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.
18) Fortinet, Inc
21) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
22) Granville County
24) ID.me, Inc.
26) Investors Title Insurance Company
27) Knoa Pharma LLC
28) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
29) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
30) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
31) NC Museum of Art Foundation
32) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
33) North Carolina Dental Society
34) North Carolina Oncology Association
35) North Carolina Railroad Company
36) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
37) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
39) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
40) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
41) ServiceNow, Inc.
42) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
43) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
44) 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)
602-343-7465
2) ELASTIC
3) ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC
4) ESSER DESIGN
7) GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES
10) INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC.
11) INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION
12) INTERFACE TECHNICAL TRAINING
13) KYNDRYL INC.
14) LULLABOT
5174855536
535 N. CAPITOL STREET, LANSING, MI, 48993, 
2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, 
(330) 717-3437
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
570-751-3798
Mercury LLC, 230 State Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
901-212-4488
5174855536
535 N. CAPITOL STREET, UNIT 1201, LANSING, MI, 48993, 
2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, 
916 701-5921
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814, 
3122820013
1055 FOUNTAIN PARK DRIVE, 535 NORTH CAPITOL AVENUE, SHERMAN, IL, 62684, 
(512)5313900
7500 Rialto Blvd., Rialto 2, Suite 145, Austin, TX, 78735, 
2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, 
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, PO Box 684, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
3) Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers
4) Boone County Fire Protection District
6) Children's Permanency Partnership
9) CoxHealth
10) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
11) eSystems, Inc.
12) Familyforward
14) Goodwill of Western Missouri
16) ID.me, Inc.
17) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
20) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
21) Maximus
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) Slalom, Inc.
40) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
41) St. Louis County
43) Tremco CPG Inc.
5174855536
535 NORTH CAPITOL AVENUE, LANSING, MI, 48933, 
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
3) Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers
4) Boone County Fire Protection District
6) Children's Permanency Partnership
9) CoxHealth
10) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
11) eSystems, Inc.
12) Familyforward
14) Goodwill of Western Missouri
16) Home Dock Cities Association
17) ID.me, Inc.
18) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
21) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
22) Maximus
24) Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics
25) Missouri Food Bank Association
26) Missouri Foundation For Health
27) Missouri Network of Child Advocacy Centers Inc AKA Missouri Kidsfirst
28) Missouri Soybean Association
30) Monarch Immigrant Services
31) National Association of Social Workers - MO Chapter
32) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
33) Pfizer Inc.
34) Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
35) REACH Healthcare Foundation
36) Recidiviz
37) Recorders' Association of Missouri
38) RxReminders
39) ServiceNow, Inc
40) Slalom, Inc.
41) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
42) St. Louis County
44) Tremco CPG Inc.
602-343-7465
2) ELASTIC
3) ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC
4) ESSER DESIGN
7) GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES
10) INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC.
11) INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION
12) INTERFACE TECHNICAL TRAINING
13) KYNDRYL INC.
14) LULLABOT
2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, 
(573) 635-6092
124 East High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 
5) Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers
6) Boone County Fire Protection District
8) Children's Permanency Partnership
11) CoxHealth
12) Empire District - Liberty Utilities Central
13) eSystems, Inc.
14) Familyforward
17) Goodwill of Western Missouri
19) Home Dock Cities Association
20) ID.me, Inc.
21) Jewish Federations of St. Louis
22) KC2026
25) Lyric Opera of Kansas City
26) Maximus
27) MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries
28) Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics
29) Missouri Food Bank Association
30) Missouri Foundation For Health
31) Missouri Network of Child Advocacy Centers Inc AKA Missouri Kidsfirst
32) Missouri Soybean Association
34) Monarch Immigrant Services
35) National Association of Social Workers - MO Chapter
36) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
37) Pfizer Inc.
38) Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
39) REACH Healthcare Foundation
40) Recidiviz
41) Recorders' Association of Missouri
42) RxReminders
43) ServiceNow, Inc
44) Slalom, Inc.
45) Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
46) St. Louis County
48) Tremco CPG Inc.
49) Velatura
602-343-7465
2) ELASTIC
3) ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC
4) ESSER DESIGN
7) GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES
10) INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC.
11) INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION
12) INTERFACE TECHNICAL TRAINING
13) KYNDRYL INC.
14) LULLABOT