Dawson presently president of Network for Excellence in Legal Technology (NExT), where legal tech innovation meets inclusive excellence. He also sits on the Board of Practicing Law Institute (PLI) and the Advisory Board for ALM's LegalWeek. Dawson was previously Vice President, Associate General Counsel, to the Litigation Department at AIG where he was responsible for specified corporate litigation cases, a range of eDiscovery matters, and antitrust compliance. Before assuming that position he was Senior Litigation Counsel with Tyco International and was responsible for a large toxic tort and insurance recovery docket. Prior to that Dawson served for eight years as Assistant General Counsel at Altria Corporate Services where, among other things, he managed Altria’s defense in the multi-billion-dollar RICO lawsuit by the Department of Justice against the major U.S. cigarette companies. At Scott Paper, he managed the company’s defense in breast implant class action litigation and navigated its related insurance issues. His litigation training began at the Pepper Hamilton firm where he gained first chair trial experience and worked primarily on insurance and antitrust cases.

Dawson is a frequent speaker on eDiscovery issues have spoken at LegalWeek, the Sedona Conference and the Electronic Discovery Institute. He is also a guest lecturer on eDiscovery Issues at the Temple Univeristy Law School Course on The Role of In House Counsel.