There are nine distinct law practice areas at the Hamel-Smith firm. Click on the titles below to read more about each practice.
Corporate, Commercial & Business Transactions
Hamel-Smith serves a large number of the leading local, regional and international companies that do business in Trinidad & Tobago. Our focus is on helping our clients to achieve their business objectives, by providing practical advice and effective solutions. We are proud of the key role that we play in helping new enterprises to grow and international companies to enter the Trinidad market. We have experience in advising on a wide range of commercial issues and in negotiating, structuring, and documenting all types of business transactions.
Our Corporate, Commercial & Business Transactions practice is complemented by the strength and expertise of the lawyers in our other Practice Groups who provide their specialized input on the cross-disciplinary issues that can arise in commercial transactions. In particular, where appropriate, we draw on the experience of Hamel-Smith’s Dispute & Risk Management Practice Group to mitigate our clients’ legal and commercial risks, our Intellectual Property Practice Group to protect and maximise the value of our clients’ IP assets and on our Tax Practice Group to help structure transactions which are tax efficient.
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Energy, Oil & Gas
Hamel-Smith’s Energy Practice Group is proud to serve a large number of the leading companies engaged in upstream or downstream activities in Trinidad. We provide practical advice and solutions on core energy issues, including local petroleum, environment and tax laws and regulations, as well as on supporting corporate, commercial and tax matters.
Our Energy practice is complemented by the strength and expertise of the lawyers in our other Practice Groups. In particular, where appropriate, we draw on the experience of Hamel-Smith’s Tax Practice Group to provide tax efficient and practical solutions and on our Dispute & Risk Management Practice Group to develop solutions which mitigate our clients’ legal and commercial risks.
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Banking & Finance
Hamel-Smith’s Banking & Finance Practice Group is dedicated to meeting the needs of financial institutions and significant commercial borrowers. We negotiate, structure, and document all types of financing transactions, including project finance, securitisation and debt restructuring. Having been engaged in almost all of the major energy-based projects in Trinidad, Hamel-Smith has extensive experience in large project financings from both the lender and borrower perspective and we regularly work with leading international law firms to successfully close significant cross-border financing transactions.
Our Banking & Finance practice is complemented by the strength and expertise of the lawyers in our other Practice Groups who provide their specialized input on the cross-disciplinary issues that can arise in financing transactions. In particular, where appropriate, we draw on the experience of Hamel-Smith’s Dispute & Risk Management Practice Group to help develop and implement strategies which mitigate our clients’ legal and commercial risks and on our Tax Practice Group to structure transactions which are tax efficient.
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