225-201-8930
304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
Advises Louisiana clients on legislative policy and procedure in areas, such as civil and criminal justice systems, healthcare, and tax policy
Provides creative solutions for gap funding for affordable housing and community projects
Former senior lobbyist for the Louisiana Association for Justice
1) Agilify
2) Baker Hughes
7) Clover
8) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
9) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
10) eXmarX
11) GDIT
12) Genetech
13) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
14) Intralot, Inc.
11-15 years
Gabrielle Kees joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2009 with over 12 years of experience working in and around the Louisiana Legislature and Louisiana politics.
Gabrielle served as a senior lobbyist for the Louisiana Association for Justice for six years, leading legislative efforts to preserve and improve access to the civil justice system and the legal profession. She built dozens of strong relationships with legislators and their staff and in her spare time, worked on several campaigns for legislative candidates. Gabrielle continues to represent the association as outside counsel and leads the team for Cornerstone.
In addition to her work with LAJ, Gabrielle is an integral part of several other Cornerstone client teams including UnitedHealth, CenturyLink, and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
Prior to joining the LAJ, Gabrielle spent six years as a staff attorney for various committees in the Louisiana House of Representatives. She began her career in the House as liaison to the Legislative Auditor's Office. She then staffed the House Committee on Agriculture, and eventually served as the attorney for the House Commerce Committee, where she specialized in drafting legislation on occupations and professions, banking and financial institutions, business associations, river navigation and piloting, and commerce in general.
Gabrielle received a BA in political science from Louisiana State University where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1996, and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association. After graduating she served as a law clerk for the 20th Judicial District Court.
Former senior staffer to Governor Bobby Jindal
Top Forty Under 40, Business Report in 2014
National Finance Committee member, Republican Governors Association
Chairman of Emerging Leaders Council, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
2) Agilify
5) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
6) Baker Hughes
12) Clover
13) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
14) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
15) Endeavors
16) Entergy Services
17) GDIT
18) Genentech
19) Google Cloud
20) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
21) Honeywell
23) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
24) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
25) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
28) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
29) Motion Picture Association, Inc
30) Palo Alto
31) Placid Refining Company, LLC
32) Plexos Group
34) Software AG
35) Sparkhound
38) Trane U.S. Inc
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) YMCA
43) Youth Villages
Nial Patel joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2011 after more than seven years of service to Governor Bobby Jindal, dating back to his first run for governor in 2003. As one of the longest serving senior staff members for the Governor, Nial worked as the director of scheduling. Additionally, when Governor Jindal was elected to Congress, Nial served as his executive assistant. During his tenure with Jindal, Nial's duties varied from campaigning to research and outreach, working with elected politicians, stakeholders, and government officials from Washington, D.C. and across the state of Louisiana.
Nial holds a Masters in Economics from the Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University (LSU), and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from LSU, where he also minored Political Science and Business Administration.
Originally from New Orleans, Nial attended Holy Cross High School and the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the top forty under 40 leaders in the community, and is alum of the Baton Rouge Leadership and Louisiana Leadership programs. Nial serves on the Southeast Super Region Committee, Greater New Orleans Inc.'s Next Gen Council, New Schools for Baton Rouge Board, Teach for America Board, and is Chairman of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry's Emerging Leaders Council. He has helped raised money for the American Cancer Society, Republican Governor's Association, and several elected officials. Nial currently resides in Baton Rouge.
225-346-6900
453 LAFAYETTE ST., STE. A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
1) 3M Company
3) Air Products and Chemical, Inc.
4) AT&T Louisiana and its Subsidiaries
5) Baton Rouge General Medical Center
6) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
7) Carbo Landscape Architecture
8) CenTrio
9) CH2M Hill/Jacobs Engineering
10) Chiropractic Association of Louisiana
11) CHRISTUS Health
12) Cigar Association of America, Inc.
13) City of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
14) Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation
15) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) Drax Biomass
17) Election Systems and Software
18) Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
19) Harveston Wastewater District, LLC
22) IBM
23) Instate Partners
25) Kindle Energy
26) Lake Charles Medical Holdings, LLC
29) Longwood Green Initiative, LLC
32) Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association
33) Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association
34) Louisiana State University Foundation
35) Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
36) LSU Foundation
37) META
38) Motorola
39) Nortec, LLC
40) Optometry Association of Louisiana
41) Outdoor Advertising Association of Louisiana
43) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana
44) Police Jury Association of Louisiana
50) Sempra Energy Global Enterprises
51) Shreveport Healthcare Investments, LLC
53) Tesla, Inc.
54) Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana
57) Venyu Solutions, Inc./Eatel
58) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
59) Walgreens
225-270-8183
1607 BLOUIN AVENUE, USA, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808,
2) Agilify
5) Baker Hughes
7) Bristow
8) CIGNA
11) Clover
12) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
15) GDIT
16) Genentech, Inc.
18) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
19) Honeywell
20) Intralot Inc
21) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
22) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
23) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
25) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
26) Math Nation
27) Motion Picture Association, Inc
29) Placid Refining Company, LLC
30) Plexos Group
32) SoftwareAG
33) Sparkhound
34) Stonehenge
36) Trane US Inc
38) Workforce Housing Coalition
39) Youth Villages
225-346-6900
453 LAFAYETTE ST., STE. A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
1) 3M Company
3) Air Products and Chemical, Inc.
4) AT&T Louisiana and its Subsididiaries
5) Baton Rouge General Medical Center
6) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
7) Carbo Landscape Architecture
8) CenTrio
9) CH2M Hill/Jacobs Engineering
10) Chiropractic Association of Louisiana
11) CHRISTUS Health
12) Cigar Association of America, Inc.
13) City of East Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
14) Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation
15) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) Drax Biomass
17) Election Systems and Software
18) Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
19) Harveston Wastewater District, LLC
22) IBM
23) Instate Partners
25) Kindle Energy
26) Lake Charles Medical Holdings, LLC
29) Longwood Green Initiative, LLC
32) Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association
33) Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association
34) Louisiana State University Foundation
35) Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
36) LSU Foundation
37) META
38) Motorola
39) Nortec, LLC
40) Optometry Association of Louisiana
41) Outdoor Advertising Association of Louisiana
43) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana
44) Police Jury Association of Louisiana
50) Sempra Energy Global Enterprises
51) Shreveport Healthcare Investments, LLC
53) Tesla, Inc.
54) Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana
58) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
59) Walgreens
