CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL
Providing Clients with Quality Legal Services.
Areas of Expertise
Meet Our Team
Welcome to Pollonais, Blanc, de la Bastide and Jacelon, a distinguished law firm with a legacy of excellence. Our firm offers specialized services tailored for corporate clients across various practice areas.
Banking and Finance:
Navigate financial transactions with confidence. Our experienced team handles bilateral facilities, syndicated structured financings, large commercial projects,
debt restructuring, and capital market transactions. We specialize in drafting precise documentation for loan agreements, debentures, mortgage debentures, bond documentation, trust deeds, and commercial paper.
Capital Markets:
We have represented numerous companies in connection with acquisitions and cross-border M&A transactions and have far-reaching knowledge and experience in this area.
We can handle all aspects of an acquisition transaction, including the negotiations on the appropriate structure, the drafting of the definitive agreements, the due diligence investigations and the closing of the transaction. Our experience in this area extends to the acquisition of publicly listed companies and financial institutions.
Oil, Energy and Natural Gas:
We regularly advise our clients on issues relative to publicly-held corporations as well as privately-held companies. These include director’s liability, minority shareholders’ rights, corporate governance issues, preemptive
rights, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights and drag-along rights. We also may provide corporate secretarial support to clients.Our lawyers are proficient at negotiating and drafting articles of incorporation, by-laws, shareholders’ agreements, voting trust agreements, proxies, resolutions, subscription agreements and other complex corporate documentation and record, and at advising clients with respect to directors’ and shareholders’ meetings.
Mergers and Acquisitions:
The Firm has extensive capabilities in providing commercial and corporate legal services to local, regional and international clients including major financial institutions.
We are also experienced in the areas of construction law, mutual funds, private and public equity and regulatory matters, restructuring and insolvency matters.Our experience also involves drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including distribution agreements, agency agreements, franchise agreements, supply agreements, employment contracts and independent contractor agreements.more-content
Corporate Services:
Elevate your corporate compliance with our comprehensive suite of services. We specialize in preparing and filing annual returns, managing beneficial ownership disclosures, and
overseeing essential company housekeeping tasks mandated by law. Our meticulous approach ensures that your corporate affairs are conducted seamlessly, meeting all legal requirements and maintaining compliance with legislation.
Employment & Industrial Relations:
Our Employment & Industrial Relations Practice focuses on helping employers strategically manage relationships with employees. We offer expertise in drafting
employment contracts, reviewing personnel policies, and providing advice on unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, redundancy, health and safety, and trade disputes.
Intellectual Property:
Entrust your intellectual property needs to us. We provide comprehensive services for the registration and maintenance of trademarks in Trinidad and Tobago.
Benefit from our advice on copyright, trademarks, industrial designs, patents, and intellectual property litigation. We provide guidance and support for licensing and assignments. Our expertise extends to crafting and reviewing employment and consultancy agreements, ensuring comprehensive coverage of crucial aspects such as the ownership of intellectual property rights and confidentiality.At Pollonais, Blanc, de la Bastide and Jacelon, we are committed to delivering professional legal services tailored to the specific needs of corporate clients. Explore our practice areas to discover how we can be your strategic legal partners.”
