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Full service firm Clarke Gittens Farmer was founded in 2002 from a merger and has since grown into one of the island’s most significant firms. It is located in St Michael but has international associate firms through its membership in Lex Mundi.

Highlights

The firm has a wide range of experience in corporate and commercial matters including M&A, financing and restructuring. Aside from Barbados law, it is able to practice the laws of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines. 

Dentons Delany in Barbados is a prominent full-service law firm known for its expertise in corporate and commercial law, finance, and real estate. The firm provides services to both local and international clients, including insurance firms, international banks, and REITs. Dentons Delany boasts a strong regional presence and cross-Caribbean capabilities, often leveraging their widespread network to collaborate with colleagues across the Caribbean to provide comprehensive legal services. Their team puts client satisfaction at the forefront with a commitment to being hands-on, responsive, and adept at delivering practical, business-oriented legal solutions.

Hanschell & Company
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George Walton Payne & Co
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Chancery Chambers
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Chancery Chambers is one of the more diversified law firms in the Caribbean. Based in Barbados, it provides a full complement of legal services to national and international clients. 

The Firm’s original pillars of practice are international commercial law, property law and charities law. The Firm’s strong professional relationships are enhanced by its participation in international legal networks such as LAW, Terralex and Globalaw. The Firm’s stature is enhanced by its own very strong charitable focus.

The Firm has developed beyond the established core competencies. In addition to the structured expansion programme for the existing legal practice areas, there is a bespoke litigation practice (civil litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution) operating as Chancery Advocates.In addition there is a dedicated corporate services division, Chancery Corporate Services Limited which is responsible for all aspects of corporate administration and management.

In association with the Caribbean Court of Justice, other legal and justice officers, international organisations and identified professionals, the Firm is pioneering efforts in justice reform for Barbados and the region, through involvement and support of APEX, the Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean, and efforts towards the digitization programmes for courts and public registries. 

The Firm’s mission remains to provide personalised service with a high degree of professional competence so as to be of substantial value to clients in the resolution of complex matters.

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Clarke Gittens Farmer (‘CGF’) was founded in 2002 by Attorneys from Evelyn Gittens & Farmer merging their practice with Clarke & Co. CGF is one of the principal law firms in Barbados with 25 lawyers and has developed a reputation for high quality work. Some of the firm’s lawyers are qualified to practice in other jurisdictions which include Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

CGF is a full service commercial law firm, providing legal services in civil practice for both domestic and international corporate and private clients.

CGF is the Barbados member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.

Carrington & Sealy
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Cottle Catford & Co
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Fitzwilliam Stone Furness-Smith & Morgan
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Yearwood & Boyce
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Dentons
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Dentons Delany
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Deal Highlights
3 results3 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Coralisle Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-07
Carey Olsen
Barbados
M&A
Coralisle Group Ltd.
Buyer
Repsol Exploracion SA - M&A
2021-06-04
Freshfields
Barbados
M&A
Cinta De Retana, Jeremy Tan, Ngoc Nguyen, Philip Morgan, Silvia Paternain, Tony Foster
Repsol Exploracion SA
Seller
Bank of Nova Scotia - M&A
2022-09-01
Torys
Barbados
M&A
Amarpreet Bhasin, Andrew Silverman, Jill McCutcheon, Kirsten Hentschel, Melissa Prado, Paulina Taneva, Tia Eisner
Bank of Nova Scotia
Seller
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Firm Name Jurisdiction Total Deals Deals (Last 12 Months)
Carey Olsen
1
0
Freshfields
1
0
Torys
1
0
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