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) HORNE LLP
20) ID.me, Inc.
22) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
23) 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) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
40) Volvo Group North America, LLC
41) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
42) 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)
615-627-6579
1230 2nd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210, 
2) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.
3) American Federation for Children
5) Cavnue LLC
7) CodeCrew
8) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
9) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
10) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
11) Giarratana, LLC
13) HORNE LLP
16) Kira Learning
601-948-6020
200 North Congress Street, Suite 300, JACKSON, MS, 39201, 
615-830-2875
611 Commerce St., Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203, 
615-830-2875
611 Commerce St., Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203, 
615-830-2875
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210, 
2) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.
3) American Federation for Children
5) Cavnue LLC
7) CodeCrew
8) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
9) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
10) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
12) Giarratana, LLC
14) HORNE LLP
17) Kira Learning
26) Palantir Technologies Inc.
27) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
29) Prisma Health
30) Purfoods, LLC
32) Ryan, LLC
33) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
34) SharpRank
35) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
38) tnAchieves
39) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
44) Volkert, Inc.
45) Workday, Inc.
601-368-8455
4209 Lakeland Dr., #214, Flowood, MS, 39232, 
615-357-4923
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210, 
2) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.
3) American Beverage Association
5) Cavnue LLC
9) HORNE LLP
615-357-4923
611 Commerce Street, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203, 
615-357-4923
611 Commerce Street, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203, 
601-948-6020
200 North Congress Street, Suite 300, JACKSON, MS, 39201, 
3) American Petroleum Institute
4) American Research and Policy Institute (ARPI)
5) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates
6) Asurion
9) BetterLesson
12) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
13) Cicero Action
14) Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
15) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.
16) Crooked Letter Picture Company
17) Data Recognition Corporation
18) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District
20) Equifax, Inc.
21) Ergon, Inc.
24) Fortinet, Inc.
27) Hazel Health
28) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx
30) Horne LLP
33) Intervest Corp.
35) Kohler Co.
36) LS Power Midcontinent, LLC
37) Madison County Board of Supervisors
39) MedeAnalytics
40) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
41) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
42) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
44) Milliman, Inc.
47) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
48) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board
49) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association
50) Mississippi Counseling Association
51) Mississippi Economic Council
52) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.
53) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative
54) Mississippi Optometric Association
55) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
56) Mississippi Physicians Care Network
57) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation
58) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists
59) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
60) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
61) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
64) PATH Company LLC
66) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
68) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)
69) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC
70) Scholastic Inc
71) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates
72) Sharecare
73) Singing River Health System
74) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.
75) Southern Renewable Energy Association
78) STChealth LLC
81) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com
82) The University of Southern Mississippi
83) Thrivist
84) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
85) Turo Inc.
87) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)
88) Universal Health Services, Inc.
89) Wonderschool
90) Workday
91) yes. every. kid
92) Youth Villages
(512)4810277
919 Congress Avenue, #550, Austin, TX, 78701,