GABRIELLE KEES

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GABRIELLE KEES

( Louisiana,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Introduction

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

Client List  Number of Years as a Lobbyist  Biography 
Clients

1) Agilify

2) Blackrock Funds Services Group

3) Bristow Group

4) Carvana

5) Chick-fil-A

6) Chronos

7) City of Lake Charles

8) City of New Orleans

9) Clover

10) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates

11) Cox Communications, Inc.

12) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.

13) eXmarX

14) GDIT

15) Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership

16) Historic Tax Credit Coalition

17) Intralot, Inc.

18) Louisiana Association For Justice

19) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association

20) Loyola University

21) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

22) Motion Picture Association, Inc

23) Palo Alto

24) Plexos Group

25) Software AG

26) Sparkhound

27) Stonehenge Capital

28) Susan G. Komen Foundation

29) Tulane University

30) Workforce Housing Coalition

31) YMCA

32) Youth Villages

33) YouthForce Nola

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

11-15 years

Biography

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.

Last Updated: March 31, 2026