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Cari Dawson is a creative problem solver, legal strategist, and committed advocate. She co-chairs the Class Action & MDL Practice Team and has a winning track record defending Fortune 500 companies as lead counsel in high-profile enterprise litigation nationwide. Cari assists clients in the areas of commercial litigation, strategic counseling, and crisis management.

In 2021, Cari was named, for the seventh time, one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in the U.S. by Benchmark Litigation. She is one of four litigators from Georgia highlighted by the publication, which noted: “Dawson has developed a practice defending hundreds of class actions in a variety of industry sectors.” In 2019, Cari was featured as one of Harvard Law School’s distinguished alumnae in an article highlighting her “grit, fearlessness, and flair for the creative.”


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Cari K. Dawson

Partner
Alston & Bird
Atlanta

Practice Area: Class Actions, Litigation

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Cari Dawson is a creative problem solver, legal strategist, and committed advocate. She co-chairs the Class Action & MDL Practice Team and has a winning track record defending Fortune 500 companies as lead counsel in high-profile enterprise litigation nationwide. Cari assists clients in the areas of commercial litigation, strategic counseling, and crisis management.

In 2021, Cari was named, for the seventh time, one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in the U.S. by Benchmark Litigation. She is one of four litigators from Georgia highlighted by the publication, which noted: “Dawson has developed a practice defending hundreds of class actions in a variety of industry sectors.” In 2019, Cari was featured as one of Harvard Law School’s distinguished alumnae in an article highlighting her “grit, fearlessness, and flair for the creative.”

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+1-404-881-7766

Cari K. Dawson

Partner
Alston & Bird
Atlanta

Practice Area: Class Actions, Litigation

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Cari Dawson is a creative problem solver, legal strategist, and committed advocate. She co-chairs the Class Action & MDL Practice Team and has a winning track record defending Fortune 500 companies as lead counsel in high-profile enterprise litigation nationwide. Cari assists clients in the areas of commercial litigation, strategic counseling, and crisis management.

In 2021, Cari was named, for the seventh time, one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in the U.S. by Benchmark Litigation. She is one of four litigators from Georgia highlighted by the publication, which noted: “Dawson has developed a practice defending hundreds of class actions in a variety of industry sectors.” In 2019, Cari was featured as one of Harvard Law School’s distinguished alumnae in an article highlighting her “grit, fearlessness, and flair for the creative.”

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