Background
Hamel-Smith, Philip was born on June 15, 1948 in Trinidad.
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Philip Hamel-Smith
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Spoken languages: English.
Career
Worked at M. Hamel-Smith & Company (Portuguese of Spain) specializing in Commercial and Business Practice, Corporate, Banking, Finance, International Investment and Trade, Oil and Gas, Project Financing, Acquisitions, Mergers, Joint Ventures, Divestitures, Privatizations, Tax, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Shipping, Maritime, Admiralty, Shipping, Aviation, Aircraft Leasing, Land Law, Real Estate Development, Employment, Industrial Relations, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Debt Collection. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Trinidad and England. Author: "Financial Systems in Trinidad & Tobago," Euromoney Publications, 1991.
Government Senator & Vice-President of the Senate.
Director of Lex Mundi representing the Central and Caribbean region. Director of American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago.
Member: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Law Society (United Kingdom).
International Bar Association. American Bar Association. Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago.
Lex Mundi (College of Mediators). Founded in 1908, M. Hamel-Smith & Company is one of the oldest and largest firms in Trinidad and Tobago.
The firm"s twelve attorneys and their support staff of thirty (including a Practice Manager, an Accountant, paralegals and secretaries) provide client services in all areas applicable to local and international commercial clients. M. Hamel-Smith & Company has worked for many years with clients and leading law firms in the world"s financial centers (including New York and London) and its attorneys have developed extensive expertise in multi-national commercial transactions.
As the Trinidad and Tobago member of Lex Mundi (the world"s largest association of independent law firms) the firm keeps current on international legal developments.
M. Hamel-Smith & Company also provides its clients with access to an established network of experienced attorneys and trademark agents across the many jurisdictions in the Caribbean.
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Membership
Member: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The Law Society (United Kingdom).
International Bar Association.
American Bar Association. Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago. Lex Mundi (College of Mediators).
