Tim Dawson Verified Lawyer

Experience

Tim Dawson is a Partner in the Corporate Department at Campbells, a leading offshore law firm in the Cayman Islands with offices also in the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong. He joined Campbells from Maples, bringing over twenty years of specialist experience advising financial institutions, including banks, insurers, reinsurers, asset managers, investment funds, and fiduciary services firms. In the Cayman Islands, he has been involved in legislative developments and industry consultation on regulatory and compliance matters, such as prudential requirements, conduct of business, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), CRS (Common Reporting Standard), data protection, and beneficial ownership regimes. His experience extends to advising clients in Brazil, bolstering the firm’s Latin American practice.

Specialty

Tim Dawson specializes in regulatory, compliance, and non-contentious insurance and reinsurance matters. He leads Campbells’ regulatory, compliance, and insurance practices within the Corporate Department, focusing on complex regulatory mandates, including FATCA, AML, and counter-terrorism financing compliance. As a fluent Portuguese and Spanish speaker, he is particularly experienced in providing cross-border regulatory advice, especially to clients in Latin America.

Education

Tim Dawson holds an MA (Cantab) from the University of Cambridge, which he completed between 1995 and 1999.