Jon S. Dawson is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in its Anchorage office and has more than 30 years of experience. Mr. Dawson has both a transactional and litigation practice. The transactional side of his practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, commercial and real property transactions, and intellectual property matters. The litigation side of his practice focuses on complex commercial and financial disputes. His clients include major financial institutions, manufacturers and distributors, professional corporations, Alaska Native corporations, and healthcare entities. Martindale-Hubbell rates Mr. Dawson as preeminent (AV) in commercial law, intellectual property law, and litigation. He is ranked by Chambers USA as one of the best M&A/commercial, real estate, and litigation attorneys in Alaska, and by Best Lawyers in the areas of mergers & acquisitions litigation, banking & finance litigation, and real estate litigation. Super Lawyers named him as a Top 10 Attorney in Alaska for 2014.Mr. Dawson earned his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law) in 1983, graduating order of the Coif after interning with the Honorable Edmond W. Burke of the Alaska Supreme Court. He has been co-chair of the Alaska Bar Association's IP Section since 2008.He is a member of his firm's internal ethics committee, and in that capacity is regularly called upon to address conflicts and privilege issues.

Moira Smith is Vice President and General Counsel of ENSTAR Natural Gas Company. Born in Anchorage and raised in Juneau, she obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been with ENSTAR since 2012 and is responsible for negotiating gas supply contracts, helping to run Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska (“CINGSA”), the natural gas storage reservoir that recently began service in Kenai, and running the legal affairs of the company. Prior to joining ENSTAR, Moira was an attorney with Ashburn & Mason. She also serves on the board of Perseverance Theatre, the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, and the Alaska Bar Association’s Lawyers’ Assistance Committee. Moira enjoys spending time with her family, including husband Jake, daughter Maggie, son Owen, and stepsons Bien and Peter.