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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.

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)

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Pamela Metz Kasemeyer is regarded by her colleagues as a substantive and tenacious advocate who represents her clients with integrity and honesty. Legislators and regulators know they can rely on the truth and accuracy of Ms. Kasemeyer's representation.

20+ years

Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, the Firm's managing partner, has represented a variety of interests before the Maryland General Assembly and regulatory agencies for more than 30 years. An acknowledged authority on Maryland's environmental and health care laws, she includes amongst her clients dominant trade organizations and corporate interests in the solid waste, energy, transportation, and health care sectors.

Ms. Kasemeyer's background in environmental and health care policy is reflected in her law practice which includes legal counsel to her environmental clients on permitting and enforcement actions and representation of health professionals on licensure and disciplinary matters as well as contractual and practice management concerns.

Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Kasemeyer is a 1980 graduate of Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies. She received a Masters degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University in 1984. Before her graduation from the University of Maryland Law School in 1993, she was President of Professional Practice Consultants, a health care management consulting firm; served as the first Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, and was the regional Corporate Development Director for a national solid waste management company. In 1996, she joined Jay Schwartz, forming Schwartz and Metz, P.A., a predecessor to the current firm.

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Through both her work in the public and private sector, Danna L. Kauffman provides her clients with a unique skill set that enables them to successfully navigate the legislative and executive branches of government. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.

15-20 years

Danna L. Kauffman, Esq. joined the firm in 2013 and became a partner in 2017. Throughout her career Danna has worked in various levels of State government and in the private sector. She has established a reputation as a problem solver and consensus builder who can handle complicated issues in a trusted and professional manner.

Beginning in 1997, Danna served as Counsel to the then House Environmental Matters Committee, working on complex health care issues, and then spent three years as a senior legislative advisor to Governor Glendening, where she worked on a wide range of issues in the areas of health, environment, civil rights and homeland security. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Danna served as the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for LifeSpan Network, the leading senior care provider association in Maryland.

Raised in Howard County, Maryland, Danna holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Towson University, where she graduated cum laude. In 1996, she graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was an editor on the Maryland Law Review. Prior to entering State government service, Danna began her career as a litigation attorney at Smith, Somerville and Case, P.A. Danna resides in Annapolis with her husband and two children.

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1) 1776 Pharmaceuticals LLC

2) ABBOTT LABORATORIES

3) Accenture LLP

4) Advanced Drainage Systems

5) Air Evac Lifeteam

6) Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

7) Alabama Shipyard LLC

8) Alden Torch Financial LLC

9) Allegiant Travel Company

10) Alliance for Automotive Innovation

11) Alliance for Olive Oil Quality Standards

12) Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers

13) Altice USA, Inc.

14) Altria Client Services LLC

15) Aluminum Association Inc.

16) Amazon Corporate, LLC

17) American Bankers Association

18) American Coalition of Independent Content Production

19) American College of Gastroenterology

20) American Council of Life Insurers

21) American Cruise Lines

22) Americans for Prosperity

23) Amgen USA, Inc.

24) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

25) Ant Group Co., Ltd.

26) Aon Service Corporation

27) Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

28) APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LP

29) Appriss, Inc.

30) Arcosa, Inc.

31) Argentem Creek Partners LP

32) Arizona Water Company

33) Associations of Mexican Tomato Growers

34) Asurion LLC

35) AT&T Services, Inc.

36) Athletico Physical Therapy

37) Bain Capital, LLC

38) Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

39) Barrick Gold Corporation of North America Inc.

40) Bayer Corporation (FKA Monsanto Company)

41) Bell-Carter Foods

42) Biotechnology Innovation Organization

43) Bloom Energy

44) Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

45) Brightline Holdings LLC (fka Virgin Trains USA)

46) Business Roundtable

47) CalOptima

48) Cargill, Inc.

49) Carlyle Investment Management fka The Carlyle Group

50) CF Industries, Inc. and CF Industries Holdings, Inc

51) Charter Communications, Inc.

52) Chevron, U.S.A. Inc.

53) CHRISTUS Health System

54) Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

55) Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

56) City of Houston

57) City of Laredo, Texas

58) City of Vallejo, California

59) Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform

60) Coalition to Heal Invisible Wounds

61) Comcast Corporation

62) Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

63) Connected Nation Development Corporation

64) Consumer Technology Association

65) Cook Group Inc.

66) Cordant Health Solutions

67) CoreCivic, Inc.

68) Cox Enterprises Inc.

69) Cruise Lines International Association

70) Cumberland Community Improvement District

71) CVS Health

72) DaVita, Inc.

73) DJI Technology, Inc.

74) DoorDash

75) Eastman Chemical Company

76) Empresas Fonalledas, Inc.

77) EMVCo, LLC

78) Energy Harbor Corp.

79) Entergy Services, LLC

80) Equifax Inc.

81) Esquel Enterprises Limited

82) EXXON MOBIL CORP

83) Federated Wireless, Inc.

84) Financial Services Forum

85) FireEye, Inc.

86) FireKeepers Development Authority

87) Fletcher Group, Inc.

88) Florida Citrus Mutual

89) Fluor Corporation

90) FMR LLC

91) Fontana Union Water Co.

92) Fontana Water Company

93) Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency

94) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

95) FS Investment Corporation

96) Gap Inc.

97) Garden of Life, LLC

98) Garrett Electronics, Inc.

99) Genentech Inc

100) George Kaiser Family Foundation

101) GGV Management LLC

102) Gila River Indian Community

103) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

104) Global Medical Response, Inc.

105) GOJO Industries

106) Goya Foods Inc.

107) HawkEye 360 Inc.

108) HDR, Inc.

109) Healthcare Leadership Council

110) HerdX

111) Hershey Company

112) Hill-Rom

113) Hillwood Development Company, LLC

114) Ho-Chunk Inc.

115) Honeywell International

116) Houchens Industries

117) Houston Airport System

118) Humane Society Legislative Fund

119) IMCS Group Inc.

120) Indigo Ag

121) Innovation Alliance

122) Inseego Corp.

123) International Business Machines Corporation

124) International Council of Shopping Centers

125) International Paper

126) Keidanren

127) KEWA Financial Inc.

128) Kingston Technology

129) Koch Companies Public Sector

130) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company

131) KPC Development Company LLC

132) LanzaTech Inc.

133) Laureate Education, Inc. (FKA Laureate International Universities)

134) Let'sGetChecked

135) Levi Strauss & Company

136) LG Chem America, Inc.

137) LG&E and KU Energy, LLC

138) Liberty Global Logistics

139) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

140) LOreal USA

141) Lyft, Inc.

142) Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.

143) Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

144) McKesson Corporation

145) MDIF Media Partners I, LP

146) Meta Aerospace

147) MetaBank, N.A.

148) Millennium Health

149) Mobility Capital Finance, Inc. dba MoCaFi

150) Motion Picture Association of America

151) National Association of REALTORS

152) National Association of Theatre Owners

153) National Cotton Council of America

154) National Immigration Law Center

155) National Independent Venue Association

156) National Thoroughbred Racing Association

157) NCTA-The Internet & Television Association

158) New Venture Fund

159) NextEra Energy, Inc.

160) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

161) Oaktree Capital Management

162) OC Oerlikon Management AG

163) Oneida Indian Nation

164) Otis Elevator Company

165) Owens & Minor, Inc.

166) Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC

167) Palantir Technologies, Inc.

168) Partnership for Job Creation

169) Pebble Limited Partnership

170) Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians

171) Penobscot Nation

172) Pfizer, Inc.

173) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

174) Pipe Line Contractors Association

175) PMI Global Services Inc.

176) Polaris Industries

177) Pompeian, Inc

178) Port of Long Beach

179) Professional Background Screeners Association fka NAPBS

180) Puerto Rico Statehood Council

181) Qualcomm Incorporated

182) Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Affiliates (fka United Technologies Corp)

183) ResMed, Inc.

184) Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI)

185) Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

186) Rotech Healthcare, Inc.

187) RP Management, LLC

188) San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

189) Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

190) Senseonics Incorporated

191) Shatterproof

192) Siemens Corporation

193) Sight Sciences, Inc.

194) Signature Flight Support Corporation

195) Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

196) Solano Transportation Authority

197) Southeastern Conference

198) Southwest Research Institute

199) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

200) Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

201) Surgery Partners

202) Syracuse University

203) TE Connectivity

204) Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice

205) Texas Public Policy Foundation

206) The Alliance for Trade Enforcement (AFTE) fka (AFTI)

207) The Center for a Free Economy

208) The Michaels Companies, Inc.

209) The Puerto Rico Equality Forum

210) The Seneca Nation of Indians

211) The Strategic Group

212) Tile

213) Total Administrative Services Corporation

214) TransUnion

215) Trimble Navigation Ltd

216) Trinity Industries

217) Twenty Holdings Inc

218) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness

219) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

220) United Parcel Service

221) United States Pharmacopeial Convention

222) Unity Aluminum (fka Braidy Industries)

223) University of Louisville

224) UofL Health, Inc.

225) US Physician Partners (Informal Coalition)

226) UT-Carrier

227) Vallourec USA Corporation

228) Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

229) Verax BioMedical Inc.

230) Visa, U.S.A., Inc.

231) VIZIO, Inc.

232) Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

233) Wabash Valley Resources, LLC

234) Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC

235) Yacht Haven USVI LLC

236) Zelis Healthcare Corporation

237) ZP Better Together, LLC

238) ZTE Corporation

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2) QTC

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