Gillian M. H. Clarke

A partner since 2002, Gillian heads our corporate department and brings more than 25 years of experience in corporate and commercial work to the role.

She works closely with many international law firms and accounting firms and advises both domestic and international corporate and private clients on business entity formation, corporate structuring and tax planning, mergers & acquisitions, and varied and complex international financial transactions.

Following on the heels of a B.Sc. (Hons.) in management studies, Gillian earned her LL.B (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill in 1986. She then received her Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica in 1988. She joined the legacy firm of Clarke & Co. as an associate that same year, having been admitted to the Bar in Barbados.

Gillian is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in England. She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Outside the firm, Gillian is a trustee of the Barbados Gallery of Art Trust and the Peter Moores Barbados Trust.

Department
Corporate Department

Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Services
International Finance Services
Corporate Governance
Securities
Insurance and Reinsurance

Memberships
The Barbados Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
International Bar Association
The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)

Admissions
Barbados, 1988

Education
LEC. – Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica, W.I. – 1988
LL.B. (Hons.) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, W.I. – 1986
B.Sc. (Hons.) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, W.I. – 1984