Mrs Joanna Dawson > Estudio Olaechea > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Estudio Olaechea Offices
BERNARDO MONTEAGUDO 201
SAN ISIDRO
LIMA 27
Peru
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Mrs Joanna Dawson
Work Department
M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Her practice focuses on corporate, compliance, contractual, regulatory and securities market matters, as well as on the execution of mergers and acquisitions and local and cross-border financing transactions, providing legal advice to local and transnational clients in their business and investments in Peru.
Joanna has a particular focus on corporate governance issues and on private and public offerings of securities by local and foreign issuers.
She holds a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University.
In addition, she has work experience abroad as a Visiting Attorney in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets at Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York office.
She participated as a speaker at the “Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: Challenges and Best Practices in the Era of Compliance” Conference organized by the International Bar Association (IBA) in Santiago de Chile, March 2019.
Languages
Spanish | English
Memberships
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- Lima Bar Association
Education
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, 2016 – Master’s Degree in Law (Executive LL.M.)
- IE Business School, Madrid, 2016 – Certificate in Business Administration
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 2009 – Lawyer
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Corporate and M&A
Estudio Olaechea has a well-established track record in the market and continues to handle a large number of M&A transactions, acting for high-profile international clients and smaller domestic players, with a focus on the banking, construction, energy and mining sectors. The team is led by Carlo Viacava, Martín Serkovic, Jose Antonio Honda and Joanna Dawson: Viacava draws on his private equity and banking expertise to support on corporate transactions; Serkovic is a name for competition and restructuring matters; Honda is active in corporate matters in the energy and infrastructure spheres; and Dawson is experienced in cross-border transactions. Senior associate Valery Vicente handles the acquisition and sale of assets, spin-offs and reorganisations, while Carol Quiroz, who was promoted to the partnership in March 2023, offers support on deals and heads the firm’s data protection practice.