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)
(704) 910-5943
421 N. Harrington Street, Suite 650, Raleigh, NC, 27603,
1) American Integrity Insurance Company
2) American Real Estate Bar Association, Inc.
3) AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
5) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6) Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association
7) Center for Employment Opportunities
8) Ceres, Inc.
9) Charter Communications Operating, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications
11) Coinbase, Inc.
12) Delta Dental of North Carolina
13) Element by Arkhé Consortium Health LLC
14) Fletcher Hospital, Inc. dba AdventHealth Hendersonville
15) Food Lion, LLC
16) Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation
17) GDP Holdings LLC dba CoinFlip
20) Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc
24) Life Science Logistics, LLC
26) North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
27) North Carolina Cable Telecommunications Association
28) North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association
29) North Carolina Railroad Company
30) North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
31) PAM Health, LLC
32) Peacehaven Community Farm/Peacehaven Farm, Inc.
33) Pharmaceutical Research &, Manufacturers of America
34) Piedmont Stone Center, PLLC
35) Prospera North Carolina, L.L.C.
37) Saratoga Capital Partners, LLC
40) Stone Institute of the Carolinas LLC
(919) 999-8864
421 N. Harrington Street, Suite 650, 3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC, 27603,
2) American Integrity Insurance Company
3) American Real Estate Bar Association, Inc.
4) AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
5) Association for Consumer Debt Relief by MultiState Associates LLC
7) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9) Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association
11) Center for Employment Opportunities
12) Ceres, Inc.
14) Charter Communications Operating, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications
17) Coinbase, Inc.
18) Delta Dental of North Carolina
19) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
20) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
21) Element by Arkhé Consortium Health LLC
22) Environmental Defense Action Fund
23) Flashpass
24) Fletcher Hospital, Inc. dba AdventHealth Hendersonville
25) Food Lion, LLC
26) Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation
27) GDP Holdings LLC dba CoinFlip
28) Geozoning Inc DBA HealthSherpa
31) Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc
32) Guidehouse Consulting Inc.
33) Helix Ventures
34) Insurance Federation of North Carolina
36) Life Science Logistics, LLC
38) NC Asian American Real Estate Association
39) North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
40) North Carolina Cable Telecommunications Association
41) North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association
42) North Carolina Railroad Company
43) North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
45) Palo Alto Networks (via Carahsoft Technology Corp.)
46) PAM Health, LLC
47) Peacehaven Community Farm/Peacehaven Farm, Inc.
49) Phantom Fireworks Showrooms, LLC
50) Pharmaceutical Research &, Manufacturers of America
51) Piedmont Stone Center, PLLC
52) Prospera North Carolina, L.L.C.
55) Saratoga Capital Partners, LLC
58) Stone Institute of the Carolinas LLC
59) The Healing Place of New Hanover County, Inc.
62) Transtech, Inc.
