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) BDO Government Services, LLC
6) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
8) Blue Ridge Atlantic Development, LLC, d/b/a Blue Ridge Cascade
9) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
10) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
11) DaVita, Inc.
12) Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.
14) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
15) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
16) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
17) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
18) Fortinet, Inc
21) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
22) Granville County
24) ID.me, Inc.
26) Investors Title Insurance Company
27) Knoa Pharma LLC
28) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
29) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
30) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
31) NC Museum of Art Foundation
32) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
33) North Carolina Dental Society
34) North Carolina Oncology Association
35) North Carolina Railroad Company
36) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
37) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
39) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
40) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
41) ServiceNow, Inc.
42) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
43) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
44) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
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) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
9) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
13) Ideal Option
14) NW Natural
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
9) Alvis, Inc.
10) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
13) 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) Coalition For Ticket Fairness
27) College Board
28) Columbus Crew SC
29) Columbus Metropolitan Library
30) Columbus State Community College
33) Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
35) Consumer Safety Technology
36) CSL Behring
37) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
38) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
39) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
40) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
41) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
42) Ergon, Inc.
43) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
45) Future Ready 5
46) Gen4, LLC
47) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
48) Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley
51) Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
52) Invenergy LLC
54) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
55) MCG
56) Metro Early College High School
58) National Heritage Academies
59) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
60) NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
62) Odyssey
63) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
64) Ohio Assisted Living Association
65) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
66) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
67) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
68) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
69) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
70) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
72) OhioHealth
77) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
78) QTS Data Centers
79) RBM Consulting
80) Replica HQ
81) Resource International, Inc
82) Responsive Gov Action, Inc. (RGA)
83) Rev1 Ventures
86) Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
87) Stride, Inc
89) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
90) The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
93) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
95) TwoFold Ventures
96) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
99) Walgreen Co
100) Wonderschool
(971) 219-2848
417 2nd Street Ste 201, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
9) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
13) Ideal Option
14) NW Natural
(503) 799-9537
417 2nd Street STE 201, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034,
3) Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
7) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
9) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
13) Ideal Option
513-310-5699
88 E Broad St, Ste 1650, Columbus, OH, 43215,
3) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
4) Apple Inc.
5) Battelle Memorial Institute
8) Coalition For Ticket Fairness
9) Columbus Metropolitan Library
11) Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
13) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
14) Ergon, Inc.
16) Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
17) Lorain County Community College
18) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
19) MCG
20) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
21) NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
22) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
23) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
24) OhioHealth
28) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
29) Walgreen Co
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) Coalition For Ticket Fairness
25) College Board
26) Columbus Crew SC
27) Columbus Metropolitan Library
28) Columbus State Community College
31) Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
33) Consumer Safety Technology
34) CSL Behring
36) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
37) DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
38) Delaware County Board of Commissioners
39) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
40) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
41) Ergon, Inc.
42) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
44) Future Ready 5
45) Gen4, LLC
46) Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
49) Invenergy LLC
50) Lorain County Community College
52) Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
53) MCG
54) Metro Early College High School
56) National Heritage Academies
57) Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc
58) NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
60) Odyssey
61) Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
62) Ohio Assisted Living Association
63) Ohio Association of Community Colleges
64) Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association
65) Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, Inc
66) Ohio Quarter Horse Association
67) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
68) Ohio Utilities Protection Service
70) OhioHealth
74) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
75) QTS Data Centers
76) RBM Consulting
77) Replica HQ
78) Resource International, Inc
79) Responsive Gov Action, Inc. (RGA)
80) Rev1 Ventures
84) Stride, Inc
86) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
88) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
90) TwoFold Ventures
91) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
94) Walgreen Co
95) Wonderschool
(202) 533-1146
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 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.
5) Coalition for Community Solar Access
6) Coalition For Ticket Fairness
7) CSL Behring
9) Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
10) Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
11) Evolution Malta Holdings Limited
12) Future Ready 5
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
23) Public Employee Retirees, Inc
25) Stride, Inc
26) The Buckeye Ranch Foundation
27) The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
28) Wonderschool
