Fred Phillips Email & Phone Number

Barbados

Legal consultant for Specialists in International Law on Latin America and the Caribbean, S.C. (S.I.L.L.A.C.). S.I.L.L.A.C. is a hemispheric international law firm constituted under the laws of Mexico with Latin American and Caribbean specialists in international law. S.I.L.L.A.C. undertakes cases and consultancies involving international law impacting Latin America and the Caribbean in a variety of practice areas, including regional trade; Banking; Environmental Law; Labour and Employment laws; International Contract Law; Copyright; Patents; Industrial and Intellectual property; International Insurance; and International Family Law.

Lecturer and course coördinator for the Legal Aspects of Biosafety in Biotechnology course for the Biosafety Masters Degree offered by the University of the West Indies. Subjects include statutes relating to Biosafety and the trade of goods in the Caribbean region, as well as binding and non-binding frameworks governing international agreements, regulations, guidelines, and national laws on Biosafety worldwide and in the Caribbean. The programme of study includes critical laws and regulations pertaining to the safe use and trade of genetically modified organisms which form part of the Caribbean development goals for the ratification of regional and international agreements such as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Everywhere

Artist currently focusing on abstract expressionist painting, inspired by my muse & influenced by life & emotion, intuitive reason, Jackson Pollock, Sam Francis, Hans Hofmann, & Wassily Kandinsky. See my work on-line on Singulart at https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/fred-phillips-a-k-a-parhelion-6859; at TRiCERA at https://www.tricera.net/artist/painters/8102588; Saatchi Art at http://www.saatchiart.com/Parhelion; Artplode at https://www.artplode.com/artists/artist/-Parhelion/ ; and on Instagram at @parhelion_art, https://www.instagram.com/parhelion_art/

Barbados

Legal consultant, including: advising on intellectual property protection and certification of trade names/certification marks, based on geographical indications as a legal instrument in global trade; registering unique products of genetic modification under obligatory regulations prescribed by the Cartagena Protocol and local/regional statute; marketing and promotional strategy issues for such products, as needed and risk management as required; and multilateral environmental agreements.

Mobile Throughout The Caribbean Region

Employed by U.N.E.P.’s Biosafety Clearing-House (“B.C.H.”) Project as a Cartagena Protocol Regional Legal Adviser for the Caribbean; conducted national training missions to various Caribbean islands and other territories. Mission aims included:• To familiarise the participants with general principles of biosafety, the Cartagena Protocol, and the B.C.H.• To sensitise the participants to the potential issues involved regarding the importation of Living Modified Organisms (“L.M.O.s”) into their country, or the export of L.M.O.s that have been developed therein.• To provide advice, technical assistance, and training to target audiences and assist with evaluating national strategies to ensure continuity and sustainability of fulfilment of B.C.H.-related obligations, as well as advising on the use of technical applications related to the installation and manning of the national B.C.H. component.• To advise on the design and operation of the national B.C.H. Web site.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

□ Provided legal opinions and comprehensive, solution oriented advice on virtually all aspects of banking and corporate financing and loan transactions (from initial letter of offer to sign off) for leading financial institutions in Europe, North America, and the Middle and Far East, including (but not limited to):• Syndicated and bilateral loans• bond issues• derivatives• securitisations and other structured financing• project finance(Corporate and commercial law)□ Regularly advised on all aspects of corporate and commercial law to clients (including private and public companies, start-ups and joint ventures, law firms, and financial institutions) based in numerous countries, with particular reference to:• initial public offerings• joint ventures• mergers and acquisitions• private placements• corporate restructuring• continuations• sale and purchase of shares• special purpose vehicles• drafting and amending corporate constitutions in accordance with the above and otherwise(Incorporations)□ Managed and oversaw operations of the Incorporations Department of HWR Services Limited in 1998, including:• attending the procedural stages of incorporating B.V.I. International Business Companies, including preparation and amendment of corporate constitutions and authorisation documents (directors’ minutes, shareholder resolutions, shareholder agreements, &c.)• overseeing daily functioning of the Department with a view to maximising efficiency and client satisfaction

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), E-Business Law

Certificate Of Legal Education, Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Hons., Law