Bio

Joanna Dawson is a respected corporate commercial lawyer in the business law group where she works with clients in a range of industries, including private equity, food, beverage and agribusiness, maritime and transportation. Joanna’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions in the private sector, business structuring and organization, and corporate restructuring and reorganization. She also provides general day-to-day guidance and legal advice to clients in the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements and contracts. In addition, she is known for her expertise in maritime law, where she advises ferry operators, shippers, ship owners and shipbuilders, locally and internationally, on shipbuilding agreements, purchase and sale of marine assets, and vessel registration matters. Active in the business and legal communities, Joanna is President of WISTA Canada (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association), and a member of Canadian Transportation Research Forum and Canadian Transport Lawyers Association.