Dawn A. Williams
T: + (246) 431-6677  F: + (246) 435-0607
E: daw@meridianlawbb.com

Dawn A. Williams practises real estate, banking and securities law. Her practice involves advising clients on a range of corporate finance law, tax issues, including mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings. 

She also provides ongoing advice on general securities and corporate law matters to international business entities, high net-worth individuals in their international tax planning, top regional and national banks and midsize to large real estate developments in Barbados.

She has acted as counsel for offshore banks, global trustee companies, regional securities commission and stock exchanges and regional private corporations and Fortune 500 companies.
 
She has advised on local real estate and commercial transactions in the Hotel, Telecommunications, Energy, insurance and banking industries.

She has a Masters in Finance and International Business from Fordham University, New York and worked in the Fixed Income and Legal Department of investment bank, Nomura Securities International, New York, providing structuring advice as well as due diligence on Asset-backed security (ABS) and Mortgage-backed security (MBS) loan pools in the capital market. She was also a core adviser to BellCurves, LLC, N.Y., a B2B start-up, advising on its corporate structures, holding of IP rights in these corporate structures and negotiating service contracts with US national and global partners.

She is one of  the international business correspondents for Barbados Business Catalyst magazine produced by Barbados Industrial Development Corporation (BIDC). She is a former committee member of the Joint Policy Working Group for International Business to advise the Ministry on recommendations for the international business industry.

Recent transactions include:

• Part of litigation team in international litigation on beneficial ownership

• Advising international client on alternative energy project
  

• Part of litigation team in international derivatives action
  

• Advising a regional entity on its corporate structures, holding of IP rights in these corporate structures and negotiating service contracts with US and global partners
  

• Representing Trinidad & Tobago Securities &  Exchange Commission in take-over bid litigation in Barbados
  

• Advising on project finance for multimillion dollar hotel project

Associations

International Tax Planning Association (ITPA)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Barbados International Business Association (BIBA)

Publications/ Presentations

Some of the publications and presentations include: 
 
Ross-Williams Newsletter, Barbados Offshore publication, 1994-2001 

Barbados Business Catalyst Magazine, 2006, 2007 

6th Annual Euromoney/ Latin Finance Caribbean Investment Forum 2006, Bridgetown, Barbados

Development of the Capital Markets (secondary mortgage markets) in Barbados and the region

Securities Finance 2007

Securities Finance 2008

Associations

International Tax Planning Association (ITPA)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Barbados International Business Association (BIBA)