OUR PEOPLE
A Caribbean-based practice led by Dr Dawn De Coteau. Collectively, our lawyers cover more than 15 Caribbean jurisdictions, placing us well to serve clients across the region, supported by legal, advisory and practice professionals and independent specialists as appropriate to each instruction.
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTORLEADERSHIP
Founder & Managing Director · Legal Practitioner · Mediator · Arbitrator
Dr De Coteau leads EMA Solutions' legal and advisory work across trusts and estate planning, private client matters, disputes, professional negligence, international estate matters, high-net-worth and family office services, governance and corporate advisory.
Practice areas: Trusts and estate planning; contentious probate and inheritance disputes; professional negligence; civil and commercial litigation limited to her substantive practice areas (not general litigation); Court of Protection and mental capacity; cross-border estate matters; alternative dispute resolution; and corporate and governance advisory.
She is personally admitted in England and Wales, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and St Christopher and Nevis. In England and Wales, she is Consultant Lawyer and Head of Private Client Disputes and Contentious Probate at Culver Law and is regularly engaged by other law firms as a specialist consultant.
OUR SPECIALIST NETWORK
Meet the consultant lawyers associated with EMA Solutions. The nature and scope of each lawyer’s involvement are confirmed for each instruction, taking account of the services and jurisdiction concerned.
CONSULTANT LAWYER
Barrister · Public law · Human rights · Caribbean matters
Professor Leslie Thomas KC works across England and Wales and the Caribbean, advising and appearing in public and constitutional law, human rights and disputes involving public authorities. His regional experience supports EMA Solutions’ approach to matters that span jurisdictions.
CONSULTANT LAWYER
Barrister · Commercial and property disputes · Cross-border litigation
Mikhail Charles practises in England and Wales and the Eastern Caribbean, with a focus on commercial and property disputes, trusts, estates and offshore matters. He brings experience of litigation and dispute resolution where clients, assets and proceedings cross borders.
CONSULTANT LAWYER
Attorney-at-law · Probate and estates · Caribbean property and commercial matters
Michelle G. Sterling is an attorney-at-law based in Antigua and Barbuda whose work includes probate and estate planning, property and civil and commercial matters. Her Caribbean practice brings local legal insight to EMA Solutions’ work with families and businesses whose interests extend across borders.
Our consultant lawyers may be engaged where a matter calls for additional subject-matter expertise or jurisdiction-specific services. Before an instruction proceeds, we will confirm the legal service provider, the lawyer responsible, the scope of the engagement and any applicable professional authorisation.
LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
Meet the colleagues supporting our legal and advisory work across the Caribbean and internationally.
LEGAL SUPPORT
Paralegal & Office Manager
Sascha provides day-to-day paralegal support across the practice, assisting with legal research, drafting, document preparation, file management and client coordination. As Office Manager, she also helps keep the office functioning efficiently by coordinating administrative processes, schedules and the practical systems that support the team’s work.
LEGAL SUPPORT
Junior Consultant Paralegal
Rosie supports the coordination of cross-jurisdictional matters, helping to keep administrative tasks, documentation, deadlines and communications on track across the different jurisdictions in which EMA Solutions and its lawyers operate. She also provides general paralegal support under appropriate supervision.
PROJECTS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Business Executive · Project Specialist
Karen supports EMA Solutions’ business development and the coordination of projects and client-facing services. Her role encompasses project planning, administrative coordination, client communication and the organisation of day-to-day activities, helping the team deliver an efficient and responsive service.
The nature and scope of legal services depend on the jurisdiction and relevant professional authorisations. Reserved legal activities are provided only through a suitably authorised practice in the relevant jurisdiction. Read our international services information.
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