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Biography

Dawn M. Rahme is a Shareholder in the Business Department and a member of the Firm’s Tax, Estate Planning and Corporate Law practice groups. She represents individuals and both privately-held and public companies in a wide range of transactional matters.

Dawn received her Masters of Law in Taxation at New York University School of Law. She has been involved in several complex mergers and acquisitions and frequently advises clients on the best structure to hold existing assets as well as effects of tax planning with limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Dawn’s practice also includes the area of estate planning. In addition to drafting all types of estate planning documents, such as wills, trusts, advance directives and powers of attorney, she also utilized a number of sophisticated wealth transfer tax planning techniques in her practice, including sales to grantor trusts and valuation discount planning. Dawn utilizes clients' advisors, including financial planners, private banks, trust officers, accountants, insurance agents and other advisors to ensure a properly implemented plan. For her accomplishments, Dawn was named a Rising Star by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine; nominated to Best Lawyers in America in Tax Law; received The Journal Record's Leadership in Law; and was named to The Journal Record's Achievers Under 40 and OKCBiz's Forty Under 40.

Born and raised in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Dawn lives in Oklahoma City. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and snow skiing.

Representative Experience

  • $200 million financing transaction in southern Oklahoma.
  • Negotiating and organizing business structures.
  • Structuring asset ownership to accomplish state and federal tax objectives; valuation discount planning; asset protection; and asset management goals.
  • Representing businesses and individuals in asset sales and purchases, stock sales and purchases, and other merger and acquisition transactions.
  • Resolving shareholder disputes and other corporate governance issues.
  • Implementing various planning techniques to minimize wealth transfer taxes.
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