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)
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20001, 
(571) 309-7774
301 Hillsborough St., Suite 1000, Raleigh, NC, 27603, 
(919) 830-2774
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, 
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20001, 
2) AMERICAN TRAILER MANUFACTURERS COALITION
3) AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
8) COPENHAGEN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS INC.
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20001, 
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
511 Union Street, Suite 1820, Nashville, TN, 37219, 
2) AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS
4) AMERICAN CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES OBO FORESIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC
6) APOLLO INVESTMENT CONSULTING LLC
10) BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE CORPORATION
12) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
13) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
15) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
202-285-8967
511 Union Street, Suite 1820, Nashville, TN, 37219, 
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004, 
1) ALLIANCE OF DEDICATED CANCER CENTERS
11) CSX CORPORATION
13) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
14) EASTMAN
16) EXACT SCIENCES
(919) 264-2511
353 E Six Forks Rd Ste 260, Raleigh, NC, 27609-7884, 
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004, 
1) ALLIANCE OF DEDICATED CANCER CENTERS
3) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)
12) CSX CORPORATION
14) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
15) EASTMAN
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)
10) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
11) EASTMAN
13) EXACT SCIENCES
(800) 821-1535
2009 Fairview Road 6431, Raleigh, NC, 27628, 
(850) 264-9559
301 Hillsborough St., Suite 1000, Suite 700, Raleigh, NC, 27603, 
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, 2716 N. Tenaya Way, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20001, 
1) ABIR
3) ARCH CAPITAL GROUP (U.S.) INC.
4) ASSOCIATION FOR CONSUMER DEBT RELIEF(ACDR)
6) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
7) FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (FTA)
10) INSTITUTE FOR PORTFOLIO ALTERNATIVES (IPA)
11) INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS, INC. DBA ICSC
12) INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES
511 Union Street, Suite 1820, Nashville, TN, 37219, 
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004, 
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004, 
1) ALLIANCE OF DEDICATED CANCER CENTERS
3) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)
11) CSX CORPORATION
13) DUKE ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC
14) EASTMAN
(202) 533-1146
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,