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
23) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
24) Honeywell
25) Horne LLP.
26) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
27) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
28) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
29) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
32) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
33) Motion Picture Association, Inc
34) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC
35) Palo Alto
36) Placid Refining Company, LLC
37) Plexos Group
39) Software AG
40) Sparkhound
43) Tenaska
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.
202-203-1012
499 S. Capitol St., SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20003, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
Chris Johnsen is a partner in the Government Relations Practice Group and a member of the board of directors. He leads an effective team of government relations professionals who advise clients across numerous industries.
Since opening the firm's Washington, DC office in 1990 and being admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1991, Chris has built a strong team of government relations professionals who represent clients in the maritime, energy, and defense industries; numerous institutions of higher learning; and several state and local government entities. He provides his clients with a broad range of government relations assistance, including providing advice on a wide variety of legislative and regulatory matters facing the maritime industry and other business interests.
Chris has developed strong relationships with the key committees on Capitol Hill with general jurisdiction over transportation and maritime issues, including the Senate Commerce Committee, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as well as tax writing committees with jurisdiction over maritime tax and trade matters, including the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.
Over the years, Chris has been deeply involved in numerous legislative matters affecting the maritime industry, including the Maritime Security Acts of 1996 and 2003, numerous Coast Guard Authorization Acts, the landmark tonnage tax legislation, the repeal of Subpart F shipping income provisions, the Jones Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Water Resources Development Acts of 2007, 2014, 2016 and 2018 and legislation to implement numerous Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). In addition to his work on Capitol Hill, Chris has developed close ties with the principal federal agencies involved with the promotion and/or regulation of the US maritime industry: the Department of Transportation, the Maritime Administration (MarAd), the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the US Department of Agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, and the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Chris is the past president of the Propeller Club of Washington and currently serves as a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of the Coast Guard Foundation. He also served for many years as vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Maritime Congress, a research and educational organization dedicated to informing the public, the media, and legislators in Washington on the issues and policies affecting the US flag merchant marine and maritime industry. Additionally, he sits on the advisory board of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
In 2010, and again in 2017, he received the prestigious President's Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) for his efforts to secure funding in Congress for legal representation of underserved communities in Louisiana.
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.
225-939-6170
304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
Links:Website
Counsels clients on legislative and regulatory policy in areas of expertise, including energy and environment and civil justice systems
Approximately 20 years of experience advocating before an evolving and dynamic political environment in Louisiana, always emphasizing, prioritizing and maintaining strong relationships in the Legislature
Former Director of Public Affairs for Entergy Louisiana and Director of Government Relations for the Louisiana Association for Justice
1) Agilify
4) Baker Hughes
6) Bristow
9) Clover
10) Conduent
11) Elevance Health, and its afilliates dba Anthem, Inc. / /
14) GDIT /
15) Genentech, Inc.
16) Good Day Farm Louisiana, LLC
17) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
18) Honeywell
19) Horne LLP
20) Intralot, Inc
23) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
25) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
26) Math Nation
27) Motion Picture Association, Inc
28) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC
30) Placid Refining Company, LLC
31) Plexos Group
33) SoftwareAG /
34) Sparkhound
37) Tenaska
38) Trane US inc
40) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) YMCA
43) Youth Villages
Stephen Ledet joined Cornerstone Government Affairs' Baton Rouge, Louisiana office in July 2018. Stephen has nearly 20 years' experience working in government affairs in Baton Rouge.
Stephen previously served as the director of public affairs for Entergy Louisiana, where he led and implemented their legislative strategy. Much of his time at Entergy was spent relationship building with legislators, leadership, and their staff. Stephen was also involved in the management of Entergy's political action committee (PAC) contributions and recruiting PAC membership.
Prior to his five years at Entergy, Stephen spent nearly 12 years on staff with the Louisiana Association for Justice, where he managed the Association's contract lobbyists and lobbying team. Stephen advised the Association's executive director and committee on legislative strategies and directed its legislative fundraising efforts.
Stephen serves on the board for the Salvation Army and is a member of the St. Aloysius Church Men's Club.
Stephen received his B.B.A in marketing from Mississippi State University. He resides in Baton Rouge with his wife Mackenzie, and their twins, Henry and Willis.
202-203-1016
499 S. Capitol St., SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20003, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
James L. Adams is the firm's Director of Government Relations and focuses on maritime policy, homeland security, transportation infrastructure, energy policy, and economic development.
Jim has extensive experience helping businesses and trade associations achieve their strategic objectives. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Jim was president and CEO of the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), representing the owners and operators of US-flagged vessels that supply, support, and construct the subsea infrastructure necessary for offshore energy development. Under his leadership, the trade association confronted the challenges posed by the moratorium on drilling activity imposed following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Before his tenure at OMSA, Jim was vice president of government affairs for American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL), where he advanced ACL's legislative and regulatory affairs programs to improve the nation's waterways transportation infrastructure. He also worked to implement positive changes on inland waterway tax policy and the US Coast Guard's regulation of the inland barge industry.
Jim also has experience in railroads and highway infrastructure development. As resident vice president for CSX Transportation, he represented CSX in government and community forums in Kentucky. In the public sector, Jim served in senior leadership positions in Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and Kentucky's Department of Public Protection.
Jim began his career as a commissioned Coast Guard officer. At sea, he served as a deck watch officer and department head with responsibilities for vessel operations, navigation, and maritime law enforcement. Later he was named congressional fellow to the Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee in the House of Representatives. Following his Coast Guard service, Jim joined the subcommittee's professional staff, advancing legislation supporting the US Coast Guard and improving the safety and efficiency of regulatory programs affecting the offshore maritime industry, fishing industry, and inland barge industry.
2022031000
499 SOUTH CAPITOL STREET, S.W., Suite 600, WASHINGTON,, DC, 20003, 
1) Accenture Federal Services LLC
2) Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
3) AMERICAN FACTORING ASSOCIATION
5) Association of Catastrophe Adjusters
9) Canero Immigration Law Firm
11) Enlink Midstream
12) FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDIT COALITION
13) FM Services Company - formerly - (Freeport McMoran Energy L.L.C)
14) Freeport-McMoRan
225-572-1726
1846 S. COLUMBINE STREET, SUITE 703, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808, 
1) Adobe
3) Agilify
5) Baker Hughes
10) Clover
11) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
12) Endeavors
13) Entergy Services
14) GDIT
15) Genentech
16) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
17) Horne LLP
18) Intralot, Inc.
20) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
21) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
23) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
24) Math Nation
25) Motion Picture Association
26) Palo Alto
27) Plexos Group
29) Software AG
30) Sparkhound
32) Susan G. Komen
33) Trane U.S. Inc
35) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
36) Workforce Housing Coalition
37) YMCA
38) Youth Villages
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.
19) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
20) Honeywell
21) Horne LLP
22) Intralot Inc
23) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
24) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
25) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
27) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
28) Math Nation
29) Motion Picture Association, Inc
31) Placid Refining Company, LLC
32) Plexos Group
34) SoftwareAG
35) Sparkhound
36) Stonehenge
38) Tenaska
39) Trane US Inc
41) Workforce Housing Coalition
42) Youth Villages
499 SOUTH CAPITOL STREET, S.W., Suite 600, WASHINGTON,, DC, 20003, 
2025525992
440 First Street, NW, Suite 360, Washington, DC, 20001, 
1) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
4) Airport Restaurant & Retail Association
7) American Association for Justice
8) American Bankers Association
9) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
10) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
11) American Trucking Association
12) Americans for Carbon Dividends
14) Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems Intl.
15) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
16) Bessemer Securities Corporation
17) Broadcom Inc.
18) Capital One Financial Corporation
19) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
21) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
24) CMA CGM Group
26) Constellation Brands, Inc.
28) Crystallex
29) Diageo North America, Inc.
30) Download Fairness Coalition
33) Employment Policies Institute
34) ERA Coalition
35) Facebook, Inc.
36) FedEx
39) Genentech, Inc.
40) General Dynamics
41) General Electric
44) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Aptera Motors Corp
45) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Arcimoto, Inc.
46) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on behalf of Zero Motorcycles
47) Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
49) Hess Corporation
50) Hilton Worldwide
52) Honeywell International, Inc.
53) Invest in Education Coalition
54) Iron Mountain
55) Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
59) Lytx, Inc.
60) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
63) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
64) National Association of Broadcasters
66) NetJets, Inc.
67) New York Life
69) Port of Seattle
71) Prudential Financial, Inc.
72) Recording Industry Association of America
73) Regional Airline Association
75) Ryan, Inc.
76) San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
81) SpaceX
83) Stephens Investment Holdings, LLC
85) T-Mobile
86) TeamHealth
87) The Alliance for Lasting Liberty c/o 1st Amendment Partnership
90) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
92) The Home Depot
93) The Northwest Seaport Alliance
94) Torngat Metals
95) Udacity, Inc.
96) United States Contract Weather Observing Association
97) United States Tour Operators Association
98) Viacom Inc.
99) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Merck & Co., INC
100) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Ripple Labs, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) American Bankers Association
3) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
4) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
7) Capital One Financial Corporation
8) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
10) CMA CGM Group
12) Constellation Brands, Inc.
13) Crystallex
14) Diageo North America, Inc.
16) Facebook, Inc.
18) Genentech, Inc.
19) General Dynamics
20) General Electric
22) Hess Corporation
23) Hilton Worldwide
25) Invest in Education Coalition
26) Iron Mountain
29) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
31) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
32) New York Life
35) Prudential Financial, Inc.
36) Recording Industry Association of America
37) Ryan, Inc.
40) SpaceX
42) T-Mobile
43) TeamHealth
46) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
47) The Home Depot
48) Viacom Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) American Bankers Association
3) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
4) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
7) Capital One Financial Corporation
8) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
10) CMA CGM Group
12) Constellation Brands, Inc.
13) Crystallex
14) Diageo North America, Inc.
16) Facebook, Inc.
18) Genentech, Inc.
19) General Dynamics
20) General Electric
22) Hess Corporation
23) Hilton Worldwide
25) Invest in Education Coalition
26) Iron Mountain
29) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
31) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
32) New York Life
35) Prudential Financial, Inc.
36) Recording Industry Association of America
37) Ryan, Inc.
40) SpaceX
42) T-Mobile
43) TeamHealth
46) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
47) The Home Depot
48) Viacom Inc.
15 9th St NE, Washington, DC, 20002, 
2023022957
15 9th St NE, Washington, DC, 20002, 
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) American Bankers Association
3) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
4) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
7) Capital One Financial Corporation
8) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
10) CMA CGM Group
12) Constellation Brands, Inc.
13) Crystallex
14) Diageo North America, Inc.
16) Facebook, Inc.
18) Genentech, Inc.
19) General Dynamics
20) General Electric
22) Hess Corporation
23) Hilton Worldwide
25) Invest in Education Coalition
26) Iron Mountain
29) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
31) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
32) New York Life
35) Prudential Financial, Inc.
36) Recording Industry Association of America
37) Ryan, Inc.
40) SpaceX
42) T-Mobile
43) TeamHealth
46) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
47) The Home Depot
48) Viacom Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) American Bankers Association
3) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
4) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
7) Capital One Financial Corporation
8) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
10) CMA CGM Group
12) Constellation Brands, Inc.
13) Crystallex
14) Diageo North America, Inc.
16) Employment Policies Institute
17) Facebook, Inc.
19) Genentech, Inc.
20) General Dynamics
21) General Electric
23) Hess Corporation
24) Hilton Worldwide
26) Invest in Education Coalition
27) Iron Mountain
30) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
32) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
33) New York Life
36) Prudential Financial, Inc.
37) Recording Industry Association of America
38) Ryan, Inc.
41) SpaceX
43) T-Mobile
44) TeamHealth
47) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
48) The Home Depot
49) Viacom Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) American Bankers Association
3) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
4) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc
7) Capital One Financial Corporation
8) Churchill Downs, Incorporated
10) CMA CGM Group
12) Constellation Brands, Inc.
13) Crystallex
14) Diageo North America, Inc.
16) Facebook, Inc.
18) Genentech, Inc.
19) General Dynamics
20) General Electric
22) Hess Corporation
23) Hilton Worldwide
25) Invest in Education Coalition
26) Iron Mountain
29) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
31) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation
32) New York Life
35) Prudential Financial, Inc.
36) Recording Industry Association of America
37) Ryan, Inc.
40) SpaceX
42) T-Mobile
43) TeamHealth
46) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
47) The Home Depot
48) Viacom Inc.