Christopher coye

F O U N D I N G P A R T N E R

Phone
+(501) 223-1476

Paralegal
Shakira Crawford
scrawford@courtenaycoye.com

Christopher Coye is the Founding Partner at Courtenay Coye LLP.

Christopher is the Founding Partner at Courtenay Coye LLP with extensive experience in commercial law, banking and finance, real estate, taxation, and asset protection planning. He has held leadership roles in Belize’s legal community, including serving as President of the Bar Association of Belize and chairing the Integrity Commission.

C R E D E N T I A L S

    • University of Texas at Austin (M.S.)

    • University of the West Indies (L.L.B., Hons)

    • Norman Manley Law School (L.E.C.)

    Called to the Bar in 1999

    • Commercial Law

    • Banking & Finance

    • Acquisitions

    • International Financial Services

    • Conveyancing & Real Estate

    • Foreign Investment

    • Tax Planning

    • Asset Protection Planning

    • Estate Planning

    • Intellectual Property

    • Offshore Companies

    • Trusts & Foundations

    • Probate

    • Bar Association of Belize

    • International Bar Association

    • International Financial Services Commission

    • Belize International Financial Services Association (Former President)

    • International Tax Planning Association

    • Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

    • International Trademark Association

    • Asociacion Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI)

    • International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

    • Rotary Club of Belize

    • Belize Elementary School (Chairman)

    • Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers – Leading Lawyer in General Business Law, 2012

    • Private Foundations World Survey (Belize Chapter), Oxford University Press (2013)

    • “Belize’s International Foundation” Volume 18 Trusts & Trustees Issue 6 July 2012 Special Issue: Private Foundations: A World Review 2012 Oxford University Press

    • “Trademark Law in Belize: Implementation of GATT TRIPS in a Developing Country” Vol 93 Trademark Review 1

    • International Law Office World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) “Doing Business” – World Bank International Finance Corporation

    • Courtenay Coye LLP (2007-present)

    • Coye & Co. (2005 – 2007)

    • Glenn D. Godfrey & Co. LLP (2000-2005)

    • Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation (1999)

    • Served as President of Bar Association of Belize (2004-2005), Chairman of Integrity Commission (2005-2008), Director on Board of Directors of the Belize Bank Limited (2005-2012), Belize Bank International Limited (2006–2013), Development Finance Corporation (2009-2010) and Belize High School (2010-2011)

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