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  • 225-201-8930

  • 304 LAUREL STREETSUITE 1ABATON ROUGELOUISIANA70802

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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

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.

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20+ years

Mark earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 1993 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana in 1997.

Mark has extensive experience in a wide variety of business, legislative, and regulatory matters, representing client interests before the Montana Legislature, and Montana's State and Federal Courts. In addition, Mark's business consulting activities extend to more than 25 states in a variety of topics, primarily focusing on information technology and public safety initiatives.

In the health care arena, Mark previously served as general counsel to the Montana Hospital Association for nearly 15 years. In addition, he has served as counsel to more than a dozen hospitals across Montana on various matters. Mark is well-recognized in the hospital regulatory arena in Montana, including having been published in several hospital-related trade publications. He currently serves as Chair of the St. Peter's Hospital Board of Directors, is a member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Advisory Board, is on the Pontifical Gregorian University Foundation Board and the Sacred Story Institute Board, and several other corporate boards.

Mark was born and raised in Central Montana (near Lewistown), where he and his family continue to operate their family farm and ranch. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, and their two daughters, Morgan and Raegan. Mark also enjoys hunting, golfing, fishing, and traveling.

  • 225-939-6170

  • 304 LAUREL STREETSUITE 1ABATON ROUGELOUISIANA70801

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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

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.

PAUL RAINWATER

(LAUS)

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Former chief of staff to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

Led the effort for Governor John Bel Edwards after the historic floods of 2016 to develop an appropriations strategy for federal response and develop long-term recovery plans

Paul W. Rainwater most recently held the title as Governor Jindal's Chief of Staff. He resigned in February of 2014 to pursue a career in the private sector and shortly thereafter joined Cornerstone Government Affairs.

Prior to his latest position, Paul held the title of Commissioner of Administration. Before that, he served as Governor Jindal's deputy chief of staff. Prior to that, he served as executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA). Previously, Paul served as legislative director and chief of operations for U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. From June 2006 to January 2007, he served as director of hazard mitigation and intergovernmental affairs at the LRA, where he managed program policies, served as team leader and coordinated with state and federal agencies to set mitigation priorities. From July 2000 to June 2006, Paul served as the chief administrative officer for the City of Lake Charles.

Paul also formerly served as manager of governmental affairs for Conoco, Inc., Gulf Coast Business Unit in Baton Rouge from 1998 to July 2000; as manager of public affairs for ARCO Chemical in Lake Charles from 1995 to May 1998; and as administrative aide to the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in Lake Charles from 1988 to 1996.

In addition to his public service duties, Paul also serves as a colonel with the Louisiana Army National Guard in the Joint Director of Military Support for Disaster Response Unit. He previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the Congressional Liaison Office of the Louisiana Army National Guard and as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves' 336th Finance Command. For his military service, Paul has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Badge.

Paul earned a bachelor's degree in government from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, a master's degree in international relations from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, and is certified as a local government manager by Louisiana State University.

JACQUELINE BARDGETT

(MOMO)
  • (636) 530-9392

  • 16141 Swingley Ridge RoadSuite 110ChesterfieldMO63017

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  • (636) 530-9392

  • 16141 Swingley Ridge RoadSuite 110ChesterfieldMO63017

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HAILEY GOLDBERG

(Federal)
Clients:

LAURA LEWIS

(Wyoming)
Clients:

1) ADT LLC

2) AdvaMed

3) Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage, LLC

4) ALAW

5) Allianz of America

6) Ally Financial, Inc.

7) Altria Client Services

8) Ambler Metals, LLC

9) America's Newspapers

10) American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

11) American Gaming Association

12) American Petroleum Institute

13) American Public Power Association

14) American Tower Corporation

15) amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

16) AMP Robotics

17) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

18) Anthem, Inc.

19) APOLLO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP

20) APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS

21) APOLLO MANAGEMENT, LP

22) ArcBest Corporation (formely reporting as Arkansas Best Corporation)

23) Ardent Health Services

24) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

25) Ares Management LLC

26) ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI S.p.A.

27) Association of Equipment Manufacturers

28) Athene Holding

29) Atrium Health

30) Auterion Government Solutions, Inc.

31) Aventiv Technologies, LLC

32) AXA

33) Baxter HealthCare Corporation

34) Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

35) Beep, Inc.

36) Blackfeet Tribe

37) Braddock Financial LLC

38) Brandtotal

39) Brentwood School

40) Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.

41) Cadence Education

42) Cadiz, Inc.

43) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC (fraCaesarsEntertainmentOperatingCompany,Inc.)

44) Cannabis Trade Federation (fra New Federalism Fund)

45) CareDx, Inc.

46) Cars.com

47) Cboe Global Markets

48) Cengage

49) Centene Corporation

50) Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD)

51) Chrysalis Holdings, Inc. (d.b.a. NewDay)

52) CHS, Inc.

53) City and County of Denver

54) City of Anchorage

55) Clean Affordable Reliable Electricity Coalition (CARE Coalition)

56) CLEAR

57) Coalition for Business Development

58) CoBank

59) Coinstar

60) Colony Capital, Inc

61) Colorado State University

62) Cook Group, Inc.

63) Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL)

64) Credit Karma, Inc.

65) Credit Union National Association, Inc.

66) Crowell & Moring LLP obo Cogitativo, Inc.

67) Del Monte Fresh Produce Company

68) Delaware North Companies Inc.

69) Direct ChassisLink, Inc.

70) Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.

71) Duke Energy Corporation

72) Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC)

73) Emergency Nurses Association

74) Envision Healthcare

75) Equinor US Operations LLC (fra Equinor Gulf Services, LLC)

76) Equinor Wind US LLC (fra Statoil Wind US LLC)

77) Equity Office Management LLC

78) Ericsson Inc.

79) Exelon

80) FedEx Corporation

81) FirstBank Holding Co.

82) Forest County Potawatomi Community

83) Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association

84) Freeport LNG Expansion

85) Freewill Networks

86) Friends of the National Museum of American Jewish History, LLC

87) Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd

88) Garrison Diversion Conservancy District

89) GBX Associates LLC

90) General Motors Company

91) Georgia Renewable Power

92) Go LIVE Together

93) GovPredict

94) Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance

95) Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc.

96) HEB Grocery Company, LP

97) Hudbay Minerals (fra Rosemont Copper Company)

98) HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC

99) Hunt Consolidated Inc.

100) iConstituent

101) Immigration Hub

102) Infinera Corporation

103) Insperity Services, L.P.

104) International Foodservice Distributors Association

105) International Hearing Society

106) Intralot USA

107) Intrepid Potash Inc.

108) J.R. Simplot Company

109) Jackson Family Enterprises

110) Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

111) Jake's Fireworks

112) JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.(f.r.a. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHARED SERVICES, INC.)

113) Jordan Cove Energy Project LP

114) JW Aluminum

115) Kabafusion

116) Kalorama Group, LLC

117) Kepler Computing Inc.

118) KGL Logistics

119) KinderCare Education, LLC (formerly reporting as Knowledge Universe)

120) Kinross Gold Corporation

121) Kyle House Group obo Consensus For Development Reform

122) Lankford & Reed, PLLC

123) Leonard Green & Partners, LP

124) LifePoint Health (f.r.a RCCH HealthCare Partners)

125) Ligado Networks LLC

126) Lilly USA, LLC

127) LISCR LLC

128) Management and Training Corporation

129) Maridose LLC

130) MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

131) Marriott International, Inc.

132) Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

133) McDonald's Corporation

134) McWhinney Real Estate Services, Inc.

135) Mewbourne Oil Company

136) MGM Public Policy, LLC

137) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association (f.r.a. Motor Vehicle Ancillary..)

138) NAREIT (fra National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)

139) National Biodiesel Board

140) NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

141) National Collegiate Athletic Association

142) National Confectioners Association

143) National Electrical Contractors Association

144) National Head Start Association

145) National League of Cities

146) National Mentor Holdings, Inc.

147) National Stone Sand and Gravel Association

148) Navajo Nation

149) NMAC (on behalf of the HIV/STD Partnership)

150) Novartis

151) OmniVision Technologies

152) One Call Corporation

153) OneMain Holdings Inc.

154) Online Lenders Alliance

155) Ontario International Airport

156) Oracle America, Inc.

157) Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

158) Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP

159) Paragon Biosciences, LLC

160) Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

161) PathemaGX

162) Pinterest, Inc.

163) Plastics Industry Association

164) Policy and Taxation Group

165) Power Design, Inc.

166) Precision Castparts Corporation (f.r.a. TIMET-TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION)

167) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

168) PureStar Group

169) Puyallup Tribe

170) Pyramid Management Group, LLC

171) QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

172) Real Estate Roundtable

173) Red Rock Resorts, Inc.

174) RELX Inc.

175) Resource Management Service, LLC

176) Rocky Mountain Industrials fra RMR Industrials

177) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

178) Salesforce.com Inc.

179) San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District

180) San Diego County Water Authority

181) Santa Cruz Healthcare

182) Schneider National Inc.

183) Sentrillion

184) Service Contract Industry Council

185) Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation

186) Simon Wiesenthal Center for the Museum of Tolerance (fra SWC Museum Corporation)

187) Skydio

188) SL Green Realty Corp.

189) SoundExchange

190) Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

191) Starbucks

192) Sun Country Airlines

193) T-Mobile

194) Talos Energy

195) Teal Drones

196) Telecommunications Industry Association

197) Tenaska Inc.

198) Tencent America, LLC

199) TENET HEALTHCARE CORP

200) Textile Rental Services Association

201) The Early Care and Education Consortium

202) The Federation of State Medical Boards

203) The Institute for Legal Reform - U.S. Chamber of Commerce

204) The Northeast MAGLEV, LLC

205) The OrthoForum

206) Tom Vukota

207) Total Community Options, Inc. d/b/a InnovAge

208) Town of Tusayan, AZ

209) Tribal Communications Solutions

210) Tribal Solutions Medical

211) Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana

212) Tyson Foods Inc

213) U.S. Travel Association

214) Uber Technologies Inc.

215) Ubicquia

216) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

217) University of Phoenix, fra Apollo Education Group, Inc.

218) Valley Children's Healthcare

219) VECTOR GROUP, LTD

220) VenueScreen

221) Visionary Integration Professionals

222) Vox Global LLC obo GLEIF Americas

223) Walgreen Co.

224) WEconnect Health Management

225) WESTERN UNION

226) Westlands Water District

227) White Mountain Apache Tribe

228) Wildlife Conservation Society

229) Willis Electric Co. Ltd

230) Wilmer Hale (on behalf of Purdue Pharma L.P.)

231) Wolters Kluwer

232) WPX Energy, Inc.

233) Wynn Resorts, Limited

234) Yelp

ROBERT PADUCHIK

(Ohio)
  • 202-441-6810

  • 5573 Salem DriveWestervilleOH43082

JOEL ROBIDEAUX

(Louisiana)
  • 337-344-1188

  • 702 PICARD RDLAFAYETTELOUISIANA70508

  • (573) 634-8760

  • 205 E. Capitol AvenueSuite 100Jefferson CityMO65101

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