DAVID ADELMAN

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

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.

ALEX BOLTON

(Federal, )

KYLE CHRISTIAN

(Federal, )
  • 913-526-6901

  • University of Kansas, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 404, Washington, DC, 20001, 

BOBBY CORNETT

(Federal, )

RAY CULVER

(Federal, )
  • 353 N. Limestone Drive, FAYETTEVILLE, AR, 72701, 

  • 932 Massachusetts Street, Suite 301, Lawrence, KS, 66044, 

Clients:

CHRISTOPHER EDDOWES

CHRISTOPHER EDDOWES

(Federal, )
  • 1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 875, Washington, DC, 20006, 

RYAN FLICKNER

(Federal, )
Clients:

CHRISTOPHER HAYES

(Federal, )
  • 100 M Street, SE, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20003, 

CHARLOTTE IVANCIC

(Federal, )
Clients:
  • 820 1st Street NE, Suite 710, Washington, DC, 20002, 

MARK KOPEC

(Federal, )

CHRISTOPHER LACIVITA

CHRISTOPHER LACIVITA

(Federal, )
Clients:

PATRICK LAUGHLIN

(Federal, )
Clients:

1) KASASA

GEORGE LAWS GARCIA

(Federal, )
  • 202-266-2600

  • 1001 G Street NW, Ste. 500 E, Washington, DC, 20001, 

JAYMI LIGHT

(Federal, )
Clients:
  • 121 Reynolda Village Way Ste. A, Winston Salem, NC, 27106, 

Clients:

1) 3RD DAY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

2) AARTI INDUSTRIES LIMITED

3) ABBVIE INC.

4) ALP SUPPLY CO. LLC

5) ALPEK POLYESTER USA, LLC

6) AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE, INC.

7) AMERICAN CONCRETE COALITION, INC.

8) AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

9) ANDROMEDA HEALTH CORPORATION

10) AURIGO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

11) BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA

12) BERETTA USA CORP

13) BINANCE HOLDINGS LTD.

14) BIOHAVEN LTD.

15) BITDEER

16) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP L.P.

17) BLINK HEALTH, INC.

18) CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P.

19) CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS

20) CARTRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

21) CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

22) CLEARWATER CHANNELS, LLC

23) COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITAL

24) COINBASE, INC.

25) CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS

26) COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE

27) CRESCEL LLC

28) DITTOLIVE INC.

29) DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC.

30) ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

31) EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND LLP ON BEHALF OF MAUREL & PROM

32) EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND ON BEHALF OF AMAZONAS HOLDINGS LLC

33) EXPERIAN PLC

34) EZ LYNK, SEZC

35) FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC. (FINRA)

36) FIRST GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY

37) FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY HEALTH SYSTEM

38) GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.

39) GLOCK, INC.

40) GPD HOLDINGS LLC D/B/A COINFLIP

41) GSK

42) HANWHA DEFENSE USA

43) HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.

44) HAWKEYE SYSTEMS, INC.

45) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

46) HILLFIELD LLC

47) INCYTE CORPORATION

48) INTERNATIONAL MOTORS, LLC

49) JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL

50) JUUL LABS, INC.

51) KOREA CORPORATE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

52) LAKE ERIE TOBACCO CO

53) LPA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, LLC

54) MARCH GL COMPANY

55) METCON INC.

56) MOLECULIGHT, INC.

57) NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC.

58) NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS HEALING COALITION

59) NATIVE AMERICAN CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

60) NC WMG LOC, LLC

61) NEPHRON NITRILE D/B/A AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES

62) NEXO AG

63) NOOSHEEN HASHEMI

64) NOVO NORDISK, INC.

65) OMST HOLDINGS, LLC

66) OWEN G. DUNN CO., INC.

67) PANTHEON DATA LLC

68) PATIENTS TO FIGHT CHRONIC DISEASE

69) PHARMAESSENTIA USA CORPORATION

70) PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORPORATION

71) POPLICUS INCORPORATED DBA GOVINI

72) PYXUS INTERNATIONAL

73) QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC.

74) RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY

75) RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.

76) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

77) REPLIMUNE, INC.

78) REZAIAN FAMILY

79) RIL USA, INC.

80) RJG LAW PLLC

81) ROBOT.COM HOLDINGS, INC.

82) RTI INTERNATIONAL

83) SALESFORCE, INC.

84) SAMSARA, MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES, LLC

85) SANOFI US SERVICES INC.

86) SAS INSTITUTE INC.

87) SCHAGHTICOKE TRIBAL NATION

88) SENPHONIX, INC.

89) SESH+ PRODUCTS U.S., INC.

90) SILVER BOW MINING CORP

91) SIMMONS FOOD

92) SPHERE LABS

93) SPOTTED HAWK DEVELOPMENT, LLC

94) SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, INC.

95) SSA MARINE

96) STANLY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

97) STOP GAS STATION HEROIN LLC

98) SUPPLYCORE LLC

99) SYDNEXIS, INC.

100) T1 ENERGY INC.

101) TAURUS HOLDINGS INC.

102) THE ARBITRUS CORPORATION

103) THE CATAWBA NATION

104) THE CONSERVATION FUND

105) THE ENERGY & MINERALS GROUP

106) THE YATES COMPANIES, INC.

107) TOWN OF PEMBROKE

108) TRISTAN THOMPSON

109) TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS

110) U.S. - ARMENIA ACTION FUND

111) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

112) VERADERMICS, INCORPORATED

113) VOLTIC SHIPPING CORP.

114) YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. USA

  • 555 12th Street N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20004, 

ALEXIS OBERG

(Federal, )

ROBERT PARMITER

(Federal, )
  • 121 Reynolda Village Way Ste. A, Winston Salem, NC, 27106, 

Clients:

MARTIN RIVERA

(Federal, )
  • P.O. BOX 31, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72203, 

CARMEN ROTTENBERG

(Federal, )
  • 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 410, Arlington, VA, 22202, 

DANIEL SEPULVEDA

(Federal, )
  • 800 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20024, 

Clients:
  • 1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW, FL 12, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients: