FLOISSAC - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Administrative Assistant
- Senior Administrative Assistant - Litigation & ADR
Cheryl is a Senior Administrative Assistant in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department. She has over twenty years' experience in all areas of civil practice but has a passion for litigation.
As the most senior staff member in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department, she has general administrative oversight of the firm's non-contentious and contentious portfolios and provides training to administrative staff. She prepares draft legal documents in general contract and banking matters and has intimate knowledge of all files under her portfolio. She liaises with banks, registries and ensures the timely attendance to, filing and service of all litigation matters.
Cheryl is a certified paralegal.
Education
Certificate in Paralegal Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2017
Cleopatra is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department. She primarily handles corporate, insolvency, banking and insurance litigation and advice, commercial agreements and conveyancing matters. She displays the intellectual vigour and diligence worthy of any firm of high pedigree, is unfailingly responsive and works well under pressure. She is a calm and measured advocate at the Bar.
Cleopatra comes to the practice with a strong background in international trade and investment law. Prior to her Call to the Bar, she enjoyed a twelve-year career in international trade negotiations and policy consultancy in the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Most notably, she worked as a trade consultant for, and represented East and Southern Africa Governments in negotiations with the European Union in the areas of market access, services, intellectual property and competition. She has published on topics related to economic law and commercial opportunity.
Danielia Chambers is an Associate in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department where she, amongst other things, undertakes the recovery of substantial debts for the several banks and other financial institutions the firm represents; attends to the settlement of property and commercial disputes; and provide assistance with personal injury claims brought against our corporate clients or to be brought on behalf of our individual clients.
Danielia also advises corporate clients on Saint Lucia's employment law; attends to the settlement of employment disputes; and assists clients with matrimonial matters. Danielia adopts a holistic approach to civil legal practice and is willing to assist clients as best as possible.
Prior to moving to Saint Lucia, Danielia completed a stint as a Legal Officer for the Financial Services Commission in Jamaica where she was charged with ensuring that the country's pension plans and retirement schemes were compliant with regulatory requirements.
Diana, a senior partner in the firm, has been a lawyer for nineteen years. She has a depth of knowledge and vast experience in many areas of practice. Diana is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2020 Global Guide where she is described as an "extremely experienced and well-regarded litigator" with an "extensive knowledge of the civil code." She is noted in particular for her work with financial institutions and banks, and sources consider her a "brilliant lawyer" who they are "very impressed" with.
A co-head of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department, she has successfully represented clients at all levels of the Court including the Privy Council and settled matters at mediations or negotiations in Saint Lucia, in other Caribbean islands and in the United States. She has developed and maintained legal relationships with large corporations in Saint Lucia across several industries including utility providers, hotels, car dealerships, banks, insurance companies, quasi government bodies, and of course the so important individual citizen.
Diana advises extensively on commercial, banking and finance matters, probate and administration, employment and labour disputes, and regularly represents receivers and liquidators in insolvency matters. She has been appointed to act as liquidator of a local company by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. With a special interest in the law of trusts, she has unparalleled expertise in the area.
She trained with the late Hilford Deterville, Q.C., first as an Associate Attorney at Caribbean Law Offices and subsequently re-joined him as a Partner at Deterville, Thomas & Co., after an eight-year stint at Peter I. Foster & Associates.
Diana maintains a pro-bono practice and is a registered provider with the Legal Aid Authority. She also recently served as Acting Master of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Ellen is the firm's Practice Manager and is responsible, under the direction of the Partners, for all management and operational matters. She attends to the development of business plans and strategies, implementation and monitoring of internal processes and policies, compliance, systems management, standard setting and financial matters such as collection, budgeting, financial controls, payroll, and client trust accounts.
She manages the professional and support staff, providing leadership, mentorship, guidance and training.
Ellen's diverse educational background and experience affords her a breadth and depth of understanding across multi-disciplinary areas and the ability to critically review people and processes for improved standards and efficiencies, making her a valuable resource person and a strategic addition to the firm's team.
Ellen is driven, dedicated and intuitive and always exploring growth opportunities for herself and others. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Business Administration.
Education
MBA., Master of Business Administration, University of South Wales, UK, 2020 to present
BEng., Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, CUNY, 2008
Geoffrey, a senior partner in the firm, has been a lawyer for twenty years. Geoffrey is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2020 Global Guide where he was described in the 2020 Guide as a, "very powerful advocate" with "great people skills," who "cuts to the chase" while still being "a very listening individual." He also receives praise for his strong business sense in both litigious and transactional matters.
Geoffrey co-heads the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department. He is an astute litigator, but still regularly advises both lenders and borrowers in complex cross-border financing transactions, receivers and liquidators in insolvency matters and companies in joint venture agreements, mergers and acquisitions. He has also been appointed to act as receiver by local financial institutions. He recently completed the LL.M Course (audited) in Advanced Corporate Insolvency Law with the University of the West Indies.
A dynamic mentor and leader, with a sustained drive for excellence and innovation, Geoffrey drives and oversees the firm's practice management systems. Geoffrey strives relentlessly to increase the competency of his associates not only in their legal knowledge and skills but also in their leadership and management capabilities.
Keith is an Associate at the firm. He has a strong interest in the commercial, company and real estate facets of legal practice and serves in the Property and Corporate Departments. He is the corporate secretary for one of Saint Lucia's largest group of companies and is a candidate member of the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada.
Keith also supports the work of the Litigation Department and provides legal advice on a wide spectrum of issues including but not limited to employment, contract and tort.
The ethos of Keith's practice is the satisfaction of clientele, maximization of efficiency, adherence to ethical principles and sustainment of excellence in all matters.
He is a five-time National Youth Parliamentarian, former Junior Minister for Tourism and has represented Saint Lucia as a public speaker and debater.
Kezia, who has over 12 years' experience in accounting, is the Senior Accounts Clerk at the firm and has general oversight of the firm's accounting systems. She is dedicated, hardworking, highly ethical and has great attention to detail.
Kezia is leadership driven and readily mentors and trains junior staff.
Education
ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting (RQF Level 3)
Job Titles:
- Senior Administrative Assistant
- Senior Administrative Assistant - Property
Mericia is a Senior Administrative Assistant in the Property Department. She has a keen understanding of conveyancing, corporate practice and bank litigation which belies her years. A motivated and independent thinker with great attention to detail, she is always thinking of ways to improve efficiencies and streamline processes.
She has broad, administrative oversight of the firm's mortgage and visae processes, trains staff and prepares initial drafts of standard property documents.
She is a certified paralegal and is currently pursuing a degree in law.
Education
Certificate in Paralegal Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2017
Associate Degree in Office Administration, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2014
Michael DuBoulay is a partner in the firm and manages the day-to-day operations of the Property and Corporate Departments.
Over his 10-year career in legal practice in Saint Lucia, Michael has distinguished himself as an astute and business-minded commercial, corporate and property practitioner. He prides himself on being methodical, meticulous and having a keen eye for detail.
Michael spent the first six years of his legal career in litigation where he gained substantial experience in matters involving banking, debt collection, construction, personal injury and other general civil and commercial matters. It was during this time that he also assumed conduct of the corporate secretarial portfolio and advised clients on such matters as corporate structures and governance, share and asset sale and purchases, licencing and regulatory issues.
In January 2017, Michael transitioned from litigation to a more specialised role in Property where he has represented an assortment of clients in real estate and other financing transactions. Michael has, along with other team members, acted on behalf of major international financial institutions and other clients in relation to cross-border financing transactions and advisory matters, and mergers and acquisitions relating to, among other things, hotels and real estate developments.
Michael has had, and continues to provide, oversight of the restructuring of processes, procedures and protocols in Property and Corporate with a strong focus on maximizing quality, efficiency and client service.
Sardia is a partner in the firm and is a co-head of the Litigation Department. She has over 14 years' experience in civil law practice in Saint Lucia.
Sardia regularly advises on banking and commercial matters. She has experience in conveyancing and has worked with other team members on several mergers and acquisitions and on complex cross-border financing transactions. Sardia also routinely advises clients on insolvency matters and has acted as a receiver-manager and liquidator. In 2020, she completed the LL.M Course (audited) in Advanced Corporate Insolvency Law with the University of the West Indies.
Prior to joining the firm, Sardia worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London where she advised small states on the implementation of environment conventions. Upon her return to Saint Lucia, she was employed as a Judicial Research Assistant at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and enjoyed a stint as Acting Executive Legal Assistant to the Chief Justice.
Sardia maintains an interest in environmental matters and routinely volunteers her time to support the work of local environment agencies.
Job Titles:
- Practice Management Assistant
Shanice, who has significant accounting experience, assists and supports Ellen in all operational matters, including human resources management; training, monitoring and supporting systems management; in-house financial reporting and streamlining of processes; and compliance.
Education
BSc. Accounting, University of West Indies Open Campus, 2019 to present
Business Administration Certificate, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, 2014