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.
13) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
14) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
15) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
16) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
19) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
20) Granville County
22) ID.me, Inc.
24) Investors Title Insurance Company
25) Knoa Pharma LLC
26) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
27) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
28) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
29) NC Museum of Art Foundation
30) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
31) North Carolina Dental Society
32) North Carolina Oncology Association
33) North Carolina Railroad Company
34) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
35) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
37) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
38) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
39) ServiceNow, Inc.
40) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
41) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
42) 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)
20+ years
Michael started working in politics as a 17-year-old staffer in 1987 race for Governor. Since then, he has worked on campaigns in almost every role, spent time working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and did a short stint in state government for then Treasurer Tate Reeves. He entered the lobbying profession in 2004 at Baker Donelson before taking a ten-year detour working as a public finance banker at Bear Stearns and Raymond James. Partnering with Austin at the Clearwater Group in 2017, he returned to lobbying to get back to doing what he enjoys most, shaping public policy through the political, legislative and administrative processes.
Michael leads the firm's executive branch lobbying practice area with an emphasis on regulatory and procurement efforts. He is also deeply involved in strategic development for the firm's legislative practice area and political practice area.
615-627-6579
1230 2nd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
21) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
23) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
24) Giarratana, LLC
27) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
29) Kira Learning
31) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
33) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
34) Nashville Teacher Residency
36) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
39) Palantir Technologies Inc.
40) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
42) Prisma Health
43) Purfoods, LLC
45) Ryan, LLC
47) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
50) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
51) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
52) Thompson
54) tnAchieves
55) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
56) Traditio, LLC
57) Volkert, Inc.
58) Workday, Inc.
(512)8316675
1400 Lavaca St., Suite 900, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Audare Legacy Group, LLC aka Court Reform Action for Families Texas
2) BDO Government Services, LLC
5) Cogentrix Energy Power Management LLC
6) CommuniCare Technology, Inc. d/b/a Pulsara
10) Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.
11) Fortinet, Inc.
12) Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
13) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
14) MetrixIQ LLC
15) Neuralink Corp.
16) Permian Strategic Partnership, Inc.
19) Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
20) Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
21) Texan 1998 Real Property, LTD.
22) Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals
25) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting
26) Vitu, Inc.
4798836193
1401 W Capitol Ave Ste 100, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
5) Allheart Senior Care of Arkansas
6) Alpha Automated Robotic Manufacturing
7) American Massage Therapy Association
9) Arkansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
10) Arkansas Beverage Association
11) Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
12) Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association
13) Arkansas Professional Bail Association
14) Arkansas Trial Lawyers Assoc
16) Berger Montague
17) BGC Advantage
18) Black River Technical College
19) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
23) Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
26) Entegrity
27) ER Assist
28) FFF Enterprises
30) Hazel Health
32) Nabholz
33) Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority
34) Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
35) Ordinal
37) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
38) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
39) Recovery Centers of Arkansas
41) Sanofi US
43) Startup Junkie Consulting LLC
45) Suzano Packaging
47) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
48) Well Placed, LLC
4798836193
1401 W Capitol Ave Ste 100, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
5) Allheart Senior Care of Arkansas
6) Alpha Automated Robotic Manufacturing
7) American Massage Therapy Association
9) Arkansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
10) Arkansas Beverage Association
11) Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
12) Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association
13) Arkansas Professional Bail Association
14) Arkansas Trial Lawyers Assoc
16) Berger Montague
17) BGC Advantage
18) Black River Technical College
19) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
23) Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
26) Entegrity
27) ER Assist
28) FFF Enterprises
30) Hazel Health
32) Nabholz
33) Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority
34) Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
35) Ordinal
37) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
38) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
39) Recovery Centers of Arkansas
41) Sanofi US
43) Startup Junkie Consulting LLC
45) Suzano Packaging
47) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
48) Well Placed, LLC
615-830-2875
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
21) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
23) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
25) Fortune Brands Innovations
26) Giarratana, LLC
31) Kira Learning
33) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
35) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
36) Nashville Teacher Residency
38) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
41) Palantir Technologies Inc.
42) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
44) Prisma Health
45) Purfoods, LLC
47) Ryan, LLC
49) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
52) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
53) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
54) Thompson
56) tnAchieves
57) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
58) Traditio, LLC
59) Volkert, Inc.
60) Workday, Inc.
615-357-4923
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
22) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
24) Giarratana, LLC
27) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
29) Kira Learning
31) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
33) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
34) Nashville Teacher Residency
36) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
39) Palantir Technologies Inc.
40) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
42) Prisma Health
43) Purfoods, LLC
44) Reagan Outdoor Advertising
46) Ryan, LLC
48) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
52) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
53) Tennessee Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
54) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
55) TN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
57) tnAchieves
58) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
59) Volkert, Inc.
60) Workday, Inc.
4798836193
1401 W Capitol Ave Ste 100, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
5) Allheart Senior Care of Arkansas
6) Alpha Automated Robotic Manufacturing
7) American Massage Therapy Association
9) Arkansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
10) Arkansas Beverage Association
11) Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
12) Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association
13) Arkansas Professional Bail Association
14) Arkansas Trial Lawyers Assoc
16) Berger Montague
17) BGC Advantage
18) Black River Technical College
19) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
23) Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
26) Entegrity
27) ER Assist
28) FFF Enterprises
30) Hazel Health
32) Nabholz
33) Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority
34) Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
35) Ordinal
37) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
38) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
39) Recovery Centers of Arkansas
41) Sanofi US
43) Startup Junkie Consulting LLC
45) Suzano Packaging
47) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
48) Well Placed, LLC
601-948-6020
200 North Congress Street, Suite 300, JACKSON, MS, 39201,
3) American Petroleum Institute
4) Americans for Lower Drug Prices
6) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates
7) Asurion
8) BDO Government Services, LLC
10) BetterLesson
11) Bitcoin Depot
12) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
14) CAG Holdings, Inc. LLC, a Carlyle Company Company Name
17) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
18) Cicero Action
19) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.
20) Data Recognition Corporation
21) Delta Carbon USA
22) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District
23) Drax Group
24) Equifax, Inc.
25) Ergon, Inc.
28) Fortinet, Inc.
30) Google LLC and its Affiliates
32) Hazel Health
33) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx
36) Intervest Corp.
38) Madison County Board of Supervisors
40) MedeAnalytics
41) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
42) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
43) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
45) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
46) Mississippi Association of REALTORS
47) Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers
48) Mississippi Business Alliance
49) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
50) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board
51) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association
52) Mississippi Counseling Association
55) Mississippi Optometric Association
56) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
57) Mississippi Physicians Care Network
58) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation
59) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists
60) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
61) Money Service Business Association, Inc.
62) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
63) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
65) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
68) OneImaging
69) Palantir Technologies Inc.
71) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
73) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)
74) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC
76) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition
77) Samsara Inc.
78) Scholastic Inc
80) Sharecare
82) SimpliGov LLC
83) Singing River Health System
84) SitelogIQ LLC
85) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.
86) Southern Renewable Energy Association
89) STChealth LLC
93) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com
95) The University of Southern Mississippi
96) Thrivist
97) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
98) Turo Inc.
99) Twenty Labs, LLC dba Healthy Together
101) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)
102) Universal Health Services, Inc.
104) Wayne Halfway House, Inc.
105) Wonderschool
106) Workday
107) yes. every. kid
108) Youth Villages
615-598-4336
1230 2nd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
11) Cavnue LLC
14) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
16) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
17) CodeCrew
18) Cummins Inc
19) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
20) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
22) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
23) Fortune Brands Innovations
24) Giarratana, LLC
27) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
29) Kira Learning
31) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
33) Nashville Teacher Residency
35) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
38) Palantir Technologies Inc.
39) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
41) Prisma Health
42) Purfoods, LLC
44) Ryan, LLC
46) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
49) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
50) Tennessee Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
51) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
52) Thompson
54) tnAchieves
55) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
56) Traditio, LLC
57) Volkert, Inc.
58) Workday, Inc.
4798836193
1401 W Capitol Ave Ste 100, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
5) Allheart Senior Care of Arkansas
6) Alpha Automated Robotic Manufacturing
7) American Massage Therapy Association
9) Arkansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
10) Arkansas Beverage Association
11) Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
12) Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association
13) Arkansas Professional Bail Association
14) Arkansas Trial Lawyers Assoc
16) Berger Montague
17) BGC Advantage
18) Black River Technical College
19) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
23) Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
26) Entegrity
27) ER Assist
28) FFF Enterprises
30) Hazel Health
32) Nabholz
33) Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority
34) Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
35) Ordinal
37) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
38) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
39) Recovery Centers of Arkansas
41) Sanofi US
43) Startup Junkie Consulting LLC
45) Suzano Packaging
47) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
48) Well Placed, LLC
(617) 418-2200
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
