Dawn practises in the fields of civil and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with a particular focus on construction-related disputes.

She acts for and advises major developers, contractors, architects, and engineers in litigation, arbitration, and adjudication proceedings and is familiar with all major standard forms of construction and consultancy contract. Dawn is also experienced in contract administration and the drafting and negotiation of project documentation.

Apart from construction-related matters, Dawn has a diverse portfolio of experience in dispute resolution, having handled arbitration-related court proceedings, company and shareholders’ disputes, defamation claims, contentious probate disputes, restructuring and insolvency proceedings including judicial management, abuse of dominance claims in the aviation sector, landlord and tenant disputes, and disciplinary proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Dawn has contributed a chapter on Litigation in the Construction Court to Law and Practice of Construction Law in Malaysia (Sweet & Maxwell, 2021). She presently serves as the Deputy President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. She was formerly the Honourary Treasurer of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and a Committee Member of the Society of Construction Law (Malaysia).