Sophie Dawson
Partner at Johnson Winter Slattery
Greater Sydney Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolSophie Dawson is a seasoned partner in IP and technology law with nearly 20 years in senior roles advising and litigating for major IT, telecommunications, media and government clients across Australia. Based in Sydney, she specialises in media, communications and TMT disputes—handling high-stakes matters from 3G telephony patent litigation to copyright enforcement for global games publishers, arbitrations, expert determinations and complex software and licensing negotiations. Sophie combines deep technical-sector knowledge (telephony, satellite, mobile and smart metering) with regulatory and privacy expertise, having led Privacy Impact Assessments for large digital health and transport projects and contributed to law reform submissions. Consistently recognised in Chambers, Best Lawyers, Legal500 and Doyles, she also co-authored Media and Internet Law and Practice, reflecting a practice that blends courtroom prowess with policy and publishing credentials.
15 years of coding experience
Australian National University
Github Skills (60)
linux10
amazon7
ruby-client7
buildpack6
react6
chat6
api6
aws6
client-library6
nixos6
docker6
nix6
nodejs5
stdout5
package5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sdawson/pinbacker
Mar 2012 - Apr 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 2 pushes in 4 years 2 months
sdawson/dotfiles
Apr 2011 - Dec 2022
Contributions:324 commits, 162 pushes, 2 branches in 11 years 10 months
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