This month marks the 6^th anniversary of our 14-jurisdiction law firm combination which changed the legal services landscape in the region and heralded the rebirth of Dentons as the world's largest Pan-Caribbean law firm.

On July 2, 2018, Delany Law in the Eastern Caribbean combined with Dentons to form Dentons Delany. Today, Dentons Delany comprises approximately 30 percent of the Firm’s footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean and, as a “firm of first” it continues to serve as the flagship global law firm in the region.

Addressing the Firm during its annual toast Dustin Delany, Dentons Delany Chair and Chief Managing Partner stated: “Each year we become a different firm- an even better firm- continuing to evolve, learn, and innovate lending to the sustained improvement necessary for us to maintain our position as the leading Pan-Caribbean law firm. Quality of client service and quality of work product have been the foundation of our success; however, this can only be accomplished through further recruitment and retention of the Caribbean's top talent- an area that we have excelled in as of late. I'm excited to see how year seven will unfold for us and what our firm looks like on next year's anniversary.”

The Firm continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate expanding in numbers whilst driving integration and innovation across key markets. Dentons Delany continues to pursue the benchmark standard making transformative internal leaps to further streamline workflow, all with an aim to maintain and exceed client service delivery expectations.

To mark the month of celebrations Jenell D. Gibson in Antigua and Barbuda and Odette P. T. Clarke in Trinidad and Tobago were elevated to senior associate.

Jenell serves as the lead attorney in Antigua and Barbuda overseeing day-to-day operations whilst co-leading matters in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, and Montserrat. Her wheelhouse includes advising on corporate and commercial, disputes, immigration, financing, labour, and real estate matters. Commenting on her promotion, Jenell expressed: “It is a tremendous pleasure to be a part of the magnificent team of attorneys at Dentons Delany. I am immensely grateful for our firm's consistent commitment to investing in the continued growth and development of each of the members of this team. I am deeply honoured by this promotion, and I look forward to continuing to drive the growth of our firm through the delivery of exceptional legal services to our diverse clients across the region.”

Odette’s practice is strategically focused on advising local companies and multinationals in the areas of construction, labour and employment, insurance, nuisance, negligence, defamation passing off and property law. She is recognized for leading contentious collective bargaining and labour disputes, as well as bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency matters.

“This promotion confirms for me one of the ideals I respect most about the firm: its commitment to recognizing the value of its people. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to learn and grow while showing up as my most authentic self. The flagship of Dentons Delany is its consistent delivery of quality work product and prompt, personalized customer service. I wholeheartedly endorse these canons while doing my part to ensure that the firm is a household name across the region,” said Odette.

Congratulating the newly promoted senior associates, Dustin stated: “At Dentons Delany, not only is the recruitment and retention of talent a priority but also the personal and professional growth of our talent once they become members of our team. Our global firm provides unparalleled resources allowing for this growth to translate into opportunities including promotions. Both Jenell and Odette are exceptional talents who have not only benefitted from this but have grown tremendously since joining our team. They are special and we are going to see greater things from them not only as practicing attorneys across the Caribbean but also as future leaders of our firm.”

Over 65 percent of the attorneys at Dentons Delany are female, while 67 percent of the Firm’s managing partner posts are held by women. On 3 June 2024, Joia W. S. Reece assumed the position of Dentons Delany Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Office Managing Partner – Barbados.

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