919-821-6756
Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, NC, 27602,
Dana Simpson co-chairs the Government Relations practice at Smith Anderson and regularly represents clients before the North Carolina General Assembly and with State agencies.
Dana advises clients regarding legislative and regulatory advocacy, public relations, issues management, economic development initiatives, ethics, and campaign finance law compliance. Dana has been consistently rated one of the most influential lobbyists in North Carolina by both the nonpartisan N.C. Center for Public Policy Research and The North State Journal.
Prior to law school, Dana served as Special Assistant for Communications and Policy to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Dana also has experience representing clients on rule-making and administrative law matters. He served as a member of the North Carolina Rules Review Commission from 2003-2006.
4) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T North Carolina
6) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
8) DaVita, Inc.
10) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
11) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
14) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
15) Granville County
17) ID.me, Inc.
21) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
23) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
24) NC Museum of Art Foundation
25) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
26) North Carolina Dental Society
27) North Carolina Oncology Association
28) North Carolina Railroad Company
29) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
30) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
32) Purdue Pharma LP
33) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
34) ServiceNow, Inc.
35) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
36) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
37) Volvo Group North America, LLC
38) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
39) Wolfspeed, Inc.
20+ years
"North Carolina's Top Lobbyists" - North State Journal (2020)
Best Lawyers Government Relations Practice (2009-2022)
Business North Carolina Legal Elite
Triangle Business Journal "40 Under 40 Leadership Award (2012)
(541) 480-9204
11337 SE 30th Ave, Milwaukie, OR, 97222,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Electronic Security Association
8) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
10) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
12) GetInsured
505-239-0348
1905 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87112,
505-239-0348
1905 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87112,
(503) 901-8219
PO Box 19390, Portland, OR, 97280,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Electronic Security Association
8) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
10) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
12) GetInsured
614-309-0313
88 East Broad St. Suite 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) 3M Company
7) Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio
9) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
10) Alvis, Inc.
11) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
12) Apple Inc.
14) Battelle Memorial Institute
16) Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corp
18) Carvana
19) Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
20) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
21) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
23) City of Columbus
24) Cleveland Browns
25) Coalition for Community Solar Access
26) College Board
27) Columbus Crew SC
28) Columbus State Community College
31) Consumer Safety Technology
32) CSL Behring
33) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
34) D2L, Ltd.
35) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
36) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
37) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
38) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
39) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
40) Future Ready 5
41) Gaggle Inc.
42) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
46) Invenergy LLC
48) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
49) MCG
50) Metro Early College High School
52) National Heritage Academies
53) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
55) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
56) Ohio Assisted Living Association
57) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
58) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
59) Ohio Conservative Energy Forum
60) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
61) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
62) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
64) OhioHealth
67) Philips Electronics North America
68) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
69) QTS Data Centers
70) Resource International, Inc
71) Rev1 Ventures
72) RSM US, LLP
76) Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
77) Stride, Inc
79) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
80) The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
82) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
85) Walgreen Co
86) WalkMe Inc
87) Western Governors University
88) Wonderschool
(971) 219-2848
PO Box 19390, Portland, OR, 97280,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Electronic Security Association
8) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
10) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
12) GetInsured
(503) 799-9537
PO Box 19390, Portland, OR, 97280,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Electronic Security Association
8) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
10) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
12) GetInsured
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
25) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
27) Novozymes North America, Inc.
28) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
32) SSI Group
34) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
35) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
37) TERUMO BCT
38) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
39) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
40) U.S. Renal Care
41) Vaxart Inc.
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
24) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
25) Institute for Gene Therapies
27) Novozymes North America, Inc.
28) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
31) SSI Group
33) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
34) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
35) TERUMO BCT
36) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
37) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
38) U.S. Renal Care
39) Vaxart Inc.
2027352590
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
25) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
26) Institute for Gene Therapies
28) Novozymes North America, Inc.
29) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
33) SSI Group
35) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
36) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
38) TERUMO BCT
39) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
40) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
41) U.S. Renal Care
42) Vaxart Inc.
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
25) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
27) Novozymes North America, Inc.
28) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
32) SSI Group
34) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
35) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
37) TERUMO BCT
38) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
39) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
40) U.S. Renal Care
41) Vaxart Inc.
614-824-4508
88 East Broad St. Suite 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) 3M Company
7) Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio
8) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
9) Alvis, Inc.
10) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
11) Apple Inc.
13) Battelle Memorial Institute
16) Carvana
17) Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
18) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
19) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
21) City Connects
22) City of Columbus
23) Cleveland Browns
24) Coalition for Community Solar Access
25) College Board
26) Columbus Crew SC
27) Columbus State Community College
30) Consumer Safety Technology
31) CSL Behring
33) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
34) D2L, Ltd.
35) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
36) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
37) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
38) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
39) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
40) Future Ready 5
41) Gaggle Inc.
42) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
43) Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley
44) Invenergy LLC
46) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
47) MCG
48) Metro Early College High School
50) National Heritage Academies
51) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
53) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
54) Ohio Assisted Living Association
55) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
56) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
57) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
58) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
59) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
61) OhioHealth
63) Philips Electronics North America
64) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
65) QTS Data Centers
66) Resource International, Inc
67) Rev1 Ventures
69) RSM US, LLP
73) Stride, Inc
75) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
76) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
79) Walgreen Co
80) WalkMe Inc
81) Western Governors University
82) Wonderschool
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
25) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
27) Novozymes North America, Inc.
28) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
32) SSI Group
34) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
35) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
37) TERUMO BCT
38) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
39) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
40) U.S. Renal Care
41) Vaxart Inc.
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
24) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
26) Novozymes North America, Inc.
27) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
30) SSI Group
32) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
33) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
34) TERUMO BCT
35) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
36) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
37) U.S. Renal Care
38) Vaxart Inc.
(919) 838-2049
2300 Wells Fargo Capitol Center, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
401 9th Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC, 20004,
3) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Akouos, Inc.
8) BioDelivery Sciences International
9) Biogen Inc.
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11) Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
12) Candid Care Co.
14) Codagenix, Inc.
15) Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
16) CytoSPAR LLC
17) Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.
22) Glaukos Corporation (FKA Avedro, Inc.)
25) HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA, INC. (FKA HORIZON PHARMA USA, INC.)
27) Novozymes North America, Inc.
28) Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
32) SSI Group
34) Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
35) Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association (fkn Tennessee Farm Br. Assn.)
37) TERUMO BCT
38) The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
39) The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
40) U.S. Renal Care
41) Vaxart Inc.
740-739-1097
88 E Broad St, Ste 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
2) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
3) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
4) Apple Inc.
7) Coalition for Community Solar Access
8) CSL Behring
10) D2L, Ltd.
11) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
12) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
13) Future Ready 5
14) Gaggle Inc.
17) National Heritage Academies
18) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
19) Ohio Assisted Living Association
20) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
22) Philips Electronics North America
23) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
25) RSM US, LLP
26) Stride, Inc
27) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
28) WalkMe Inc
29) Wonderschool
