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) Carvana
8) Des Moines Area Regional Transit
9) Des Moines International Airport
12) Infinite Campus
13) Iowa Academy of Family Physicians
14) Iowa Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
15) Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
17) Iowa Biotechnology Association
19) Iowa Community Foundations
21) Iowa Health Care Association
22) Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
23) Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association
24) Iowa Operators of Music & Amusement
25) Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association
28) Iowa State Fair
29) Iowa Travel Industry Partners
30) Iowa Water Land Legacy Coalition
31) Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association
32) Iowa Wood Industry Association
37) Marathon Petroleum Corporation and its Subsidiaries
39) MidAmerican Energy Company
41) Northern Natural Gas Company
42) REM Iowa
43) Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
44) Sanofi US
46) Sheet Metal Contractors of Iowa
49) Turo Inc.
51) Verra Mobility
52) Voya Financial
53) Woodward Academy
54) ZeroEyes, Inc.
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.
2023334936
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Eleventh Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) AAPAN
4) Abiomed Inc.
5) Advanced Medical Technology Association
7) Airbus Americas Inc. (formerly Airbus Group)
10) ALG Senior LLC
11) Altimmune, Inc.
13) Amedisys, Inc.
14) American Beverage Association
15) American Health Care Association
16) American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
17) Amgen Inc.
18) Ancestry
19) Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce
20) Association of Dental Support Organizations
21) Aviator Capital Management, LLC
24) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
25) bluebird bio
26) Bluma Wellness / One Plant
27) Brightline Holdings LLC (formerly Virgin Trains USA)
28) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
29) Canadian National Railroad
34) Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc.
35) CJ America, Inc.
36) Cognizant Technology Solutions
39) Consumer Access to Repair (CAR) Coalition
41) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
43) CTIA
44) DisposeRx, Inc.
45) DuPage County
47) Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
49) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States
50) Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
51) Enterprise Products Operating LLC
52) Entertainment Software Association
55) Flagstar Bank
60) Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.
61) Gramercy Funds Management, LLC
62) Greg Kelly
64) HNTB Corporation
65) Horizon Pharma
66) Huntington Ingalls Incorporated
75) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
76) Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual Financial Group)
78) Mattress Firm
80) Mid-Sized Bank Coalition of America
81) Motion Picture Association
82) National Association of Vision Care Plans
83) National Lifeline Association
85) NCTA-The Internet & Television Association
87) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
88) Nord Stream 2 AG
89) North America's Building Trades Unions
92) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
93) Ouro Mining Inc.
94) Out of Home Advertising Association of America
95) Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
96) Pebble Limited Partnership
97) Pfizer, Inc
99) Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association
100) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
101) Physicians for Fair Coverage
102) Piper Networks
103) Polaris Industries
104) Postmates Inc
106) Prudential Financial, Inc.
107) PTC Therapeutics
108) Quadrant Holdings
109) RAI Services Company
110) Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Affiliates (FKA United Technologies Corp)
111) Recess
112) Recro Pharma, Inc.
113) Republic of India
114) S&P Global
115) Samsung Electronics America
116) Sandvine
117) SAS Institute Inc.
118) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
119) SCP-Health
120) Select Medical Corporation
121) Sellers Dorsey
122) Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
123) Siemens Healthineers
124) Solix, Inc.
125) Southern Company Services, Inc.
126) SPIE
127) Stryker Corporation
128) The Assistance Fund
129) The College Board
130) The Optical Society
131) The Travelers Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries
132) Trust for the National Mall
133) U.S. Acute Care Solutions, LLC
134) U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.
135) U.S. Global Leadership Campaign
136) University of Mississippi
137) Verizon Communications, Inc.
138) Vineyard Wind, LLC
139) Walgreen Co.
140) Water Utility, City of Waukesha
141) WE Energies
142) Western Digital Corporation
143) Wiregrass Economic Development Corporation
144) YRC Worldwide Inc.
145) Zogenix, Inc.
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200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20001,
2) American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
4) Children's Hospital Association of Texas
5) Cobham Management Services, Inc.
7) CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
8) Economic & Community Development Institute
10) Enlighten IT Consulting, Inc.
11) Facebook
12) Fortior Solutions (formerly SureID, Inc.)
13) Freight Shuttle International
14) GE Aviation
2027855270
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC, 20006,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006,
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Eleventh Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) Abiomed Inc.
5) American Beverage Association
6) American Health Care Association
7) American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
8) Amgen Inc.
9) Association of Dental Support Organizations
11) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
13) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
14) DisposeRx, Inc.
16) Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
21) Horizon Pharma
25) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
28) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
29) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
30) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
31) PTC Therapeutics
34) SCP-Health
35) Select Medical Corporation
36) Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
40) Walgreen Co.
41) Zogenix, Inc.
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Eleventh Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) Airbus Americas Inc. (formerly Airbus Group)
2) American Beverage Association
3) Aviator Capital Management, LLC
5) Cognizant Technology Solutions
6) Consumer Access to Repair (CAR) Coalition
7) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
8) Enterprise Products Operating LLC
800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20006,
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC, 20006,
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20001,
2023334936
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Eleventh Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC, 20006,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
