Andrea Dawson

M: +56 9 8535 4502
Benjamín 2935, Office 302, Las Condes, Santiago.
Email: ada@ax.legal

Andrea Dawson

Partner – Legal

 

Andrea Dawson is a Partner and Legal Manager with over 20 years of experience practicing law in Australia, South America, and Europe.

Born in Australia, she returned to Chile, where her family originated, to complete her law degree at the Universidad de Chile. Next, Andrea started her career working in Switzerland at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Arbitration and Mediation Centre, as a Case Manager in the resolution of domain name disputes and other matters.

After several years, she moved back to Chile to preside over the international trademark division of one of the top IP firms in Latin America for over 9 years. Since then, she has amassed an impressive resume, helping foreign companies operate and grow in Chile and Latin America with expertise in commercial, corporate, and labor law.

As a fluent English and Spanish speaker, she has been involved with large-value contract revisions with industrial companies, high-level negotiations, litigation, and the drafting of license, distribution, and technology agreements for a wide range of clients.

 

 
  • Construction and Engineering
  • Mining Technology and Service Companies
  • Intellectual Property
  • Cross-border Legal Support
  • Corporate Matters
  • Commercial Matters
  • Immigration Matters
  • Labor Matters
 
  • Assisted Arrium with reviewing and negotiating over USD$100 million in grinding ball sales contracts in Latin America.
  • Assisted a multinational American company with USD$700 million securities agreements for a revolving line of credit.
  • Assisted an Australian rail equipment provider win a Bolivian tender with YPF valued at over USD$6m.
  • Assisted Peruvian Explosives company, Exsa, with due diligence, commercial contract review, and general advice for the construction of a new chemical plant in Chile worth USD$15 million.
  • Assisted an Australian mining technology company with drafting licensing agreements for Chile, Peru, and Colombia.
  • Legal Representitive for over 30 foreign companies helping them to manage all their day-to-day matters and providing corporate goverance. 
 
  • Universidad Central de Chile – Bachelor of Laws.

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