515-418-9871
212 E. 3rd Street, Level 2, Des Moines, IA, 50309, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website, LinkedIn
David helps Cornerstone clients identify opportunities and establishes a road map for success at a local, state and federal level
On behalf of a Cornerstone client, David drafted, assisted in the passage, and secured funding, establishing a full medical school loan repayment program for primary care physicians
David works with clients to increase funding and tax incentives enhancing economic development programs
1) Alzheimers Association, Iowa Chapter
3) Associated General Contractors of Iowa
4) Association for Consumer Debt Relief c/o MultiState Associates LLC
5) Carvana
8) Des Moines Area Regional Transit
9) Des Moines International Airport
11) Flowstate Health
13) Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (IHBPA)
15) Iowa Academy of Family Physicians
16) Iowa Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
17) Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
20) Iowa Community Foundations
21) Iowa County Attorneys Association
23) Iowa Extension Council Association
24) Iowa Health Care Association
25) Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
26) Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association
27) Iowa Operators of Music & Amusement
28) Iowa Real Estate Developers Association
29) Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF)
30) Iowa State Fair
31) Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association
32) Iowa Travel Industry Partners
33) Iowa Water Land Legacy Coalition
34) Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association
35) Iowa Wood Industry Association
37) Lifepoint Health
41) MidAmerican Energy Company
43) Northern Natural Gas Company
44) REM Iowa
45) Republic National Distributing Company
46) Responsive Policy Solutions
47) Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
49) Sheet Metal Contractors of Iowa
50) Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
53) TC Energy
55) Turo Inc.
58) Voya Financial
59) Woodward Academy
11-15 years
David Adelman joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2010, bringing over 10 years of substantial experience in grassroots advocacy, developing and implementing strategic legislative campaigns, drafting and analyzing legislative language and reports and establishing, administering and advising political action committees.
Before joining Cornerstone, David worked for a law firm in West Des Moines where his practice focused on government relations, legislative law, PAC compliance and strategic advising, and election law. David continues to secure millions of dollars for clients through appropriation language, enables clients to secure major policy changes in a variety of issue areas and helps defeat language that would have been detrimental to clients' interests.
Prior to his role at the law firm, David worked with the Department of Justice, in the Iowa Attorney's General Office and clerked in the State Senate.
David worked in Washington, D.C. at the Democratic National Committee where he helped to design the voter protection program in 2004 and returned to Des Moines where he assisted in the establishment of the legal protection network for the Iowa Democratic Party. David served two terms on the Iowa Democratic State Central Committee; the Board of Directors for the Democratic Party.
Raised in Des Moines, David earned a B.S. in Marketing and Business Legal Studies from Miami University, and a certificate in International Business studying in London, England. He received his law degree with a Legislative Practice Certificate from Drake University Law School.
David and his wife, Liz, reside in Des Moines where they are active in the community and have three sons, Michael, Benjamin and Sam.
601 Thirteenth St, NW, Suite 250 S, Washington, DC, 20005, 
2) 3M COMPANY
3) ACCUTAR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
4) ACHIEVE
5) AECOM
6) AGI CARGO, LLC AND AGI GROUND, INC.
7) AGROINSUMOS IBEROAMERICANOS GROUP D/B/A/ AGROISLENA
8) AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FIELD LLP ON BEHALF OF TP-LINK SYSTEMS, INC.
10) ALKERMES, INC.
11) ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION
12) AMAZON.COM
13) AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
14) AMERICAN CONSUMER CREDIT ADVOCATES, INC.
15) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
16) AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION
18) AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
19) AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
21) ANTHROPIC, PBC
25) ATLAS COPCO NORTH AMERICA INC.
28) BAJO COHEN AGLIANO, P.A. ON BEHALF OF HEALTH EDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
29) BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
30) BAYER U.S. LLC
31) BB LIVING
32) BINATIONAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER COUNCIL
36) BLOOM ENERGY
37) BLUE ORIGIN, LLC
40) BRENT L. MILLS, INCORPORATED
41) BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION
42) CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA FIRST INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
44) CANVASBACK CONSERVATION LLC F.K.A. WILDLANDSCAPES INTERNATIONAL
45) CAPE
46) CELLIGENCE LLC
50) CITY OF MIAMI
51) CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
54) COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
56) COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
58) CONSOLIDATED MILL SUPPLY, INC.
59) CONSORTIUM MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
61) CONTINENTAL HEAVY CIVIL CORP.
62) CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA
65) COUPANG, INC.
66) CREDIT UNION LOAN SOURCE, LLC
68) DBL VENTURES
69) DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY, INC.
72) EASTERN SALT COMPANY, INC.
73) ELO ATLANTIC SL
74) ENERGY TRANSITION MINERALS, LTD.
75) EPIDAURUS DBA AMITY FOUNDATION
76) EQUINIX, INC.
77) ERUDIO BIO, INC.
78) ES WINDOWS LLC
79) EVOLUTION ELECTRIC VEHICLES
80) EVOLUTION WELL SERVICES OPERATING, LLC
81) FACETEC, INC.
83) FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
84) FLEX LTD.
85) FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
86) FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
87) FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION
88) FLORIDA SHERIFFS RISK MANAGEMENT FUND
90) FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.
91) FOLEY AND LARDNER (ON BEHALF OF DIAGNOSTICA STOGA, INC.)
92) FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A/ COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM
93) GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
94) GENETIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.
95) GUNVOR USA, LLC F.K.A. NEROBREEZE LIMITED
100) HYPERICE, INC.
101) INDELIBLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
102) INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.
103) INSIGHTEC, INC.
104) INTEGRATE DG, LLC
105) IONQ, INC.
106) IP SERVICES LLC
107) IRVING OIL LTD.
109) JABIL INC.
110) JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
111) JINDAL SOUTH AMERICA METALS AND MINING (FKAVULCAN SOUTH AMERICA METALS & MINING)
112) JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC
113) JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, INC.
114) JUBILANT PHARMA HOLDINGS INC.
115) KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
116) KLICK USA, INC.
117) KNOB PETROLEUM CORP
119) LAKESIDE BLUFFS GROUP LLC
120) LEGO SYSTEMS, INC.
121) LEONARDO DRS, INC.
122) LEONARDO S.P.A.
123) LEVINSON FAMILY
124) LEXYL TRAVEL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
125) LI INDUSTRIES, INC.
127) LMI CONSULTING, LLC
128) LOS ANGELES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 2028
129) LUKE HOLDINGS, INC. (FKA LUKE STAFFING)
131) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
132) MAHA CAPITAL
136) MAXELL, LTD.
137) MCDERMOTT+ CONSULTING (ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY)
138) MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
139) MEIL GLOBAL HOLDINGS B.V.
140) MHP FOOD TRADING LLC
141) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION (F.K.A. FRIENDS OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE)
142) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
143) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
144) MIAMI-DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION
146) MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC O/B/O BANCAMIGA BANCO UNIVERSAL, CA
147) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
148) MOTLEY RICE, LLC AND BALLARD SPAHR LLP
149) MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
150) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
151) NCLUSION, INC.
152) NEOPRIME CAPITAL PARTNERS
153) NETFLIX, INC.
154) NEUVENTUS, LLC
155) NEXTERA ENERGY, INC./FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
156) NITRON GROUP LLC
157) NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
158) NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
159) NOVAVAX, INC.
160) NOVO NORDISK INC.
161) NYSE GROUP, INC.
162) OCEANSOUND PARTNERS
163) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC
164) OISHII
165) OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL
166) ORANO USA LLC
167) ORBIA FLUOR ENERGY MATERIALS (KOURA)
168) OURARING INC.
169) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
170) PALM BEACH COUNTY
171) PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.
174) PEOPLE CENTER, INC.
176) PORT OF LONG BEACH
177) POTOMAC CENTER NORTH, INC.
178) PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.
179) PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
180) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP ON BEHALF OF COPPERWELD BIMETALLICS, LLC
181) PROYECTO DE EMPRESARIOS POR MEXICO
182) PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (ON BEHALF OF JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEMS)
183) PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
184) RAI SERVICES COMPANY (FKA- RAISC)
185) REACTIVE DRONE LLC
187) REYES HOLDINGS, LLC
188) RIL USA
189) RIO BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
190) RISE
191) ROBINHOOD
192) ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA
193) RUDY OPCO LLC
195) SAFETY NET HOSPITAL ALLIANCE OF FLORIDA
196) SAP AMERICA, INC.
197) SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
198) SC MARKETING US INC.
199) SEA & SHORELINE, LLC
202) SEMINOLE HARD ROCK DIGITAL, LLC
203) SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
204) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY, INC.
205) SEPRO CORPORATION
207) SHIONOGI, INC.
208) SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE, INC.
209) SK AMERICAS, INC.
210) SMARSH INC.
211) SNA INTERNATIONAL LP
212) SOLIDION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
214) SOLUTIONS GROUP SERVICES, LLC
215) SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS, LLC
216) SPEED XPRESS INC.
217) STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
219) SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION
220) SULZBACHER CENTER
221) SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
222) SUPERMICRO
223) SUPREME RICE
224) SUPREME SITE SERVICES GMBH
226) SWISS ROCKETS AG
228) THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
229) THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.
230) THE CRANEWARE GROUP (F.K.A. SENTRY DATA SYSTEMS)
231) THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
232) THE LEAGUE OF CREDIT UNIONS & AFFILIATES
233) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
234) THE SCHOOL BOARD OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
235) THE TOY ASSOCIATION
237) TIGER BIOSCIENCES
238) TIPCO ASPHALT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
239) TOTALENERGIES EP MOZAMBIQUE AREA 1
240) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
241) TRANSUNION LLC
243) TRC WORLDWIDE ENGINEERING, INC.
244) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC
245) TRULIEVE
247) UG SOLUTIONS
248) UNITED AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION
250) UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
251) UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
252) UNITY WELLNESS LLC (D/B/A MUSCULAR THERAPY LLC / SUMMIT WELLNESS OF TEXAS LLC)
253) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH CORPORATION
254) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
256) UPTODATE, INC.
257) URANIUM ENERGY CORPORATION
258) US STRATEGIC METALS
259) VALE MARITIMO C.A.
261) VANTIVE, INC.
263) VIRTUS RESOURCES LLC F.K.A. VIRTUS MINERALS GROUP INC.
264) VIZ.AI
265) VIZIENT, INC.
266) VYSTAR CREDIT UNION
267) WALGREEN CO.
268) WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, A THOMSON REUTERS BUSINESS
269) ZOOX, INC.
270) ZSCALER INC.
1717 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, 
1717 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, 
703-527-3407
3050 K Street NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC, 20007, 
601 Thirteenth St, NW, Suite 250 S, Washington, DC, 20005, 
1) 3M COMPANY
2) AGROINSUMOS IBEROAMERICANOS GROUP D/B/A/ AGROISLENA
3) AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION
5) BAJO COHEN AGLIANO, P.A. ON BEHALF OF HEALTH EDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
9) DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY, INC.
10) ELO ATLANTIC SL
11) ENERGY TRANSITION MINERALS, LTD.
12) FOLEY AND LARDNER (ON BEHALF OF DIAGNOSTICA STOGA, INC.)
202-787-5740
1717 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, 
1) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, LLC
3) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
4) AMGEN INC.
5) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
6) BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC
8) CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTO STATE)
9) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
11) CTIA
1717 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, 
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005, 
3050 K Street NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC, 20007, 
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005, 
2) AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC.
3) BILLMARI INC. / DBA BLACK BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT
4) C3.AI, INC.
5) CARE SOLACE
9) ENERGYSOURCE MINERALS (FKA ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS)
3050 K Street NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC, 20007,