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.
12) Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.
14) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
15) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
16) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
17) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
20) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
21) Granville County
23) ID.me, Inc.
25) Investors Title Insurance Company
26) Knoa Pharma LLC
27) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
28) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
29) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
30) NC Museum of Art Foundation
31) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
32) North Carolina Dental Society
33) North Carolina Oncology Association
34) North Carolina Railroad Company
35) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
36) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
38) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
39) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
40) ServiceNow, Inc.
41) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
42) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
43) 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)
