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) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
16) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
17) Granville County
19) ID.me, Inc.
21) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
22) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
23) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
24) NC Museum of Art Foundation
25) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
26) North Carolina Dental Society
27) North Carolina Oncology Association
28) North Carolina Railroad Company
29) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
30) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
32) Purdue Pharma LP
33) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
34) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
35) ServiceNow, Inc.
36) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
37) 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)
(813) 345-4104
21748 SR 54, suite 101, Florida, FL, 33549, 
1) Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc.
3) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
4) American Association of Orthodontists
5) American Flood Coalition Action
7) American Humane Association
10) Baptist Health
11) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
13) Centerstone of Florida, Inc.
14) Centerstone Tennessee & Georgia
15) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies
18) Clearview Land Design, P.L.
19) CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
20) CRISP Shared Services, Inc.
22) Disruptive Beverage, Inc. DBA Nowadays
23) Florida Crystals Corporation
24) Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities, Inc.
25) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
26) Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
27) Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare
28) Florida Health Organization, Inc.
29) Florida Occupational Therapy Association
30) Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc
31) Florida State University Foundation
33) GeneDx, LLC
34) Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc
35) Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
36) HCA Management Services, L.P.
37) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
38) Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
39) Humana Inc.
40) Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
41) LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida, Inc.
43) Man Up and Go
44) Manatee County
45) Montrose Environmental Solutions
46) Neighborly Care Network, Inc
47) Nicklaus Children's Health System
49) Opportunity Solutions Project
52) Pinellas County
55) Purdue Pharma
56) R.L. Polk & Co.
57) Rekor
58) SentinelOne Inc
59) Seqirus USA Inc.
60) Solo Parent
61) SUSTAINABLE STONE CRABS, LLC
63) TECO Energy, Inc
66) VERRA MOBILITY
67) Wolfson Children's Hospital
68) Yo Mama's Foods
602-397-6448
400 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02210, 
(602) 397-6448
400 Summer St, Boston, MA, 02210-1717, 
(617) 418-2200
400 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02210, 
(704) 461-1812
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2300, Raleigh, NC, 27602, 
1) American International Group, Inc.
3) Critical Response Group, Inc.
4) Ecolab, Inc.
5) FMR LLC
7) Healthcare Distribution Alliance
10) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
11) North Carolina Association of CPAs
12) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
13) North Carolina Economic Development Association
14) North Carolina Medical Society
15) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
16) Sherwin Williams
(813) 345-4014
21748 SR 54, Suite 101, Lutz, FL, 33549, 
1) Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc.
3) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
4) American Association of Orthodontists
5) American Flood Coalition Action
7) American Humane Association
10) Baptist Health
11) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
13) Centerstone of Florida, Inc.
14) Centerstone Tennessee & Georgia
15) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies
18) Clearview Land Design, P.L.
19) CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
20) CRISP Shared Services, Inc.
22) Disruptive Beverage, Inc. DBA Nowadays
23) Florida Crystals Corporation
24) Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities, Inc.
25) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
26) Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
27) Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare
28) Florida Health Organization, Inc.
29) Florida Occupational Therapy Association
30) Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc
31) Florida State University Foundation
33) GeneDx, LLC
34) Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc
35) Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
36) HCA Management Services, L.P.
37) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
38) Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
39) Humana Inc.
40) Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
41) LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida, Inc.
43) Man Up and Go
44) Manatee County
45) Montrose Environmental Solutions
46) Neighborly Care Network, Inc
47) Nicklaus Children's Health System
49) Opportunity Solutions Project
52) Pinellas County
55) Purdue Pharma
56) R.L. Polk & Co.
57) Rekor
58) SentinelOne Inc
59) Seqirus USA Inc.
60) Solo Parent
61) SUSTAINABLE STONE CRABS, LLC
63) TECO Energy, Inc
66) VERRA MOBILITY
67) Wolfson Children's Hospital
68) Yo Mama's Foods
2013496178
150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, 
(813) 345-4104
21748 SR 54, Suite 101, Lutz, Florida, 33549, 
1) Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc.
3) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
4) American Flood Coalition Action
6) American Humane Association
10) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
12) Centerstone of Florida, Inc.
13) Centerstone Tennessee & Georgia
14) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
15) Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies
17) Clearview Land Design, P.L.
18) CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
19) CRISP Shared Services, Inc.
21) Disruptive Beverage, Inc. DBA Nowadays
22) Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities, Inc.
23) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
24) Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
25) Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare
26) Florida Crystals Corporation
27) Florida Health Organization, Inc.
28) Florida Occupational Therapy Association
29) Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc
30) Florida State University Foundation
32) GeneDx, LLC
33) Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc
34) Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
35) HCA Management Services, L.P.
36) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
37) Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
38) Humana Inc.
39) Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
40) LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida, Inc.
42) Man Up and Go
43) Manatee County
44) Montrose Environmental Solutions
45) Neighborly Care Network, Inc
46) Nicklaus Children's Health System
48) Opportunity Solutions Project
51) Pinellas County
54) Purdue Pharma
55) R.L. Polk & Co.
56) Rekor
57) SentinelOne Inc
58) Seqirus USA Inc.
59) Solo Parent
61) TECO Energy, Inc
64) VERRA MOBILITY
65) Wolfson Children's Hospital
66) Yo Mama's Foods
617-840-6982
6 Beacon Street, STE 200,, STE 200, Boston, MA, 02108, 
1) American Association of Dental Boards, Inc.
2) American Traffic Solutions Inc.
3) BAGLY, Inc.
5) CAIR-MA Inc.
6) Center for Human Development, Incorporated
7) Codman Square Health Center, Inc.
8) Commonwealth Beverage Coalition, Inc.
9) Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc.
11) Emtrain, Inc.
13) Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Inc.
14) Impruvon, Inc.
16) Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Inc.
17) Massachusetts Housing Coalition, Inc.
18) Massachusetts Independent Physician Practice Association, Inc.
19) MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC.
23) Shipt, Inc.
24) SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP, INC.
25) StationMD Professional Corporation
27) VectorCare, Inc.
617-721-8231
6 Beacon St, Suite 200,, Suite 200, Boston, MA, 02133, 
1) American Association of Dental Boards, Inc.
2) American Traffic Solutions Inc.
3) BAGLY, Inc.
5) CAIR-MA Inc.
6) Center for Human Development, Incorporated
7) Codman Square Health Center, Inc.
8) Commonwealth Beverage Coalition, Inc.
9) Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc.
11) Emtrain, Inc.
13) Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Inc.
14) Impruvon, Inc.
16) Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Inc.
17) Massachusetts Housing Coalition, Inc.
18) Massachusetts Independent Physician Practice Association, Inc.
19) MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC.
23) Shipt, Inc.
24) SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP, INC.
25) StationMD Professional Corporation
27) VectorCare, Inc.
150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, 
978-376-2143
6 Beacon Street, STE 200,, STE 200, Boston, MA, 02108, 
1) American Association of Dental Boards, Inc.
2) American Traffic Solutions Inc.
3) BAGLY, Inc.
5) CAIR-MA Inc.
6) Center for Human Development, Incorporated
7) Codman Square Health Center, Inc.
8) Commonwealth Beverage Coalition, Inc.
9) Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc.
11) Emtrain, Inc.
13) Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Inc.
14) Impruvon, Inc.
16) Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Inc.
17) Massachusetts Housing Coalition, Inc.
18) Massachusetts Independent Physician Practice Association, Inc.
19) MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC.
23) Shipt, Inc.
24) SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP, INC.
25) StationMD Professional Corporation
27) VectorCare, Inc.
(207) 615-2053
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
(813) 345-4104
21748 SR 54, Suite 101, Lutz, FL, 33549, 
1) Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc.
3) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
4) American Association of Orthodontists
5) American Flood Coalition Action
7) American Humane Association
10) Baptist Health
11) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
13) Centerstone of Florida, Inc.
14) Centerstone Tennessee & Georgia
15) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies
18) Clearview Land Design, P.L.
19) CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
20) CRISP Shared Services, Inc.
22) Disruptive Beverage, Inc. DBA Nowadays
23) Florida Crystals Corporation
24) Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities, Inc.
25) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
26) Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
27) Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare
28) Florida Health Organization, Inc.
29) Florida Occupational Therapy Association
30) Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc
31) Florida State University Foundation
33) GeneDx, LLC
34) Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc
35) Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
36) HCA Management Services, L.P.
37) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
38) Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
39) Humana Inc.
40) Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
41) LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida, Inc.
43) Man Up and Go
44) Manatee County
45) Montrose Environmental Solutions
46) Neighborly Care Network, Inc
47) Nicklaus Children's Health System
49) Opportunity Solutions Project
52) Pinellas County
55) Purdue Pharma
56) R.L. Polk & Co.
57) Rekor
58) SentinelOne Inc
59) Seqirus USA Inc.
60) Solo Parent
61) SUSTAINABLE STONE CRABS, LLC
63) TECO Energy, Inc
66) VERRA MOBILITY
67) Wolfson Children's Hospital
68) Yo Mama's Foods
(202) 533-1146
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
617-418-9783
6 Beacon Street, STE 200,, STE 200, Boston, MA, 02108, 
1) American Association of Dental Boards, Inc.
2) American Traffic Solutions Inc.
3) BAGLY, Inc.
5) CAIR-MA Inc.
6) Center for Human Development, Incorporated
7) Codman Square Health Center, Inc.
8) Commonwealth Beverage Coalition, Inc.
9) Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc.
11) Emtrain, Inc.
13) Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Inc.
14) Impruvon, Inc.
16) Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Inc.
17) Massachusetts Housing Coalition, Inc.
18) Massachusetts Independent Physician Practice Association, Inc.
19) MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC.
23) Shipt, Inc.
24) SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP, INC.
25) StationMD Professional Corporation
27) VectorCare, Inc.