MANDY DRENDEL

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MANDY DRENDEL

( Illinois,  )

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

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Introduction

Former senior legal counsel in the Illinois Senate President's office

Member of the State Bar of Illinois

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) ACTION NOW INITIATIVE, LLC

2) ARENA RENEWABLES LLC

3) ASSOCIATED BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS

4) CHAMPAIGN-URBANA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT

5) CHICAGO HEIGHTS PARK DISTRICT

6) CITY OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS

7) CITY OF WAUKEGAN

8) CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CHICAGO LLC

9) COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 512

10) CONNECT TRANSIT

11) CYPRESS CREEK RENEWABLES

12) EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.

13) FAMILIES AGAINST MANDATORY MINIMUMS

14) FOX WATERWAY AGENCY

15) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS

16) ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

17) ILLINOIS ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

18) LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

19) LR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC / DBA: RELATED MIDWEST

20) MIDWESTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., DBA COH

21) MORTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT #527

22) NATIONAL MENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC

23) ORGANON LLC

24) QUEST DIAGNOSTICS

25) RILEY STEGNER AND ASSOCIATES

26) SECURE AI PROJECT

27) SMART LOCAL 265

28) SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

29) STAND FOR CHILDREN INC

30) SYSCO

31) THE CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND

32) THOMSON WEIR LLC

33) TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE

34) VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING LLC

35) VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE

36) VILLAGE OF LANSING

37) VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK

38) WALMART INC.

Biography

Mandy Drendel joined the Cornerstone Illinois team as a vice president in January 2021. She is an attorney and registered lobbyist with experience advocating on behalf of clients before the Illinois General Assembly and Executive Branch. As a contract lobbyist, Mandy's worked on behalf of industries including telecommunications, energy, gaming, healthcare, insurance, education and cannabis.

Prior to joining Cornerstone, she served as senior legal counsel in the Illinois Senate President's office where she worked on telecommunications, insurance, tax, and pension issues. During her tenure, Mandy helped lead major legislative initiatives including a telecommunications rewrite, small cell wireless deployment, major insurance legislations, revenue packages, property tax relief and pension reform.

Before that, Mandy served on the Senate Democratic legal team, and acted as the caucus's key regulatory and administrative rule specialist where she staffed the General Assembly's administrative rulemaking committee. This experience provided her direct access and insight into the regulatory arm of Illinois state government.

Mandy received a Juris Doctorate from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Last Updated: May 12, 2025