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) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
24) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
25) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
26) NC Museum of Art Foundation
27) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
28) North Carolina Dental Society
29) North Carolina Oncology Association
30) North Carolina Railroad Company
31) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
32) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
34) Purdue Pharma LP
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)
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