Introduction

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.

Achievements

"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)

Clients

1) Acadia Healthcare, Inc.

2) Accenture LLP

3) Acentra Health

4) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T North Carolina

5) BenefitFocus.com, Inc.

6) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.

7) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

8) DaVita, Inc.

9) Duke Energy Business Services LLC

10) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.

11) Foundation Medicine, Inc.

12) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

13) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

14) Granville County

15) Granville Health System

16) ID.me, Inc.

17) Instructure, Inc.

18) Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

19) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

20) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op

21) ModivCare Solutions, LLC

22) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

23) NC Museum of Art Foundation

24) North Carolina Biotechnology Center

25) North Carolina Dental Society

26) North Carolina Oncology Association

27) North Carolina Railroad Company

28) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists

29) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition

30) Novartis Services, Inc.

31) Purdue Pharma LP

32) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.

33) ServiceNow, Inc.

34) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority

35) VMware LLC

36) Volvo Group North America, LLC

37) WakeMed Health and Hospitals

38) Wolfspeed, Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Last Updated: April 18, 2024