Atty. Dawson Oler
Dawson is an associate in the Corporate & Securities practice group, where he works with companies in every phase of growth and development, including idea stage, entity formation, angel financing, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and beyond. He advises clients on the full spectrum of financing sources: pre-seed friends and family, seed, early-growth venture financing, growth-stage venture, and late-stage venture, private equity, and public financing.
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Dawson Oler is an attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practforg at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association. Educated at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (J.D., 2021) and Utah State University (B.S., 2017). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dawson is an associate in the Corporate & Securities practice group, where he works with companies in every phase of growth and development, including idea stage, entity formation, angel financing, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and beyond
- He advises clients on the full spectrum of financing sources: pre-seed friends and family, seed, early-growth venture financing, growth-stage venture, and late-stage venture, private equity, and public financing
- Dawson previously served as a law clerk where he compiled all closing documents to complete deals and drafted relevant start-up documents, corporate contracts, and waivers
- He also served as a judicial extern in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Chancery Division
- In law school, Dawson served as the managing editor of the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy and as a staff writer for the Illinois Business Law Journal
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Practforg law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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