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) ID.me, Inc.
21) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
22) 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) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
35) ServiceNow, Inc.
36) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
37) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
38) Volvo Group North America, LLC
39) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
40) 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)
(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.
11) Apple Inc.
12) Battelle Memorial Institute
14) Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corp
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
31) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
32) D2L, Ltd.
33) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
34) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
35) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
36) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
37) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
39) Future Ready 5
40) Gaggle Inc.
41) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
42) Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley
43) Greater Cleveland Funders Collaborative (GCFC)
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 Conservative Energy Forum
59) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
60) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
61) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
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
77) Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
78) Stride, Inc
80) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
81) The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
84) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
86) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
88) Walgreen Co
89) WalkMe Inc
90) Western Governors University
91) 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
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.
11) Apple Inc.
12) Battelle Memorial Institute
15) Carvana
16) Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
17) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
18) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
20) City Connects
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) D2L, Ltd.
34) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
35) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
36) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
37) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
38) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
40) Future Ready 5
41) Gaggle Inc.
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 State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
60) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
62) OhioHealth
64) Philips Electronics North America
65) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
66) QTS Data Centers
67) Resource International, Inc
68) Rev1 Ventures
70) RSM US, LLP
75) Stride, Inc
77) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
79) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
81) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
83) Walgreen Co
84) WalkMe Inc
85) Western Governors University
86) 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
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &, Jerniga, LLP, 150 Fayetteville Street, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
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.
6) Coalition for Community Solar Access
7) CSL Behring
9) D2L, Ltd.
10) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
11) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
12) Future Ready 5
13) Gaggle Inc.
16) National Heritage Academies
17) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
18) Ohio Assisted Living Association
19) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
20) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
22) Philips Electronics North America
23) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
25) RSM US, LLP
26) Stride, Inc
27) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
28) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
29) WalkMe Inc
30) Wonderschool
