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Banking Law & Finance Law, Commercial Property Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, M&A, Transaction Support Services

Ashleigh Dawson

Admitted 2009 – South Africa 

Ashleigh Dawson is a senior corporate commercial lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience advising on corporate transactions, M&A, banking and finance matters and property-related legal work. She supports clients who need clear, commercially grounded legal advice across transactions, funding arrangements, property structures and business-critical agreements. Previously at Fasken and Glyn Marais, Ashleigh brings strong large-firm experience and a broad commercial legal background. Her additional tax qualification gives her a useful perspective on matters where legal, commercial, finance and structuring considerations need to be aligned.

Years' Experience

15+ Years

Primary Practice

Banking Law & Finance Law, Commercial Property Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, M&A, Transaction Support Services

Jurisdictions

South Africa

Previously At

Fasken, Glyn Marais

Expertise

Corporate Commercial, M&A, Finance & Property Law Specialist

Ashleigh advises on corporate commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance and property law. Her work is suited to clients who need senior legal input across commercial transactions, finance arrangements, property-related matters and business structuring.

She supports clients through the legal stages of a transaction – from structuring and negotiation to due diligence, documentation, risk allocation and implementation. Her experience across corporate, finance and property matters makes her particularly well suited to transactions where several legal disciplines need to be managed together.

Ashleigh’s approach is practical, precise and commercially aware. She helps clients understand the legal position, identify the risks that matter and put the right documents and protections in place before decisions become difficult or expensive to unwind.

  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Banking & Finance Law
  • Property Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Transaction Support
  • Legal Drafting / Plain Language

Selected Expertise

Corporate Commercial · South Africa
Advises businesses on corporate commercial legal matters, including commercial arrangements, legal structuring, transaction documents and business-critical agreements.
Corporate & Commercial Law · Commercial Law · South Africa
M&A · Transaction Support · South Africa
Advises on mergers and acquisitions, including transaction structuring, negotiation, due diligence, risk allocation, documentation and implementation.
Mergers & Acquisitions · Transaction Support · Corporate & Commercial Law · South Africa
Banking & Finance · South Africa
Advises on banking and finance matters, including funding arrangements, finance documents, security considerations and transaction-related finance support.
Banking & Finance Law · Transaction Support · Commercial Law · South Africa
Property Law · Commercial Property · South Africa
Advises on property-related legal matters, including commercial property arrangements and legal issues affecting property transactions and property-sector businesses.
Property Law · Commercial Law · South Africa
Property Regulation · Property Practitioners Act · South Africa
Authors guidance on the Property Practitioners Act, helping clients understand regulatory changes affecting property practitioners and businesses operating in the property sector.
Property Law · Regulatory & Compliance Law · South Africa

Education

Qualifications

HDip Tax
University of the Witwatersrand
2019
LLB (Summa Cum laude)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2007
BSocSci (Summa cum laude)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2005
Work with Ashleigh Dawson

Available for ad hoc briefs, retainers, and secondments across South Africa and internationally.

Currently accepting new instructions

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Practice Areas
Banking Law & Finance Law, Commercial Property Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, M&A, Transaction Support Services
Jurisdictions
South Africa
Languages
English

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