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.
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) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
35) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
36) ServiceNow, Inc.
37) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
38) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
39) Volvo Group North America, LLC
40) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
41) 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)
2022937474
1101 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20005-4213,
(919) 890-5454
(919) 890-5454, ccrowder@apcoworldwide.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
(919) 539-1016
19 W. Hargett Street Suite 700, Raleigh, Raleigh, NC,
(919) 830-2774
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, Raleigh, NC,
(919) 830-2774
(919) 830-2774, peter.daniel@duke-energy.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
2022937474
1101 New York Ave, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20005-4213,
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AGRIUM U.S. INC. (a Nutrien Ltd subsidiary)
2) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
6) Capital One Financial Corporation
7) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
8) Charter Communications, Inc.
10) CoreCivic
11) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
2022858967
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AGRIUM U.S. INC. (a Nutrien Ltd subsidiary)
2) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
3) Alpha Strategies, LLC obo American Alliance for Economic Development
5) Asurion, LLC
6) Battelle Memorial Institute
9) Capital One Financial Corporation
10) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
11) Charter Communications, Inc.
13) Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.
14) CoreCivic
15) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
20) Garmin International, Inc.
25) International Franchise Association (IFA)
26) IONAER International Arizona, LLC dba PuriFi Labs
27) Kansas City Coalition (Informal Coalition)
30) PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
31) Prescient Medicine Holding, LLC
32) Secure Identity, LLC (D-B-A CLEAR)
36) Troy Corporation
(919) 828-5250
(919) 828-5250, bkaylor@rwkaylorlaw.com, Dominion Energy, Inc. and Align RNG North Carolina, LLC, (804) 963-0192,
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
(919) 623-0315
(919) 623-0315, tracy@tracykimbrell.com, Communities in Schools of North Carolina, (984) 664-9415,
1) Amgen, Inc.
2) Carolinas Credit Union League
3) Communities in Schools of North Carolina
4) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
5) Friends of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
(919) 867-2825
(919) 867-2825, Suite 700, lmccrimmon@apcoworldwide.com, Indelible Solutions, (850) 264-9559,
(919) 302-2448
(919) 302-2448, mark.mcintire@duke-energy.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
(919) 264-2511
(919) 264-2511, kevin.mclaughlin@duke-energy.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
(336) 207-9400
(336) 207-9400, 2716 N. Tenaya Way, ryan.minto@duke-energy.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
2) Capital One Financial Corporation
3) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
4) Charter Communications, Inc.
6) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
2027281100
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
2) Alibaba Group Holding Limited
3) American Investment Council
9) Children's Hospital Association
11) CSX CORPORATION
12) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
14) HASBRO, INC.
(980) 229-7472
(980) 229-7472, claudia.shoemaker@duke-energy.com, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, (919) 264-2511,
(919) 838-2027
(919) 838-2027, 150 Fayetteville Street, kweishaar@smithlaw.com, Accenture LLP, (202) 533-1146,
