Hélène has wide experience in the regulation of offshore financial services, having practiced for more than 17 years in the BVI and Turks and Caicos Islands (where she often acted as Attorney General). Hélène has practiced in the BVI since 1990. She is a highly regarded corporate and trust lawyer in the BVI as well as in the European and Far East legal communities which use the BVI as a jurisdiction of choice for trusts and incorporations. Hélène also has experience in the establishment and regulation of mutual funds, and offers probate and private client services as well. She has served as Secretary, First Vice President, and President of the B.V.I. Bar Association. Hélène is currently Chairman of the BVI Branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP). She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario Canada, and is a graduate of the University College at Buckingham. Hélène was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in 1983. She is also admitted to practice in Trinidad & Tobago and in St. Kitts & Nevis.
heleneannelewis@simonettelewis.com
Languages:
English; Spanish
Areas of Practice
Corporate and Commercial
Trust and Probate
Funds and Regulatory
Private Client
Bar Admission
Admitted to Practice, England, Trinidad and Tobago, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis
Education
University of Western Ontario, Canada (BA); University College, Buckingham, Buckingham (LLB); Gray's Inn
