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.
4) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T North Carolina
6) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
8) DaVita, Inc.
9) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
10) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
13) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
14) Granville County
16) ID.me, Inc.
20) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
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
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.
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)
513-651-4100
700 Walnut Street, Ste.450, Cincinnati, OH, 45202,
2) ArtWorks
3) Axcess Financial Services, Inc
4) Best Point Education & Behavioral Health
6) Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
7) Center for Addiction Treatment
8) Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (d/b/a altafiber)
9) Cincinnati Business Committee
10) Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation
11) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
13) Cincinnati Reds
14) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
15) Cincinnati Works
16) City of Blue Ash
17) City of Mason
18) College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC)
19) Duke Energy Business Services
21) FC Cincinnati
22) Film Cincinnati
23) Grant Us Hope
26) Hamilton County Administration
27) Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (HCMHRSB)
28) LADD, Inc.
29) Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc
31) Local Oakley
32) Meals on Wheels
33) Miami Township (Clermont County)
34) Model Group
35) MORTAR
39) Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
41) Terrex Development and Construction LLC
42) The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
44) The Literacy Lab
45) The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center
47) Visit Cincy
48) Woolpert Inc
614-361-9979
1054 Perry Street, Columbus, OH, 43201,
614-461-9335
17 South High Street, Ste. 245, Columbus, OH, 43215-3413,
1) Akron Law Library Association
2) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
5) Chiropractic Strategies Group
6) Cigar Association of America, Inc
7) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
9) Duke Energy Business Services
10) Education Investment Consultants, LLC
11) Enova Online Services, Inc.
12) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
13) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
14) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
15) Imagine Learning
17) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
18) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
20) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
24) Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association
25) Ohio Hematology Oncology Society
26) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
27) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
28) Ohio Rural Water Association
29) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
30) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
33) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
34) Oncology Practice Alliance
35) Pfizer Inc.
37) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
39) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
40) StoryPoint
41) Supernal, LLC
42) TeamHealth, Inc.
2022937474
1101 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20005-4213,
(919) 830-2774
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
2022937474
1101 New York Ave, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20005-4213,
513-651-4100
700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH, 45202,
1) Acabay
3) ArtWorks
4) Axcess Financial Services, Inc
5) Best Point Education & Behavioral Health
7) Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
9) Center for Addiction Treatment
10) Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (d/b/a altafiber)
11) Cincinnati Business Committee
12) Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation
13) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
16) Cincinnati Reds
17) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
18) Cincinnati Works
19) City of Blue Ash
20) City of Mason
21) College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC)
23) Duke Energy Business Services
25) FC Cincinnati
26) Film Cincinnati
27) Grant Us Hope
28) Great Parks of Hamilton County
32) Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (HCMHRSB)
33) HAUSER, Inc.
34) LADD, Inc.
35) Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc
37) Living with Change Foundation
38) Local Oakley
39) Meals on Wheels
40) Miami Township (Clermont County)
41) Model Group
42) MORTAR
43) Newcrest Image
45) Pennrose
46) R+L Carriers
50) Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
52) The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
53) The Corporation for Findlay Market
55) The Kroger Co.
56) The Literacy Lab
57) The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center
59) Urban Sites
60) Visit Cincy
61) Woolpert Inc
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
4406225520
17 S High Street, Suite 245, INTEROFFICE - EPA, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
3) Chiropractic Strategies Group
4) Cigar Association of America, Inc
5) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
7) Duke Energy Business Services
8) Enova Online Services, Inc.
9) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
10) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
11) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
12) Imagine Learning
13) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
14) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
15) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
16) Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
18) Ohio Community Corrections Association
21) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
22) Ohio Rural Water Association
23) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
24) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
27) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
28) Oncology Practice Alliance
29) Pfizer Inc.
31) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
32) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
33) StoryPoint
34) Supernal, LLC
35) TeamHealth, Inc.
37) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AGRIUM U.S. INC. (a Nutrien Ltd subsidiary)
2) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
6) Capital One Financial Corporation
7) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
8) Charter Communications, Inc.
10) CoreCivic
11) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
614-461-9335
17 South High Street, Ste. 245, Columbus, OH, 43215-3413,
1) Akron Law Library Association
2) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
5) Chiropractic Strategies Group
6) Cigar Association of America, Inc
7) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
9) Duke Energy Business Services
10) Education Investment Consultants, LLC
11) Enova Online Services, Inc.
12) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
13) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
14) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
15) Imagine Learning
17) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
18) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
20) McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC dba Colibri Group
21) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
25) Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association
26) Ohio Hematology Oncology Society
27) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
28) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
29) Ohio Rural Water Association
30) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
31) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
34) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
35) Oncology Practice Alliance
36) Pfizer Inc.
38) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
40) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
41) StoryPoint
42) Supernal, LLC
43) TeamHealth, Inc.
45) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
2022858967
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AGRIUM U.S. INC. (a Nutrien Ltd subsidiary)
2) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
3) Alpha Strategies, LLC obo American Alliance for Economic Development
5) Asurion, LLC
6) Battelle Memorial Institute
9) Capital One Financial Corporation
10) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
11) Charter Communications, Inc.
13) Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.
14) CoreCivic
15) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
20) Garmin International, Inc.
25) International Franchise Association (IFA)
26) IONAER International Arizona, LLC dba PuriFi Labs
27) Kansas City Coalition (Informal Coalition)
30) PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
31) Prescient Medicine Holding, LLC
32) Secure Identity, LLC (D-B-A CLEAR)
36) Troy Corporation
(919) 828-5250
353 E Six Forks Rd Ste 260, Raleigh, NC, 27609-7884,
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
614-222-1330
155 East Broad Street, 20th Fl., Columbus, OH, 43215,
(919) 623-0315
2009 Fairview Road P.O. Box 6431, Raleigh, NC, 27628,
1) Amgen, Inc.
2) Apple Inc.
3) Carolinas Credit Union League
4) CHSPSC, LLC
5) Communities in Schools of North Carolina
6) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
9) North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists
10) North Carolina Symphony Society Incorporated
11) Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority
13) Sellers Dorsey & Associates, LLC
14) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
15) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health
573-434-1405
139 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202,
(919) 867-2825
301 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1000, Suite 700, Raleigh, NC, 27603,
(919) 302-2448
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
(919) 264-2511
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
(336) 207-9400
410 S. Wilmington Street, 2716 N. Tenaya Way, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
511 Union Street, Suite 1530, Nashville, TN, 37219-1752,
1) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
2) Capital One Financial Corporation
3) Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
4) Charter Communications, Inc.
6) Dama Technology, Inc. DBA Dama Financial
614-461-9335
17 South High Street, Suite 245, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
3) Chiropractic Strategies Group
4) Cigar Association of America, Inc
5) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
7) Duke Energy Business Services
8) Enova Online Services, Inc.
9) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
10) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
11) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
12) Imagine Learning
13) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
14) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
15) McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC dba Colibri Group
16) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
17) Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
19) Ohio Community Corrections Association
22) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
23) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
24) Ohio Rural Water Association
25) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
26) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
29) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
30) Oncology Practice Alliance
31) Pfizer Inc.
33) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
34) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
35) StoryPoint
36) Supernal, LLC
37) TeamHealth, Inc.
39) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
614-461-9335
17 S. High St., Suite 245, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
3) Chiropractic Strategies Group
4) Cigar Association of America, Inc
5) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
7) Duke Energy Business Services
8) Enova Online Services, Inc.
9) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
10) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
11) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
12) Imagine Learning
13) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
14) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
15) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
16) Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
18) Ohio Community Corrections Association
21) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
22) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
23) Ohio Rural Water Association
24) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
25) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
28) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
29) Oncology Practice Alliance
30) Pfizer Inc.
32) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
33) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
34) StoryPoint
35) Supernal, LLC
36) TeamHealth, Inc.
38) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
2027281100
325 7th Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20004,
2) Alibaba Group Holding Limited
3) American Investment Council
9) Children's Hospital Association
11) CSX CORPORATION
12) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
14) HASBRO, INC.
(980) 229-7472
410 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
513-287-4359
139 East Fourth Street, 1409-M, Cincinnati, OH, 45202,
(919) 838-2027
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jerniga, LLP, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
614-461-9335
17 South High Street, Ste. 245, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
4) Chiropractic Strategies Group
5) Cigar Association of America, Inc
6) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
8) Duke Energy Business Services
9) Education Investment Consultants, LLC
10) Enova Online Services, Inc.
11) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
12) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
13) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
14) Imagine Learning
16) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
17) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
19) McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC dba Colibri Group
20) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
24) Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association
25) Ohio Hematology Oncology Society
26) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
27) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
28) Ohio Rural Water Association
29) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
30) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
33) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
34) Oncology Practice Alliance
35) Pfizer Inc.
37) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
39) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
40) StoryPoint
41) Supernal, LLC
42) TeamHealth, Inc.
44) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
16144619335
17 S. High St. Suite 245, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Allied Clubs and Charities of Ohio
3) Chiropractic Strategies Group
4) Cigar Association of America, Inc
5) Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts
7) Duke Energy Business Services
8) Education Investment Consultants, LLC
9) Enova Online Services, Inc.
10) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
11) Governmental Policy Group, Inc
12) Greater Recovery and Dropout-Prevention Schools (GRADS) Coalition
13) Imagine Learning
14) Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority
15) Koch Government Affairs, LLC
16) Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
17) Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
19) Ohio Community Corrections Association
22) Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA)
23) Ohio Real Estate Investors Association
24) Ohio Rural Water Association
25) Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
26) Ohio Speech & Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
29) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
30) Oncology Practice Alliance
31) Pfizer Inc.
33) Reynolds and Reynolds Company
34) St. Clairsville Richland City School District
35) StoryPoint
36) Supernal, LLC
37) TeamHealth, Inc.
39) Wetlands Resource Center, LLC
