A.P. "Sandy" Sands
Sands Law, PLLC
sandy@apsandslaw.com
919-921-8123
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1130, Raleigh, NC, 27601, 
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmaceuticals, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco
Links: Website
As a former member of the North Carolina Senate, I have served as Vice-Chairman of Finance, Chair of Judiciary and Rules Committees. I have a thorough knowledge of the workings of government and the continual changing personnel in State Government. Trust and knowledge are not created overnight, but are nurtured over the years.
Designated by peers as one of the most effective lobbyists in North CarolinaRecipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the area of government relations practice, and as Lawyer of the Year in government relations practice in RaleighSelected by the American Registry as the top 1% of America's Most Honored Lawyers for 2020
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates -- Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.
2) Better Solutions Technologies, LLC
3) CAESARS Enterprise Services, LLC
4) ChargePoint
5) Fresenius Medical Care North America
6) Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC
7) North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association
8) Orsted North America, Inc.
9) Rave Mobile Safety
10) SECMED Funding, LLC
11) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health
20+ years
To be provided upon specific request
Former North Carolina State Senator Alexander "Sandy" Sands is the leader of the firm's Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Group in Raleigh. He is a Registered Lobbyist. He represents businesses and individuals who have matters before both the legislative and executive branches of government in North Carolina. He's proven himself to be quite effective. When the North Carolina Center for Public Policy surveyed members of the General Assembly and lobbyists in 2009, researchers found Sands to be the 3rd most influential lobbyist in the Tarheel state. Sandy has used his many years as a litigator in state and federal trial and appellate courts to develop his advocacy skills, which he now uses effectively for his clients in his lobbying and administrative law practice. He served as a North Carolina State Senator from 1986 until 1994. During that service he rose to the position of Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate.
Last Updated: October 12, 2021