Dawson McConkey

Dawson joined the firm as a Partner in 2013 and now jointly heads up the Real Estate team with Emma Cooper. Dawson is also the firm’s Finance Partner.

Dawson attained a degree in Law (LLB Honours) at Queen’s University Belfast in 1998 before continuing his studies at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. He was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 2000 and has since practised exclusively in the area of real estate.

Dawson advises clients on a full range of property matters including acquisitions and disposals, development, landlord and tenant and investment work. He has developed a specialist interest in the property aspects of energy and renewable projects and has been personally involved in the majority of wind energy developments in Northern Ireland to date. Dawson also represents a number of clients in the food and agriculture sector.

Dawson is ranked as a Band 1 real estate lawyer by Chambers UK and is named as a ‘Hall of Fame’ commercial property lawyer in the Legal 500. In the most recent edition of the Legal 500, one client was quoted as saying, “Dawson has a relentless work ethic and ability to communicate in a timely manner”. ‘In Chambers UK’s 2026 Edition, one client said of Dawson, "He provides excellent legal advice to us that is both practical and commercially astute, and he never fails to deliver on deadlines."’

Dawson is a former chair of the Northern Ireland Commercial Property Lawyers’ Association, which is a body formed to promote the shared interests of lawyers working in this area of law and their clients. He is also a course tutor on the commercial conveyancing course run for trainee solicitors by the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. He is a regular speaker at real estate and energy and renewable events.