Tara E. Frater is the Principal and Founder of FT Legal, a boutique legal practice and consulting service based in Barbados serving clients seeking to do business in the Caribbean. She is an experienced attorney-at-law having worked at leading firms across the Caribbean for over a decade. Her clientele includes dynamic entrepreneurs (particularly in the FinTech space) and high net worth individuals who opt to make the Caribbean their destination of choice to live, work and play.Tara has made the Citywealth IFC Power Women list for several years in row including up to 2018. The list focuses on influencers as well as professionals and celebrates powerful women from diverse backgrounds. It recognises women of achievement who are opinion formers, helping to promote business excellence in their home jurisdiction and consolidating the reputations of the financial services industry globally.Tara is the Chairperson of the STEP Barbados Branch and is a passionate believer in the power of entrepreneurship and technology as a catalyst for the development of the Caribbean.

Strategic Counsel at DLT Solutions Ltd (BVI) and Director at DLT (AR) Solutions Ltd. DLT Solutions Ltd (BVI) is an experienced boutique fintech consultancy specializing in the provision of a wide range of niche services to blockchain, fintech and high-net worth individuals in the Caribbean. As Strategic Counsel at DLT Solutions Ltd, I assist clients with structuring, token offerings, navigating regulatory and licensing issues, as well advising on traditional corporate and commercial pain points for start up entrepreneurs.

Tara Frater is a Partner based in the Barbados office of Lex Caribbean, a pan-Caribbean regional law firm advising on the laws of Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.Tara has been practising since 2003 at leading offshore law firms, including Walkers and Harneys and is admitted to the Bar in Barbados, Jamaica and the British Virgin Islands. She enjoys a diversified practice which includes trusts and estates, corporate, commercial, and regulatory work. Notwithstanding that her clientele is primarily comprised of multinational companies and high net worth individuals, Tara welcomes the opportunity to work with both start-up and established entrepreneurs.She is a Director of the Barbados International Business Association (BIBA), the Vice Chair of the STEP Barbados Branch, Chair of the BIBA Marketing and Communications Committee.

-Advised international trust companies and high net worth individuals on various aspects of the law relating to trusts and estates in the British Virgin Islands.-Lectured in-house at global attorney training seminars on trust issues.-Presented to clients in connection with business development activities.

-Advised international trust companies and high net worth individuals on various aspects of the law relating to trusts and estates in the British Virgin Islands.-Lectured to in-house trust administration team