Caribbean - Cross-Caribbean expertise

Dentons

As ‘one of the top law firms in the region’, Dentons Delany’s Caribbean foothold is spread across 11 different jurisdictions, with the firm’s Barbados office as the largest in the region, and fields additional expertise in three other locations. Several offices have seen notable changes recently with the firm gaining Tricia-Gaye O’Connor in March 2023 as managing partner of the Jamaica office and the highly experienced Rosalind Bynoe joining the Barbados office as head of corporate. Firm chair and chief managing partner Dustin Delany remains a key name for corporate, project finance and M&A work, while Satcha Kissoon is an active litigator, handling cross-region disputes for corporates and high-net-worth individuals. Erica Marshall-Forde is the regional head of property and real estate and co-head of the firm’s infrastructure and PPP sector group, Stuart Cullen is managing partner and head of dispute resolution in the firm’s BVI office, and experienced litigator Shalini Rose Campbell sits as managing partner of the firm’s Trinidad and Tobago office. Newly promoted partner Rachel Welch-Phillips is also based in Trinidad and Tobago and is an active name in the region for ESG and sustainable finance work.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Dentons is one of the top law firms in the region, having offices in every country helps them understand better the cultural matters of the region.'
  • 'We found their practice to be extremely well organised and able to assist even on extremely short notice and on matters which had yet to be tested before the courts in the relevant jurisdiction where our clients had to commence litigation.'

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Key clients

  • 1st National Bank (St. Lucia) Limited
  • First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited

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Work highlights

  • Advised First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited in relation to a $55m financing of a hotel acquisition on island including drafting and reviewing all finance documents and advice in relation to the assignment of management and other operating contracts.
  • Represented 1st National Bank (St. Lucia) Limited in relation to the enforcement in St. Lucia, of an EC$3m judgment obtained in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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