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.
5) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
7) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
9) DaVita, Inc.
11) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
12) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
13) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
16) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
17) Granville County
19) HORNE LLP
20) ID.me, Inc.
22) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
23) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
24) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
25) NC Museum of Art Foundation
26) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
27) North Carolina Dental Society
28) North Carolina Oncology Association
29) North Carolina Railroad Company
30) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
31) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
33) Purdue Pharma LP
34) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
35) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
36) ServiceNow, Inc.
37) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
38) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
39) Volvo Group North America, LLC
40) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
41) 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)
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
417 2nd Street Ste 201, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034,
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
15) Ideal Option
16) NW Natural
17) Oregon Building Trades Council
18) Oregon Council for Behavioral Health
19) Oregon Library Association
20) Oregon Primary Care Association
21) SeatGeek, Inc.
23) United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
24) United Ways of Pacific Northwest
25) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting
26) Vitu
614-309-0313
88 East Broad St. Suite 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
6) Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio
7) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
8) Alvis, Inc.
9) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
12) Apple Inc.
13) Battelle Memorial Institute
15) Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corp
17) Carvana
18) Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
19) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
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
32) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
33) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
34) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
35) Direct Journeyline Holdings, LLC
36) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
37) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
38) Ergon, Inc.
39) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
41) Future Ready 5
42) Gaggle Inc.
43) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
47) Invenergy LLC
49) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
50) MCG
51) Metro Early College High School
53) National Heritage Academies
54) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
56) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
57) Ohio Assisted Living Association
58) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
59) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
60) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
61) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
62) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
63) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
65) OhioHealth
69) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
70) QTS Data Centers
71) Resource International, Inc
72) Rev1 Ventures
76) Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
77) Stride, Inc
79) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
80) The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
83) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
85) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
87) Walgreen Co
88) WalkMe Inc
89) Wonderschool
(971) 219-2848
417 2nd Street Ste 201, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034,
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
417 2nd Street STE 201, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034,
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
15) Ideal Option
16) NW Natural
17) Oregon Building Trades Council
18) Oregon Council for Behavioral Health
19) Oregon Library Association
20) Oregon Primary Care Association
21) SeatGeek, Inc.
23) United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
24) United Ways of Pacific Northwest
25) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting
26) Vitu
513-310-5699
88 E Broad St, Ste 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
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,
6) Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio
7) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
8) Alvis, Inc.
9) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
12) 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 of Columbus
22) Cleveland Browns
23) Coalition for Community Solar Access
24) College Board
25) Columbus Crew SC
26) Columbus State Community College
29) Consumer Safety Technology
30) CSL Behring
32) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
33) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
34) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
35) Direct Journeyline Holdings, LLC
36) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
37) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
38) Ergon, Inc.
39) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
41) Future Ready 5
42) Gaggle Inc.
43) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
44) Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley
45) Invenergy LLC
47) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
48) MCG
49) Metro Early College High School
51) National Heritage Academies
52) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
54) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
55) Ohio Assisted Living Association
56) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
57) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
58) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
59) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
60) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
61) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
63) OhioHealth
66) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
67) QTS Data Centers
68) Resource International, Inc
69) Rev1 Ventures
74) Stride, Inc
76) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
78) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
80) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
82) Walgreen Co
83) WalkMe Inc
84) 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.
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.
(919) 838-2027
(919) 838-2027, 150 Fayetteville Street, kweishaar@smithlaw.com, Accenture LLP, (202) 533-1146,
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.
5) Coalition for Community Solar Access
6) CSL Behring
8) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
9) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
10) Future Ready 5
11) Gaggle Inc.
15) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
16) Ohio Assisted Living Association
17) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
18) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
21) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
23) Stride, Inc
24) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
25) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
26) WalkMe Inc
27) Wonderschool
