Background
Michael Castagne, Robert was born on November 1, 1953 in Trinidad.
Michael Castagne, Robert was born on November 1, 1953 in Trinidad.
University of the West Indies (Bachelor of Laws, Honours, 1974). York University (Osgoode Hall), Canada (Master of Laws, 1975), Canada (Master of Laws, 1975). The Hugh Wooding Law School (L.E.C., 1982).
Spoken languages: English.
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, 1983, Trinidad. Teaching Fellow, University of Windsor, Canada: Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies.
Company-Author: "Aspects of Caribbean Labour Relations Law".
Member: The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. Law Union, Ontario, Canada.
Amnesty International. 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.
Member: The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. Law Union, Ontario, Canada. Amnesty International.