General Business Law
Global Guide 2024 : Trinidad & Tobago
Band 1
About
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.
Chambers Review
Fitzwilliam Stone 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.
Work Highlights
- Fitzwilliam Stone assisted First Citizens Bank as lead counsel with a refinancing transaction for a property development project quoted at TTD85 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I am very comforted by Fitzwilliam Stone's ability to navigate issues while providing appropriate clarifications and keeping to timelines."
"Fitzwilliam Stone offers advice that is very sound and well researched. They are very reliable and deliver as promised."
"I am very comforted by Fitzwilliam Stone's ability to navigate issues while providing appropriate clarifications and keeping to timelines."
"Fitzwilliam Stone offers advice that is very sound and well researched. They are very reliable and deliver as promised."
Notable Practitioners
Colin Kangaloo has presided over numerous significant commercial litigation matters 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 is very strong and an excellent counsel."
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. He is further noted for his handling of high-value tax appeals and other contentious tax matters.
"Jon Paul Mouttet delivers a very experienced service level and brings a lot to the case."
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 is always exceptional in his service delivery and takes great care of clients."
"He is an excellent leader, in addition to being very responsive and knowledgeable."
Mark Morgan is particularly well reputed for his handling of tax litigation. Additionally, he has an equally strong command of matters in the manufacturing and oil and gas industries.
"He brings a great wealth of experience and knowledge to bear on the matters he deliberates on for us. He's very practical and solution-oriented."
Mandisa Regrello is a highly reputable 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 Regrellounderstands the very complicated laws of company registration. She is really pleasant to work with and very smart."
Ranked Lawyers at
Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan
Trinidad & Tobago
Members
Provided by Fitzwilliam, Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan
Colin Kangaloo
Head of Department
Cynetta Lai Leung
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