225-201-8930
304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website, LinkedIn
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) Adobe
4) Agilify
7) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
8) Baker Hughes
10) Bristow Group
14) Clover
15) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
17) Endeavors
18) Entergy Services
19) Fan Freedom
20) GDIT
21) Genentech
22) Google Cloud
24) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
25) Honeywell
26) Horne LLP.
27) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
28) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
29) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
30) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
33) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
34) Motion Picture Association, Inc
35) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC
36) Palo Alto
37) Placid Refining Company, LLC
38) Plexos Group
40) Software AG
41) Sparkhound
44) Trane U.S. Inc
46) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
48) Workforce Housing Coalition
49) YMCA
50) 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.
225-201-8930
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.
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) Carbo Landscape Architecture
7) CenTrio
8) CH2M Hill/Jacobs Engineering
9) Chiropractic Association of Louisiana
10) CHRISTUS Health
11) Cigar Association of America, Inc.
12) City of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
13) Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation
14) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
15) Drax Biomass
16) Election Systems and Software
17) Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
18) Harveston Wastewater District, LLC
20) IBM
21) Instate Partners
23) Kindle Energy
26) Longwood Green Initiative, LLC
27) Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists
28) Louisiana Flagship Coalition
29) Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association
30) Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association
31) Louisiana State University Foundation
32) Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
33) LSU Foundation
34) META
35) Motorola
36) Nortec, LLC
37) Optometry Association of Louisiana
38) Outdoor Advertising Association of Louisiana
40) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana
41) Police Jury Association of Louisiana
46) Sempra Energy Global Enterprises
48) Tesla, Inc.
49) Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana
52) Venyu Solutions, Inc./Eatel
53) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
54) Walgreens
225-270-8183
1607 BLOUIN AVENUE, USA, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808, 
2) Agilify
3) American Investment Council
6) Baker Hughes
8) Bristow
9) CIGNA
12) Clover
13) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
16) Fan Freedom
17) GDIT
18) Genentech, Inc.
20) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
21) Honeywell
22) Horne LLP
23) Intralot Inc
24) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
25) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
26) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
28) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
29) Math Nation
30) Motion Picture Association, Inc
32) Placid Refining Company, LLC
33) Plexos Group
35) SoftwareAG
36) Sparkhound
37) Stonehenge
39) Trane US Inc
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) 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) Carbo Landscape Architecture
7) CenTrio
8) CH2M Hill/Jacobs Engineering
9) Chiropractic Association of Louisiana
10) CHRISTUS Health
11) Cigar Association of America, Inc.
12) City of East Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
13) Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation
14) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
15) Drax Biomass
16) Election Systems and Software
17) Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
18) Harveston Wastewater District, LLC
20) IBM
21) Instate Partners
23) Kindle Energy
26) Longwood Green Initiative, LLC
27) Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists
28) Louisiana Flagship Coalition
29) Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association
30) Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association
31) Louisiana State University Foundation
32) Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
33) LSU Foundation
34) META
35) Motorola
36) Nortec, LLC
37) Optometry Association of Louisiana
38) Outdoor Advertising Association of Louisiana
40) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana
41) Police Jury Association of Louisiana
46) Sempra Energy Global Enterprises
48) Tesla, Inc.
49) Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana
53) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
54) Walgreens