About Us
Special Counsel
Lorris M. Ganpatsingh
lganpatsingh@lennoxpaton.com
Born New Amsterdam, Guyana. Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales 1969, Admitted to The Guyana Bar September 1969.
Education
LLB Hons, University of Ealing, Member of the Honourable Society of Inner Temple.
Member:
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, The Guyana Bar Association
Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation, Company Law, Insolvency, Trust Litigation, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.
Practice Groups:
Litigation
Lorris’ consultancy covers providing assistance in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Insolvency Banking Law and Asset Tracing, and Family Law.
Karen Havice
khavice@lennoxpaton.com
Karen Havice has substantial experience in commercial real estate matters, with an emphasis on development, acquisitions and sales, and financing. Her development work includes structuring and drafting documentation for timeshare/fractional, condominiums, condominium hotels, townhome/short-term rental, and mixed-use projects, and includes representation of several major brands. Her acquisition and sales work includes representation of buyers and sellers of hotels, timeshare projects, and other substantial real property transactions. Her financing work includes representation of lenders and borrowers in acquisition loans, development loans, refinancings, and timeshare receivables transactions. Ms. Havice has also represented clients in connection with drafting timeshare legislation in Florida and The Bahamas.
Professional Affiliations:
Florida Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer; Florida Real Property and Probate and Business Law Sections of the Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Actively served for several years in various leadership positions for the Central Florida Chapter of the American Diabetes Association. Actively served for several years on committees for the American Resort Development Association, including ARDA-International, ARDA Caribbean, and ARDA-Bahamas. AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Florida Superlawyer 2007, 2 008 and 2009.
Publications:
Co-authored "Developing Timeshare in The Bahamas" Developments (January 2003); revised Chapter 2 of the Florida Condominium Law & Practice manual for The Florida Bar CLE Publications released in 2003; "Developing Timeshare in Brazil" Developments (June 1 998).
Speaking Engagements:
"Timeshare Development Post-September 11th" ABCNY Hotels & Tourism Committee of the New York Bar Association, May 2002; "Timeshare Opportunities in the Caribbean" ARDA International Resort Development Convention and Exposition, April 2002; "ARDA Florid a's Legislative Achievements and Political Outlook for 2002;" ARDA Florida & Suncoast CAI Management Practices Beyond the Obvious, August 2001; CAM Instructional Session, August 2001 Update Seminar; 2001 Timeshare Investment Conference - Moderator for rou ndtable on financing.
Bar Admissions and Permissions:
Permit from the Government of The Bahamas, 2006; Georgia, 1991 (currently inactive); Florida, 1990.
Education:
J.D., 1990, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law; B.A., 1987, University of Miami, With Honors; Phi Beta Kappa.