Telephone: 868.623.4283 Ext. 1148
Fax: 868.627.0811
E-mail: paulvilain@jdsellier.com

Paul R. Vilain

Finance Partner

Practice Areas

Real Estate
Banking + Finance
Corporate + Commercial

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (LLB),
University of the West Indies

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, Trinidad and Tobago – 1985; Solicitor, England and Wales – 2000 (non-practising).

Experience:

Paul joined the firm in 1987. Since 1990, he has specialised in all types of real estate transactions including the sale and purchase of residential and commercial properties and representing property developers in residential communities, townhouse and condominium schemes.

He also advises on a range of banking and financial transactions with particular emphasis on corporate finance. He represents several of the region’s major financial institutions and advises the firm’s clients on opportunities for tax efficiency in land development schemes.

Paul conducts training programmes for the staff of some of the country’s leading financial institutions on security documentation. He has represented State-owned companies in several property development projects. He has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the workings of the Land and Company Registries and related regulatory bodies. He is a director of GraceKennedy (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited and a former director of Mega Insurance Company Limited.

Professional Memberships

Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Law Society of England and Wales
American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago

Language

English