORATION

31) CF SECURED LLC

32) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

33) CINTAS

34) COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.

35) COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES INC.

36) COMCAST CORPORATION

37) CORECIVIC, INC.

38) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

39) COSTAR GROUP, INC.

40) COUPANG, INC.

41) COVETRUS, INC.

42) CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.

43) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

44) DEEL

45) DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

46) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

47) EBAY INC.

48) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

49) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.

50) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.

51) ENGINE NO. 1 LP

52) ENVIVA, LLC

53) FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

54) FALCONX INC.

55) FINSECA

56) FLINT COOPER, LLC

57) FMX

58) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM

59) GBX GROUP LLC

60) GENENTECH USA, INC.

61) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

62) GENERAL MOTORS LLC

63) GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

64) GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

65) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.

66) GOBRANDS, INC.

67) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

68) GRAIL LLC

69) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP

70) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

71) HADRIAN AUTOMATION, INC.

72) HCBS ADVOCACY, LLC

73) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")

74) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

75) ILLUMINA, INC.

76) INVENERGY LLC

77) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.

78) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)

79) JETZERO, INC.

80) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

81) KALSHI, INC

82) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ON BEHALF OF KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

83) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

84) KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

85) LAC MANAGEMENT LLC

86) MASTERBRAND CABINETS, LLC

87) MERCHANTS FOR AMERICA, INC.

88) MORGAN STANLEY

89) NAREIT

90) NASDAQ, INC.

91) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME

92) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION

93) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

94) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)

95) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.

96) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

97) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC

98) NIKE, INC.

99) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

100) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.

101) NUCOR CORPORATION

102) NUSCALE POWER, LLC

103) OAK VIEW GROUP, LLC

104) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

105) OCEANS ACQUISITION, INC.

106) OCHSNER HEALTH

107) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC

108) ONONDAGA COUNTY

109) OPENAI

110) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

111) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

112) PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

113) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS

114) PEPTIDE SCIENCES

115) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC

116) PERNOD RICARD USA

117) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

118) PFIZER INC.

119) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

120) PLANET LABS PBC

121) PLAYPOWER, INC.

122) RED CHAMBER GROUP

123) REGATTA HCRP I LP

124) RISEPOINT

125) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP

126) SEISMIC SOFTWARE, INC.

127) SENTINEL MIDSTREAM, LLC

128) SHIELD AI

129) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.

130) SIG SAUER, INC.

131) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION

132) SOUTHERN COMPANY

133) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

134) STANLEY BLACK & DECKER

135) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC

136) STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

137) STRIPE, INC.

138) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP

139) SWEET OAK PARENT LLC

140) TEGNA INC.

141) THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

142) THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

143) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL

144) THE RENCO GROUP, INC.

145) THE UNITED COMPANY

146) TIDES MEDICAL

147) TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

148) TPT RESEARCH LLC

149) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.

150) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC

151) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC

152) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

153) UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

154) UBICQUIA, INC.

155) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

156) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION

157) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

158) VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

159) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.

160) WELLHIVE

161) YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION

162) ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

163) ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.

164) ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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