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Smith Anderson is the largest business and litigation law firm headquartered in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. They are passionate about advising regional, national and global companies and providing them unparalleled client service. It's that client focus which has helped them proudly earn recognition from leading legal publications, including our recognition as a "Client Service A-Team" firm by BTI Consulting Group. They are an unmatched combination of legal and business innovators with a culture and heritage that has been shaped for more than 100 years.

Firm Specialties:
The scope of the Government Relations practice includes virtually any matter involving private interests and government. Smith Anderson's Government Relations professionals specialize in advising clients on how to most effectively communicate with elected officials and others who make public policy decisions. Dave has extensive experience consulting successful political campaigns on media strategy, press relations and election law compliance issues.

20+ years

The Best Lawyers in America, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Regulations Practice (2007-2019)

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated

Methodist University- Economics and Business Alumni Award (2003)

B. DAVIS HORNE, JR. manages the Government Relations practice at Smith Anderson and leads a team of professionals in the firm's Corporate Relocation and Expansion practice. Dave has spent nearly 30 years representing private interests - including many non-profit associations, medical groups and businesses - before the North Carolina General Assembly and other state and federal government entities. He has been rated in the top twenty of more than 700 lobbyists registered in the State by an independent survey of his peers, the press, and legislators conducted by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Inc for more than a decade.

Dave also advises clients expanding in or relocating to North Carolina about state and local economic development incentives. He has represented clients in many of the state's largest economic development projects.

After receiving his BA with honors from Methodist University, Dave spent several years in business, returning to law school and receiving a J.D. from Campbell University with distinction. His law practice experience includes serving as Associate General Counsel and State Legislative Director for the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and its affiliated entities, which include the largest domestic property and casualty insurer in North Carolina. He also served as Director of Government Affairs for the North Carolina Bar Association for five years.

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Randal Johnson joined Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana) after serving as Deputy Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) for fourteen years and brings applied experience in the legislative process to the SSG team. While at LDAF, Randal initiated and handled the department's legislative package for more than twenty sessions. Prior to joining the LDAF, he supervised multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement units and served as chief of the special investigative divisions for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department. There, Randal drafted and presented legislation on behalf of law enforcement and parochial governments.

Adept at issues and crisis management, Randal supervised the Department of Agriculture's emergency preparation activities related to animal and plant health and weather-borne disasters. In the aftermath of the devastating 2005 hurricanes, Randal personally supervised the successful acquisition and delivery of fuel for the evacuation, rescue, and recovery efforts across the state.

With political activities ranging across both party and geographical lines, Randal, who holds a B.S. in business administration, has consulted and worked in various local, state, and federal campaigns in his native state of Louisiana. He was recognized as one of the top 100 "Louisiana Influencers" by Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine. Randal has also coordinated successful statewide get- out-the-vote efforts for elected offices ranging from Police Juror to President of the United States. In addition, he graduated from regional and national law enforcement academies administered by the Department of Justice.

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Tim has spent twelve years building a record as one of the most effective advocates in Annapolis, representing a diverse group of clients at the state's legislative and executive branches, and county governments. Prior to engaging in government relations, Tim served as Chief of Staff to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., the longest serving State Senate President in United States history. Tim is a graduate of West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University College of Law, where he serves as a member of the Board of Visitors. Tim is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Tim lives in Baltimore County.

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)

RYAN KILPATRICK

(Oklahoma)

Founded in 2019, Amber Integrated (AI) is Oklahoma's only fully integrated public affairs firm, offering services in government relations, political consulting, strategic communications, market research and advertising. AI was created when the government relations firm FKG Consulting merged with the Right Strategy Group, a marketing and campaign firm, and the public relations firm Uppercase Strategies. AI offers our clients the opportunity to pursue success with the most complete set of tools available in an environment that is more data-driven, digitally focused, and fast-paced than ever.

Firm Specialties:
Lobbying/Consulting. Track legislation, find bill sponsors, educate lawmakers, arrange high-level meetings in every branch of government, and ensure your voice is heard when it counts the most.

Advocacy Campaigns. Take your message directly to the people with data-driven advocacy campaigns that work to educate the press and public, influence public opinion, and encourage legislative contact on your issues. Our digital advocacy campaigns have reached millions of voters and generated hundreds of thousands of calls, emails, letters, tweets, and texts to lawmakers.

AI's services also include political consulting, strategic communications, media and advertising services and market research.

RYAN KILPATRICK is a founding partner at AI. Prior to helping launch AI, Ryan was a partner at FKG Consulting. In his role at AI, Ryan Kilpatrick develops and implements public affairs strategies for clients at the state and municipal levels. Past projects include helping to pass a statewide cigarette tax increase, working to facilitate agreement between auto insurers and transportation network companies in Oklahoma, and efforts to modernize Oklahoma's alcohol laws. He also co-chairs the policy committee for the Oklahoma Turning Point Council, a group that seeks to improve health outcomes through community partnerships.

Ryan previously worked on legislative and statewide campaigns and worked in Washington, DC for Congressman Tom Cole. Ryan graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio. His community involvement includes Leadership Oklahoma City's LOYAL Class X, the Downtown Club of OKC, Big Brothers Big Sisters and coaching volleyball for the Oklahoma City Police Athletic League. Ryan is a sports fanatic; you can catch him and his wife Mary Ellen at an OKC Thunder or Energy FC game.

Jason brings a rare blend of public service, political expertise, and private sector experience to the Ridge Policy Group. Jason's real-world experience combined with his intimate knowledge of state government provide a unique insight for the benefit of our clients.

Experience
Campaign Manager, Scott Wagner for Governor
Chief of Staff, State Senator Scott Wagner
Vice President, Reclamere, Inc.
Chief of Staff, State Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr.
John Eichelberger for State Senate
Radio Host, Newstalk 1240 WRTA Altoona

0-5 years

Jason brings a unique mix of experience at the highest levels including public, private, and political. Jason comes to Ridge Policy from the Scott Wagner for Governor Campaign where Jason served as the Campaign Manager. Scott Wagner was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania, not only securing the endorsement of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania but also defeating a well-funded primary opponent in a hotly contested primary campaign.

Prior to that role, Jason has twice served in the role of Chief of Staff to two Republican Pennsylvania State Senators, John H. Eichelberger, Jr. and Scott Wagner. In that role, Jason oversaw all office operations and staff, advised the Senators on policy, and worked with other offices and leadership to help to advance the goals of the Senators.

Jason's private sector experience includes serving as the Vice President of Tyrone-based data security firm Reclamere. Jason oversaw the entire operation of the company, was responsible for management of all personnel, worked directly with the three owners of the company to develop the company's strategic plan, and was the responsible staff-level person for executing that plan.

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NATALIE SALMON

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Clients:

1) Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2) America Is Better

3) American Hotel & Lodging Association

4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association (formerly known as AIA)

5) Amgen, Inc.

6) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

7) Anthem Inc. (formerly known as Wellpoint, Inc.)

8) Association for Clinical Oncology

9) AstraZeneca

10) Avenue Solutions

11) Bay Bridge Strategies (on behalf of Bloom Energy)

12) Bay Bridge Strategies (on behalf of Kinsa, Inc.)

13) Bay Bridge Strategies, Inc. (on behalf of Lumeris, Inc.)

14) BeiGene USA, Inc.

15) Bloom Energy

16) Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

17) Boyd Gaming Corporation

18) Bristol Myers Squibb

19) C2FO

20) Canada Life Reinsurance Company (fka London Life Reinsurance Company)

21) Case New Holland Industrial Inc.

22) Chubb INA Holdings Inc. (FKA ACE INA Holdings Inc.)

23) Cigna Corporation

24) Coalition for the American Dream

25) Committee on Capital Markets Regulation

26) CONSORTIUM FOR WORKER EDUCATION

27) DELOITTE LLP

28) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

29) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

30) Election Systems & Software, LLC

31) Eli Lilly and Company

32) EMD Millipore

33) EMD Serono, Inc.

34) Entergy Services LLC (fka Entergy Corporation)

35) Environmental Defense Action Fund

36) EOS Energy Storage LLC

37) Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

38) Facebook, Inc.

39) Feeding America

40) Ferrero U.S.A., Inc.

41) Fresenius Medical Care North America

42) Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

43) FWD.us

44) Genentech, Inc.

45) GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSN

46) Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.

47) Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America

48) Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.

49) HealthPartners

50) Incyte Corporation

51) InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.

52) InnovaCare, Inc.

53) International Franchise Association

54) ION Media Networks, Inc.

55) Iris Automation Inc.

56) JMA Wireless

57) Johnson Controls Inc.

58) K12 Inc.

59) Kinsa, Inc.

60) KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS

61) Kolmar Americas Inc.

62) LabWare, Inc.

63) Legacy Community Health Services

64) Leon Medical Center

65) Live-Evermore, Inc. (DBA Evermore)

66) Lumeris, Inc.

67) MASTERCARD

68) Merck & Co., Inc

69) Micron Technology, Inc.

70) MICROSOFT CORPORATION

71) ModivCare Solutions, LLC (fka LogistiCare Solutions LLC)

72) Monkton, Inc.

73) Munich American Reassurance Company

74) NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS

75) National Association of Health Underwriters

76) NIC Inc.

77) North American Subaru, Inc.

78) Northwell Health, Inc. (FKA NSLIJ Health System)

79) Novartis

80) NVG, LLC (on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.)

81) ONE Action

82) Pay Our Interns, Inc.

83) Peck Madigan Jones (obo Greenwich Biosciences, Inc)

84) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Bristol Myers Squibb)

85) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of EMD Serono, Inc.)

86) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Legacy Community Health Services)

87) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc)

88) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Prevent Opioid Abuse)

89) Peck Madigan Jones (On behalf of Vertex Pharmaceuticals)

90) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

91) PHRMA

92) Prevent Opioid Abuse

93) Retractable Technologies, Inc.

94) SB Energy DevCo (US)

95) SCOR Reinsurance Co.

96) Secretary of State, State of Delaware

97) Smiths Group plc

98) Spotify USA Inc.

99) State of Rhode Island

100) SunPower Corporation

101) Tenable, Inc.

102) The Business Roundtable

103) The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its Affiliates

104) The Ickes & Enright Group (Northwell Health fka North Shore-LIJ)

105) The Ickes & Enright Group, Inc. (on behalf of Consortium for Worker Education)

106) The Ickes and Enright Group (on behalf of Greater New York Hospital Association)

107) The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

108) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company)

109) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (On behalf of Genentech, Inc.)

110) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (On behalf of Novartis)

111) TPI Composites, Inc.

112) U.S. Chamber of Commerce fka U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Institute for Legal Reform

113) Uber Technologies, Inc.

114) UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

115) Univision Communications Inc.

116) Vertex Pharmaceuticals

117) Viacom, Inc.

LUCIEN SMITH

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