Vishma was called to the bar in 1999. Vishma’s areas of practice are corporate and commercial law, including commercial litigation, and employment law.
She is regularly involved in complex commercial transactions including corporate restructurings (including asset and share purchase transactions) and advising on a myriad of employment law issues. She also advises on and drafts almost every species of commercial contract (such as PPP’s, distribution contracts, employment contracts and building contracts (using the FIDIC and other forms of contract)).
Vishma is the Firm’s Lead Attorney/Partner in advising and representing the Firm’s clients which includes multinational clients including in the oil and gas and aviation sector as well as statutory corporations in all employment and industrial relations matters including advising and managing reorganizations including retrenchment exercises and voluntary separation of employment programmes (in unionized and non-unionized environments) and drafting relevant documents to implement such exercises.
Vishma also maintains a robust practice at the Industrial Court for corporate clients including multinational clients in the oil and gas sector well as statutory corporations defending trade disputes.
Vishma is also the Firm’s Lead Attorney in drafting, negotiating and advising clients on Construction Contracts including the FIDIC suite of contracts.
Vishma is the holder of a degree in Sociology and of a first-class degree in Law from the University of the West Indies and of a Certificate of Merit from the Council of Legal Education.
Vishma offers out-of-the box and innovative solutions to complex client problems, whilst staying true to sound intellectual foundations. She is known among her peers and clients alike to be methodical and meticulous in her work and for her “always get it right” credo.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Corporate/Commercial
- Litigation
- Employment/Labour
ADMISSIONS
- Trinidad and Tobago – 1999
EDUCATION
- University of the West Indies – B.Sc.
- University of West Indies – LL.B.
- Hugh Wooding Law School – LEC
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Trinidad and Tobago Law Association