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
24) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
25) NC Museum of Art Foundation
26) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
27) North Carolina Dental Society
28) North Carolina Oncology Association
29) North Carolina Railroad Company
30) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
31) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
33) Purdue Pharma LP
34) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
35) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
36) ServiceNow, Inc.
37) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
38) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
39) Volvo Group North America, LLC
40) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
41) 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)
(336) 629-5128
(336) 629-5128, Sarah@brubakernc.com, American Bail Coalition, (610) 368-8225,
3) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
4) Certree
5) Credas, Inc.
8) FGA Action
10) High Point Market Authority
11) Housing Security Group, LLC
13) Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC
14) Mallinckrodt LLC
17) North Carolina Alliance for Health
18) North Carolina Beer &, Wine Wholesalers Association
19) North Carolina Cable Telecommunications Association
20) North Carolina Harm Reduction, LLC
21) North Carolina League of Municipalities
22) North Carolina Zoological Society, Inc.
23) North Carolinians for Fireworks Safety, LLC
26) Rivian, LLC
28) The Center for International Education, Inc.
29) The North Carolina Water Quality Association, Inc.
(336) 629-5128
(336) 629-5128, bru@brubakernc.com, Amazon.com Services LLC, (202) 442-2900,
3) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
4) Certree
5) Credas, Inc.
7) Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina, Inc.
8) High Point Market Authority
9) Housing Security Group, LLC
11) Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC
12) Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC
13) Mallinckrodt LLC
14) National Institute of Minority Economic Development Incorporated
16) NC Museum of History Foundation
17) North Carolina Alliance for Health
18) North Carolina Bankers Association
19) North Carolina Beer &, Wine Wholesalers Association
20) North Carolina Cable Telecommunications Association
21) North Carolina League of Municipalities
22) North Carolina Zoological Society, Inc.
23) Pepsico
25) Rivian, LLC
(919) 838-2059
(919) 838-2059, jgrant@smithlaw.com, Advocates for NC Communities, Inc., (336) 215-0180,
2) Advocates for NC Communities, Inc.
3) American International Group, Inc.
5) Critical Response Group, Inc.
6) Ecolab, Inc.
7) FMR LLC
10) Motorola Solutions, Inc. by MultiState Associates LLC
11) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
12) North Carolina Association of CPAs
13) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
14) North Carolina Economic Development Association
15) North Carolina Medical Society
16) Sherwin Williams
(919) 280-8006
(919) 280-8006, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2300, dhorne@smithlaw.com, North Carolina Medical Society, (919) 833-3836,
1) Advocates for NC Communities, Inc.
2) American International Group, Inc.
4) Critical Response Group, Inc.
5) Ecolab, Inc.
6) FMR LLC
8) Healthcare Distribution Alliance
9) Liminex, Inc., d/b/a GoGuardian
12) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
13) North Carolina Association of CPAs
14) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools
15) North Carolina Economic Development Association
16) North Carolina Medical Society
17) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
18) Sherwin Williams
19) Town of Butner
20) United Therapeutics Corporation
21) Waste Management Carolinas
22) Wolfspeed, Inc.
(919) 838-2049
(919) 838-2049, cspaulding@smithlaw.com, North Carolina Medical Society, (919) 833-3836,
(203) 915-1545
(203) 915-1545, waughr1@nationwide.com, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, (614) 249-3572,
