Through both her work in the public and private sector, Danna L. Kauffman provides her clients with a unique skill set that enables them to successfully navigate the legislative and executive branches of government. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.
2) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
3) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
5) Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
6) Curaleaf
7) DaVita, Inc.
8) Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
10) Justworks, Inc.
11) LifeSpan Network
12) Lilly USA, LLC
13) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
14) Maryland and District of Columbia Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
15) Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
17) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
18) Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
19) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
21) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
22) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
24) Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
25) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
26) Patient First
28) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
15-20 years
Danna L. Kauffman, Esq. joined the firm in 2013 and became a partner in 2017. Throughout her career Danna has worked in various levels of State government and in the private sector. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.
Beginning in 1997, Danna served as Counsel to the then House Environmental Matters Committee, working on complex health care issues, and then spent three years as a senior legislative advisor to Governor Glendening, where she worked on a wide range of issues in the areas of health, environment, civil rights and homeland security. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Danna served as the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for LifeSpan Network, the leading senior care provider association in Maryland.
Raised in Howard County, Maryland, Danna holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Towson University, where she graduated cum laude. In 1996, she graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was an editor on the Maryland Law Review. Prior to entering State government service, Danna began her career as a litigation attorney at Smith, Somerville and Case, P.A. Danna resides in Annapolis with her husband and two children.
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) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
10) DaVita, Inc.
12) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
13) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
14) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
15) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
18) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
19) Granville County
21) ID.me, Inc.
23) Knoa Pharma LLC
24) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
25) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
26) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
27) NC Museum of Art Foundation
28) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
29) North Carolina Dental Society
30) North Carolina Oncology Association
31) North Carolina Railroad Company
32) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
33) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
35) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
36) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
37) ServiceNow, Inc.
38) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
39) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
40) 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)
251-300-6293
1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 2400, Birmingham, AL, 35203,
720-570-9200
1225 Logan Street, Denver, CO, 80203,
4) Chevron
5) Cleo AI Inc.
6) COLORADO COMPETITIVE COUNCIL
7) Colorado Independent Liquor Stores United
8) Colorado Manufactured Housing Coalition
9) COMCAST
10) DAVITA, INC.
11) Denver Water
13) eBay
14) First American Title Insurance Company
15) Headwaters Group
19) MAXIMUS, Inc.
21) Onward Energy Holdings, LLC
22) Penn National Gaming, Inc (DBA Ameristar Casinos)
24) PROGRESSIVE AUTO INSURANCE
25) Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
26) Rocky Mountain Business Unit
27) Scout Motors Inc
28) Synchrony
29) Terumo BCT
32) Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
33) WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY
34) WESTERN UNION
205-413-7018
770 Washington Ave Suite 421, Montgomery, AL, 36104,
720-570-9200
1225 Logan Street, DENVER, CO, 80203,
4) Chevron
5) Cleo AI Inc.
6) COLORADO COMPETITVE COUNCIL
7) Colorado Independent Liquor Stores United
8) Colorado Manufactured Housing Coalition
10) DAVITA, INC.
11) Denver Water
13) eBay
14) First American Title Insurance Company
15) Headwaters Group
19) MAXIMUS, Inc.
21) Onward Energy Holdings, LLC
22) Penn National Gaming, Inc (DBA Ameristar Casinos)
24) Progressive Auto Insurance
25) Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
26) Rocky Mountain Business Unit
27) Scout Motors Inc
28) Synchrony
29) Terumo BCT
32) Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
33) WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY
34) WESTERN UNION
6305761800
18W140 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, SUITE 1500, OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL, 60181,
702-574-8781,
527 Lander Street, Reno, NV, 89509,
1) American Rental Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
2) Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS)
3) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Address
5) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
7) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
9) DaVita, Inc.
10) Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican
11) Ferrari Reeder Public Affairs
12) Fusion Capital Management, LLC dba Fusion Health
14) Intuit
15) Knox Company
17) Molson Coors Beverage Company
18) Nevada Association of Career Colleges (NACC)
19) Nevada Contractors Association
20) Nevada Credit Union League
21) Pfizer Inc.
23) Receivables Management Association International
24) Reviver
25) Sunrun Inc.
27) Transfr, Inc.
28) Verizon c/o MultiState Associates LLC
29) Verra Mobility
30) Vivid Seats
(850) 224-1900
PO Box 10805, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
3) Agilify, LLC
4) BayCare
7) DaVita, Inc.
8) Dexcom, Inc.
10) Feeding Florida
11) Florida Academy of Dermatology
12) Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc
13) Florida Chapter American College of Cardiology
14) Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare
17) Florida Health Care Association
18) Florida Hospice & Palliative Care Association, Inc
19) Florida Hospital Association
20) Florida Society of Anesthesiologists
21) Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
23) Independent Living Systems
25) Lee F. P., Inc
26) Live the Life
28) One More Child
29) Pfizer, Inc
(475) 667-8837
111 E North Street, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
2) Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc
3) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
5) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
6) BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
7) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
9) Carolina Ballet, Incorporated
12) Cleveland County EDP Association
13) DaVita, Inc.
14) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
16) Fresenius Medical Care North America
17) Kalshi Inc.
19) National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
20) NC Health Care Facilities Association
21) NCHA, Inc. d/b/a North Carolina Healthcare Association
23) North Carolina Assisted Living Association
24) North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees
25) North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Inc.
26) North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology
27) North Carolina Dental Society
28) North Carolina Motorsports Association
29) North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company
30) North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
31) North Carolina Senior Living Association
32) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
33) Onslow County
34) Real Estate Lawyers Association of North Carolina, Inc.
35) Sanofi US
205-254-1000
1901 Sixth Ave N, Suite 1700, Birmingham, AL, 35203,
612-339-6900
Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401,
1) ACT Education Corp (formerly ACT, Inc.)
2) Autism Treatment Assn of Minnesota (ATAM)
4) Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
5) DaVita, Inc.
6) Embecta
10) Intl Union of Allied Painters & Trades Dist Cncl 82
11) Leech Lake Reservation Business Comm
12) Metro Minn Council on Graduate Medical Education
13) Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians-Corp Comm
(304) 343-3091
210 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25314,
916-541-2105,
527 Lander St, Reno, NV, 89509,
1) AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION C/O MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES LLC
2) ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION OUTSOURCING SERVICES (AHIOS)
3) ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, LP ADDRESS
5) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
7) CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
9) DAVITA, INC.
10) DIGNITY HEALTH - ST. ROSE DOMINICAN
11) FERRARI REEDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
13) IMAGINE SCHOOLS
14) INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION
15) INTUIT
16) KNOX COMPANY
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S #2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401,
1) ACT Education Corp (formerly ACT, Inc.)
2) ALLETE, Inc.
3) Alliance for Ethical Healthcare
4) Allied Waste Industries LLC
5) Autism Treatment Assn of Minnesota (ATAM)
7) Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
13) Chaska, City of
15) Coalition for Ticket Fairness
17) DaVita, Inc.
19) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
20) Embecta
24) Gopher State One Call, Inc.
25) Hibbing, City of
28) Intl Union of Allied Painters & Trades Dist Cncl 82
29) Isanti County
30) Leech Lake Reservation Business Comm
33) McGraw Hill, LLC
34) Metro Minn Council on Graduate Medical Education
35) Microsoft Corp
36) Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians-Corp Comm
37) MN Academy of Ophthalmology
38) MN Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
39) MN Assn of County Health Plans (MACHP)
43) MN Cannabis Services (MCS)
44) MN Chapter Intl Assn of Arson Investigators
48) MN Society of Anesthesiologists
49) MN Sports Facilities Authority
52) MN Veterinary Medical Assn
53) MN Watersheds
54) MN Youth Intervention Programs Assn
56) Nexus Diversified Community Services
59) Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
60) Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
61) Pioneer Equipment Dealers Assn
64) Procter & Gamble
67) Salvation Army Northern Division
70) Sherburne County
73) Thomson Reuters
74) TTX Co
75) Turo
76) Twomagnets LLC d/b/a Clipboard Health
78) Waconia, City of
80) Wayzata, City of
702-927-3742,
527 Lander St., Reno, NV, 89509,
1) American Rental Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
2) Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS)
3) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Address
5) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
7) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
9) DaVita, Inc.
10) Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican
11) Ferrari Reeder Public Affairs
12) Fusion Capital Management, LLC dba Fusion Health
14) Imagine Schools
15) International Bottled Water Association
16) Intuit
720-239-3416
1225 Logan St, Denver, CO, 80203,
4) Chevron
5) Cleo AI Inc.
6) Colorado Competitive Council
7) Colorado Independent Liquor Stores United
8) Colorado Manufactured Housing Coalition
10) Davita, Inc.
11) Denver Water
12) eBay
13) First American Title Insurance Company
14) Headwaters Group
18) Maximus, Inc.
20) Onward Energy Holdings, LLC
21) Penn National Gaming, Inc (DBA Ameristar Casinos)
22) Politicalworks
23) Progressive Auto Insurance
24) Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
25) Rocky Mountain Business Unit
26) Scout Motors Inc
27) Synchrony
28) Terumo BCT
31) Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
32) Western Colorado University
33) Western Union
3126295245
8 S. MICHIGAN, CHICAGO, IL, 60603,
2175444224
431 EAST ADAMS STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL, 62701,
612-339-6900
100 Washington Ave S Ste 2200, Minneapolis, MN, 55401,
1) Alliance for Ethical Healthcare
2) Autism Treatment Assn of Minnesota (ATAM)
4) DaVita, Inc.
5) Embecta
8) Metro Minn Council on Graduate Medical Education
775-772-8216,
527 Lander Street, Reno, NV, 89509,
1) American Rental Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
2) Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS)
3) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Address
4) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
6) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
8) DaVita, Inc.
9) Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican
10) Ferrari Reeder Public Affairs
12) Imagine Schools
13) International Bottled Water Association
14) Intuit
15) Knox Company
7178562080
PO Box 3, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055,
6129160922
10429 5TH AVENUE CIRCLE, BLOOMINGTON, MN, 55420,
1) DAVITA, INC.
410-244-7000
20 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
2) American Coatings Association
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
4) Behavioral Health System Baltimore
6) Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
7) County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland
8) DaVita, Inc.
9) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety
10) Independent Payroll Providers Association c/o National Strategies, LLC
12) Justworks, Inc.
13) Lilly USA, LLC
15) Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
18) Maryland Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
19) Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association
21) Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association
22) MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
24) National Waste & Recycling Association
25) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
27) Retail Finance International Holdings, Inc.
30) TurnAround, Inc.
