Attorney-at-Law (Guyana & Grenada) · Consultant on Caribbean financial-crime law, regional legal frameworks and AI governance in regulated institutions
I am an attorney-at-law admitted in Guyana and Grenada, with a master's in International Legal Studies from New York University, advising on Caribbean financial-crime law, regional legal frameworks, and the governance of artificial intelligence inside regulated institutions.
Most advisers read a regional statute from the outside and infer what it was meant to catch. I read these instruments the way they are constructed — what the language was chosen to reach, what sits deliberately outside it, and, just as importantly, what the supervisory apparatus behind them can actually deliver. For an institution weighing Caribbean exposure, the distance between the written law and the enforced law is the whole question.
The written law and the enforced law are not the same thing anywhere; in small states the distance between them is where the real risk sits, and it is routinely mis-priced from New York and London.
Guyanese and CARICOM anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes; FATF and CFATF standards in regional application; beneficial ownership; supervisory practice.
Assessing jurisdictional risk properly rather than by reputation; what a regional regulator actually examines; how enforcement decisions are taken in practice.
The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Community law and the jurisprudence of the Caribbean Court of Justice; OECS instruments; regional legal frameworks.
Governing AI systems inside supervised financial institutions — model use, accountability, explainability to a regulator, and where existing law already bites.
Commonwealth Caribbean cybercrime statutes and data-protection regimes, including the Guyanese framework.
How regional statutes are constructed, and what that construction means for how a court or a regulator will read them.
| Engagement | What it is | Indicative fee (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation call | One hour, one question, no written report | 500–900 |
| Jurisdiction brief | Written brief on one jurisdiction's regime | 2,500–5,000 |
| AI Governance & AML Readiness Review | Exposure map, gap analysis, prioritised 90-day plan, presented | 8,000–20,000 |
| Standing counsel | Ongoing advisory, monthly retainer | 2,000–5,000 / mo |
| Expert testimony | Written opinion or evidence on foreign law | 750–800 / hr |
First consultation of thirty minutes is offered without charge, to establish whether there is anything here worth your time.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 44.1 — Determining Foreign Law. A party raising an issue about a foreign country's law must give notice. In determining foreign law, "the court may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence."
The court's determination is treated as a ruling on a question of law. A written declaration from a qualified foreign lawyer is ordinary practice.
I am admitted in Guyana and Grenada. I am not admitted in any United States jurisdiction and do not advise on United States law. My evidence and advice concern foreign law — which is precisely the office Rule 44.1 contemplates.
For expert consultation, a written opinion, or evidence on Caribbean law, write to me directly. I answer every serious enquiry.
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