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.
13) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
14) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
15) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
16) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
19) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
20) Granville County
22) ID.me, Inc.
24) Investors Title Insurance Company
25) Knoa Pharma LLC
26) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
27) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
28) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
29) NC Museum of Art Foundation
30) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
31) North Carolina Dental Society
32) North Carolina Oncology Association
33) North Carolina Railroad Company
34) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
35) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
37) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
38) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
39) ServiceNow, Inc.
40) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
41) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
42) 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)
8047751952
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804.775.1904
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) alliantgroup
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Churchill Downs Incorporated
6) Elections Systems & Software, LLC
7) Focused Ultrasound Foundation
8) GEICO
10) ID.me, Inc.
11) International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)
12) MAXIMUS Inc.
804-775-1946
800 E Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) Chesterfield County Public Schools
2) Covista
4) Early Care & Education Consortium
5) Fredericksburg City Public Schools
7) ID.me, Inc.
8503208310
3607 North Monroe Street, Unit 180310, Tallahassee, FL, 32318, 
2) CANOPY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GROUP LLC
6) CSI Corporate Security and Investigations, LLC
10) GoGig Jobs, Inc.
11) Healthcare Consulting & Contracting
12) ID.me, Inc
13) James Moore
14) JW Turner Construction, Inc.
15) NinjaOne
17) Peraton
18) Precisely
19) Proofpoint, Inc.
21) Slalom
22) Thrive
23) Verkada, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION'S CARD POLICY COUNCIL
8) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
9) AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION
10) AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)
11) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
12) BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION
13) CANAL EDGE, LLC
14) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
15) CARGILL, INC.
16) CENCORA, INC.
17) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED
20) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
21) CRYSTALLEX
22) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
26) GE AEROSPACE
27) GENENTECH, INC.
28) GENERAL DYNAMICS
29) H&R BLOCK, INC.
30) HILTON WORLDWIDE
32) HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES USA, INC.
33) ID.ME, INC.
34) INSIGHT TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
35) INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
36) INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
37) IRON MOUNTAIN
38) J3D LABS, INC.
39) MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART
44) NEW YORK LIFE
47) PETSMART LLC
49) PROCTER & GAMBLE
50) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
51) RYAN, INC.
52) S&P GLOBAL INC.
53) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
54) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
55) SPACEX
56) T-MOBILE
59) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
60) THE HOME DEPOT
8047888203
951 E. Byrd St., Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(850) 688-2967
300 West Pensacola, Suite 208, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301, 
2) CANOPY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GROUP LLC
7) ID.me, Inc
8) James Moore
9) JW Turner Construction, Inc.
10) NinjaOne
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION'S CARD POLICY COUNCIL
8) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
9) AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION
10) AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)
11) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
12) BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION
13) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
14) CARGILL, INC.
15) CENCORA, INC.
16) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED
19) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
20) CRYSTALLEX
21) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
25) GE AEROSPACE
26) GENENTECH, INC.
27) GENERAL DYNAMICS
28) H&R BLOCK, INC.
29) HILTON WORLDWIDE
30) HISTORIC TAX CREDIT COALITION
31) HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES USA, INC.
32) ID.ME, INC.
33) INSIGHT TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
34) INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
35) IRON MOUNTAIN
36) J3D LABS, INC.
37) MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART
42) NEW YORK LIFE
45) PETSMART LLC
47) PROCTER & GAMBLE
48) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
49) RYAN, INC.
50) S&P GLOBAL INC.
51) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
52) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
53) T-MOBILE
56) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
57) THE HOME DEPOT
(850) 320-8606
300 West Pensacola Street, Suite 208, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, 
2) CANOPY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GROUP LLC
6) CSI Corporate Security and Investigations, LLC
10) GoGig Jobs, Inc.
11) Healthcare Consulting & Contracting
12) ID.me, Inc
13) James Moore
14) JW Turner Construction, Inc.
15) NinjaOne
17) Peraton
18) Precisely
19) Proofpoint, Inc.
21) Slalom
22) Thrive
23) Verkada, Inc.
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, PO Box 684, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
3) Boone County Fire Protection District
5) Children's Permanency Partnership
8) CoxHealth
9) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
10) eSystems, Inc.
11) Familyforward
13) Goodwill of Western Missouri
15) ID.me, Inc.
16) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
19) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
20) Maximus
23) Missouri Food Bank Association
24) Missouri Foundation For Health
25) Missouri Network of Child Advocacy Centers Inc AKA Missouri Kidsfirst
26) Missouri Soybean Association
28) Monarch Immigrant Services
29) National Association of Social Workers - MO Chapter
30) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
31) Pfizer Inc.
32) Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
33) REACH Healthcare Foundation
34) Recidiviz
35) Recorders' Association of Missouri
36) RxReminders
37) ServiceNow, Inc
38) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
39) St. Louis County
41) Tremco CPG Inc.
804-788-8221
951 E Byrd Street, Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION'S CARD POLICY COUNCIL
8) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
9) AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION
10) AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)
11) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
12) BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION
13) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
14) CARGILL, INC.
15) CENCORA, INC.
16) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED
19) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
20) CRYSTALLEX
21) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
25) GE AEROSPACE
26) GENENTECH, INC.
27) GENERAL DYNAMICS
28) H&R BLOCK, INC.
29) HILTON WORLDWIDE
30) HISTORIC TAX CREDIT COALITION
31) HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES USA, INC.
32) ID.ME, INC.
33) INSIGHT TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
34) INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
35) IRON MOUNTAIN
36) J3D LABS, INC.
37) MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART
42) NEW YORK LIFE
45) PETSMART LLC
47) PROCTER & GAMBLE
48) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
49) RYAN, INC.
50) S&P GLOBAL INC.
51) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
52) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
53) T-MOBILE
56) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
57) THE HOME DEPOT
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION'S CARD POLICY COUNCIL
8) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
9) AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION
10) AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)
11) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
12) BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION
13) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
14) CARGILL, INC.
15) CENCORA, INC.
16) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED
19) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
20) CRYSTALLEX
21) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
25) GE AEROSPACE
26) GENENTECH, INC.
27) GENERAL DYNAMICS
28) H&R BLOCK, INC.
29) HILTON WORLDWIDE
31) HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES USA, INC.
32) ID.ME, INC.
33) INSIGHT TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
34) INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
35) INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
36) IRON MOUNTAIN
37) J3D LABS, INC.
38) MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART
43) NEW YORK LIFE
46) PETSMART LLC
48) PROCTER & GAMBLE
49) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
50) RYAN, INC.
51) S&P GLOBAL INC.
52) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
53) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
54) SPACEX
55) T-MOBILE
58) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
59) THE HOME DEPOT
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 430, Washington, DC, 20004, 
2) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION'S CARD POLICY COUNCIL
8) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
9) AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION
10) AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)
11) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
12) BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION
13) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
14) CARGILL, INC.
15) CENCORA, INC.
16) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED
19) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
20) CRYSTALLEX
21) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
25) GE AEROSPACE
26) GENENTECH, INC.
27) GENERAL DYNAMICS
28) H&R BLOCK, INC.
29) HILTON WORLDWIDE
30) HISTORIC TAX CREDIT COALITION
31) HSBC TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES USA, INC.
32) ID.ME, INC.
33) INSIGHT TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
34) INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
35) IRON MOUNTAIN
36) J3D LABS, INC.
37) MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART
42) NEW YORK LIFE
45) PETSMART LLC
47) PROCTER & GAMBLE
48) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
49) RYAN, INC.
50) S&P GLOBAL INC.
51) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
52) SPACEX
53) T-MOBILE
56) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
57) THE HOME DEPOT
804-775-1908
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
3) Boone County Fire Protection District
5) Children's Permanency Partnership
8) CoxHealth
9) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
10) eSystems, Inc.
11) Familyforward
13) Goodwill of Western Missouri
15) Home Dock Cities Association
16) ID.me, Inc.
17) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
20) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
21) Maximus
23) Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics
24) Missouri Food Bank Association
25) Missouri Foundation For Health
26) Missouri Network of Child Advocacy Centers Inc AKA Missouri Kidsfirst
27) Missouri Soybean Association
29) Monarch Immigrant Services
30) National Association of Social Workers - MO Chapter
31) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
32) Pfizer Inc.
33) Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
34) REACH Healthcare Foundation
35) Recidiviz
36) Recorders' Association of Missouri
37) RxReminders
38) ServiceNow, Inc
39) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
40) St. Louis County
42) Tremco CPG Inc.
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
5) Boone County Fire Protection District
7) Children's Permanency Partnership
10) CoxHealth
11) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
12) eSystems, Inc.
13) Familyforward
16) Goodwill of Western Missouri
18) Home Dock Cities Association
19) ID.me, Inc.
20) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
21) KC2026
24) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
25) Maximus
26) MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries
27) Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics
28) Missouri Food Bank Association
29) Missouri Foundation For Health
30) Missouri Network of Child Advocacy Centers Inc AKA Missouri Kidsfirst
31) Missouri Soybean Association
33) Monarch Immigrant Services
34) National Association of Social Workers - MO Chapter
35) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
36) Pfizer Inc.
37) Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
38) REACH Healthcare Foundation
39) Recidiviz
40) Recorders' Association of Missouri
41) RxReminders
42) ServiceNow, Inc
43) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
44) St. Louis County
46) Tremco CPG Inc.
47) Velatura