Dawn M. Johnson

Co-Presenter, “Avoiding the Franchise Landmines Hiding in Your License Agreements,” Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis Chapter, 2025

Co-Author, "Being Picky: Choosing the Right Franchisees Can Be the Key to Your Brand's Long-Term Success," Franchising World, June/July/August 2025

Co-Author and Co-Presenter, “To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate and How to Draft According,” ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Conference, 2023

Co-Author and Co-Presenter, “Distribution Disputes & Licensing Lessons: Avoiding Detours on the Journey to Growth,” Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis, 2023

Moderator, "What Your Future Franchise Lawyer Wishes You Knew Now," Roundtable, Emerging Franchisor Conference, 2022

“FTC Puts Business Opportunities on Notice Regarding Promotional Claims and Content,” The Licensing Journal, 2022

“Keep an Eye Out for Biometrics Laws,” The Franchise Lawyer, Winter 2021

“Terminating franchisees without ending up in litigation,” International Franchise Association Emerging Franchisor Conference, 2021

Panelist, “Choosing effective dispute resolution clauses in distribution: choice of court clauses,” International Distribution Institute Annual Conference, 2021 

Moderator and Co-Author, “Regulatory Update,” International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, 2021

“Ten Ways to Improve Your Arbitration Clause,” Today’s General Counsel, April/May 2017

Co-Presenter, “So You Want to Arbitrate?  Ten (or More) Ways to Improve Your Arbitration Clause,” Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis Chapter, 2017

“Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges in Litigation,” ABA Petroleum Marketing Attorneys' Meeting, 2014

“Frequently Arising Issues in Franchise Litigation (including Electronic Discovery),” International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, 2012