Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan, General Business Law

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Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan

Type of Work Handled

The Firm is a full service commercial firm with expert capabilities in all major commercial areas of practice and is broadly organized into five practice areas: Commercial, Real Estate and Land Development, Advocacy and Litigation, Intellectual Property and Estates and Trusts.

The Commercial Department is broken up into various sub-departments: Banking & Finance; Energy & Foreign Direct Investment; Commercial/Corporate; Tax; Employment & Labour and Admiralty & Maritime.

Categories of Clients

The Firm has a large client base which includes numerous international corporations and financial institutions, as well as domestic clientele across multiple sectors.

Specializations

Corporate/Commercial, Banking and Finance, Energy and Foreign Direct Investment, Tax.

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General Business Law - Trinidad & Tobago

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What the Team is Known For

Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan is regularly engaged in large-scale transactional work in Trinidad & Tobago. It retains a longstanding reputation as one of the nation's leading law firms owing to its large and highly proficient bench. The firm advises clients on a wide range of matters with a broad scope, with the team holding particular expertise in oil and gas M&A, foreign direct investment and corporate restructuring. It also has considerable capability in dispute resolution, with high-profile experience in construction cases as well as matters adjudicated by the Tax Appeal Board.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan

Fitzwilliam Stone assisted First Caribbean International Bank, as lead legal counsel, with a commercial property financing transaction quoted at TTD67 million.

Strengths

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The lawyers at Fitzwilliam Stone are very capable in providing the advice needed and excellent at meeting deadlines.

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Fitzwilliam Stone have consistently provided confident and nuanced counsel in multi-jurisdictional collateral and financing negotiations.

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The lawyers at Fitzwilliam Stone are very capable in providing the advice needed and excellent at meeting deadlines.

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Fitzwilliam Stone have consistently provided confident and nuanced counsel in multi-jurisdictional collateral and financing negotiations.

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Notable Practitioners

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Colin Kangaloo SC

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Colin Kangaloo SC has presided over numerous significant commercial litigation in the Trinidad & Tobago region. He is particularly adept at navigating high-value construction claims, and additionally handles a broad range of employment, insurance and white-collar criminal cases. In conjunction with his capabilities as an advocate, the market holds the depth of his legal knowledge in high esteem.

Colin Kangaloo is accessible, responsive, and his advice is always trusted.

Colin Kangaloo is a brilliant legal mind who consistently provides top-quality legal services including advice and advocacy in complex commercial litigation matters.

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Jon Paul Mouttet

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Jon Paul Mouttet is a leading lawyer in the Trinidadian legal market. He routinely assists clients with a range of commercial contracts and transactional issues.

Jon Paul Mouttet has the ability to break down complex matters and can communicate effectively.

Jon Paul is knowledgeable, accessible and responsive.

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Kurt Miller

Head of General Business Law

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Kurt Miller is at the helm of Fitzwilliam Stone as managing partner and also chairs its transactional department. He retains a distinguished reputation in Trinidad's financial services field, owing to the wealth of experience he has accrued in bond issuances and syndicated loans, as well as a variety of securitisation mandates.

Kurt Miller's wise and confident advice is recognised and much appreciated.

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Cynetta Lai Leung

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Cynetta Lai Leung is a valued practitioner with a focus on corporate securities, insurance and general commercial law in Trinidad & Tobago. She regularly advises on complex joint venture arrangements, and additionally handles a broad range of energy, advisory, insurance and telecommunications matters.

Cynetta Lai Leung is an excellent attorney who has a very solid and measured approach.

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Mandisa Regrello

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Mandisa Regrello is a highly respected lawyer in the banking and finance space. She acts on behalf of a number of leading financial services players in the Trinidad & Tobago market. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of issues at play in this space, including syndicated financings, debt restructuring and regulatory matters.

Mandisa Regrello is remarkably pragmatic and deal-savvy, and negotiates with a rare combination of approachability and assertiveness.

Mandisa Regrello provides thorough yet practical advice in a timely manner.

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Jon Paul Mouttet

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Kurt Miller

Head of General Business Law

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Cynetta Lai Leung

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Mandisa Regrello

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General Business Law: Dispute Resolution

Colin Kangaloo SC

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Members

Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan

Head of Department

Danielle Inglefield

Kaveeta Persad

Head of Department

Lesley-Ann Marsang

Mandisa Regrello

S. Suella Saunders

Stephanie Moe

Tara Allum

Head of Department

Vishma Jaisingh

Clients

Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan

We treat client identities as confidential.

Industries

Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan

chemical production

commercial and professional services

construction and engineering

consumer product manufacturing

finance and banking

food and beverage production

franchise holders

industrial engineering

industrial manufacturing

insurance

land development

mining

petroleum

pharmaceuticals

power generation

real estate

software and computer services

telecommunications

transport (air, land and sea)

utilities

General Business Law

Global Guide 2025 : Trinidad & Tobago

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