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) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
10) DaVita, Inc.
12) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
13) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
14) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
17) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
18) Granville County
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) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
39) 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)
(919) 350-1882
3000 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27610,
(561) 512-4426
111 East North Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
2) Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
3) Colonial Life &, Accident Insurance Company
7) Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
9) North Carolina Airports Association
12) North Carolina Beer &, Wine Wholesalers Association
13) North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
14) Pepsico
17) Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
18) Summerfield Farms DFC, LLC
19) The Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association
20) WakeMed Health and Hospitals
(626) 788-5560
111 E North Street, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
2) Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc
3) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4) Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
5) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
6) BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
7) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
9) Carolina Ballet, Incorporated
12) Cleveland County EDP Association
13) DaVita, Inc.
14) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
18) NC Health Care Facilities Association
19) NCHA, Inc. d/b/a North Carolina Healthcare Association
21) North Carolina Assisted Living Association
22) North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees
23) North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Radiology
24) North Carolina Dental Society
25) North Carolina Motorsports Association
26) North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company
27) North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
28) North Carolina Senior Living Association
29) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
30) Onslow County
31) Real Estate Lawyers Association of North Carolina, Inc.
32) Sanofi US
(607) 542-2550
111 East North Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
2) Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates
3) Colonial Life &, Accident Insurance Company
6) Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
8) North Carolina Aquarium Society, Inc.
