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
8) Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
9) Baker Hughes
11) 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) GDIT
20) Genentech
21) Google Cloud
22) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
23) Honeywell
24) Horne LLP.
25) Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
26) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
27) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
28) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
31) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
32) Motion Picture Association, Inc
33) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC
34) Palo Alto
35) Placid Refining Company, LLC
36) Plexos Group
38) Software AG
39) Sparkhound
42) Tenaska
43) Trane U.S. Inc
45) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
46) Workforce Housing Coalition
47) YMCA
48) 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
3) Baker Hughes
8) Clover
9) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
10) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
11) eXmarX
12) GDIT
13) Genetech
14) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
15) 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
5) Baker Hughes
7) Bristow
10) Clover
11) Conduent
12) Elevance Health, and its afilliates dba Anthem, Inc. / /
15) GDIT /
16) Genentech, Inc.
17) Good Day Farm Louisiana, LLC
18) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
19) Honeywell
20) Horne LLP
21) Intralot, Inc
23) louisiana Clerks of Court Association
24) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
26) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
27) Math Nation
28) Motion Picture Association, Inc
29) New Generation Gas Gathering LLC
31) Placid Refining Company, LLC
32) Plexos Group
34) SoftwareAG /
35) Sparkhound
38) Tenaska
39) Trane US inc
41) United HealthCare Services, Inc.
42) Workforce Housing Coalition
43) YMCA
44) 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.
225-975-2460
304 LAUREL STREET UNIT 1A, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
2) Agilify
5) Baker Hughes
10) Clover
11) Conduent
12) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
13) Endeavors
14) Entergy Services
15) GDIT
16) Genentech
17) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
18) Horne LLP
21) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
22) Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA)
23) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
25) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
26) Math Nation
27) Palo Alto
28) Placid Refining Company, LLC
29) Plexos
31) Software AG
32) Sparkhound
35) Trane US Inc
37) United HealthCare Services, Inc
38) Workforce Housing Coalition
39) YMCA
40) Youth Villages
225-572-1726
1846 S. COLUMBINE STREET, SUITE 703, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808, 
1) Adobe
3) Agilify
6) Baker Hughes
11) Clover
12) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.
13) Endeavors
14) Entergy Services
15) GDIT
16) Genentech
17) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
18) Horne LLP
19) Intralot, Inc.
21) Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
22) Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
24) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
25) Math Nation
26) Motion Picture Association
27) Palo Alto
28) Plexos Group
30) Software AG
31) Sparkhound
33) Susan G. Komen
34) Trane U.S. Inc
36) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
37) Workforce Housing Coalition
38) YMCA
39) Youth Villages
225-270-8183
1607 BLOUIN AVENUE, USA, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808, 
2) Agilify
3) American Investment Council
7) Baker Hughes
9) Bristow
10) CIGNA
13) Clover
14) Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates
17) GDIT
18) Genentech, Inc.
19) Historic Tax Credit Coalition
20) Honeywell
21) Horne LLP
22) Intralot Inc
23) Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government /
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) Tenaska
40) Trane US Inc
42) Workforce Housing Coalition
43) Youth Villages