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)
804-775-1938
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
I help clients connect the dots so they can see the big picture of how policy, politics, press and political personalities impact their businesses. As an attorney and a lobbyist, I guide clients through the political, legislative, legal and regulatory landscape to create pathways to grow their businesses.
20+ years
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations, 2011-2020
Member, Virginia Code Commission
Commissioner (Virginia), Uniform Law Commission
In addition to being an attorney with McGuireWoods LLP, Chris is an executive vice president in McGuireWoods Consulting. His government affairs practice consists of representing clients before the Virginia legislature, executive branch and state and local agencies.
Chris' legal practice involves advising companies on political law compliance activities, including lobbying, gift restrictions involving public officials, campaign finance, and government ethics laws. He also holds the CIPP/US credential as a Certified Information Privacy Professional from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
With more than 25 years of experience in Virginia government and politics, Chris has developed a deep knowledge of Virginia state and local government and the legislative and regulatory process. Drawing on his experience as a lobbyist and as the former chief counsel to a Virginia attorney general, Chris assists clients in developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies to meet their business and public policy objectives.
Chris brings a unique perspective to his political law practice because of his government relations experience. Understanding the political process and the practice of government relations is essential to advising a client on how to comply with the myriad of federal, state and local rules governing lobbying, ethics, conflicts of interest, ethics in public procurement and campaign finance, while still achieving the client's business and public policy objectives.
2900 K STREET, SOUTH BUILDING, SUITE 410, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007,
7177402301
501 N Bethlehem Pike, Unit 1A, Ambler, PA, 19002,
2900 K STREET, SOUTH BUILDING, SUITE 410, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007,
607 - 14th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) ADT, LLC
3) Airbnb
4) America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
5) American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
7) Association for Accessible Medicines (Formerly - Generic Pharmaceutical Assn)
9) CVS Health
10) Exelon Corporation formerly reporting as Pepco Holdings, Inc.
11) FMC Corporation
12) Fuels America
13) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA
14) Google, Inc. on behalf of X
15) Humanity Forward
16) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
7177402301
406 First St SE Suite 3, Washington, DC, 20003,
8592443218
250 W. Main Street, Suite 2800, Lexington, KY, 40507,
607 - 14th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ADT, LLC
2) Airbnb
3) American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)
5) Association for Accessible Medicines (Formerly - Generic Pharmaceutical Assn)
7) CCIA (Consumer Credit Industry Association)
9) Exelon Corporation formerly reporting as Pepco Holdings, Inc.
10) Fuels America
14) National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
15) Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
16) Oath Inc. and various subsidiaries
17) Philips North America, LLC (formerly reporting as Philips Healthcare/Holding)
18) PSGC (Prairie State Generating Company)
19) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
22) TerraPower, LLC
23) Unum Group
7177402301
406 First St SE Suite 3, Washington, DC, 20009,
607 - 14th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
2) American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
4) Association for Accessible Medicines (Formerly - Generic Pharmaceutical Assn)
6) CVS Health
7) Exelon Corporation formerly reporting as Pepco Holdings, Inc.
9) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA
14) National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
15) Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
16) Philips North America, LLC (formerly reporting as Philips Healthcare/Holding)
17) PSGC (Prairie State Generating Company)
18) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
20) Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc.
22) TerraPower, LLC
23) Unum Group
2028034585
607 - 14th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) ADT, LLC
3) Airbnb
4) America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
5) American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
6) American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)
9) Association for Accessible Medicines (Formerly - Generic Pharmaceutical Assn)
11) CCIA (Consumer Credit Industry Association)
12) Consumer Healthcare Products Association
13) CVS Health
15) Exelon Corporation formerly reporting as Pepco Holdings, Inc.
16) FMC Corporation
17) Fuels America
18) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA
19) Google, Inc. on behalf of X
20) GS1 US
21) Humanity Forward
22) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
23) Industrial Minerals Association North America (IMA-NA)
25) Juul Labs
27) National Electrical Manufacturers Association
28) National Job Corps Associaton
29) National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
30) Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
31) Oath Inc. and various subsidiaries
32) Philips North America, LLC (formerly reporting as Philips Healthcare/Holding)
33) PSGC (Prairie State Generating Company)
34) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
36) Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc.
38) TerraPower, LLC
39) The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
41) U. S. Center for SafeSport
42) Unum Group
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347-886-2904
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Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jerniga, LLP, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
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