Attorneys
ccoye@courtenaycoye.com
T +501.223.1476
F +501.223.0214
Office
Belize City
Affiliations
- 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)
Languages
English
Spanish (working knowledge)
Professional Recognition
Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers – Leading Lawyer in General Business Law, 2012
Publications
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
Contributor
International Law Office World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) “Doing Business” – World Bank International Finance Corporation
CHRISTOPHER COYE
Called 1999
Managing Partner
Notary Public
Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP)
Education
University of Texas at Austin (M.S.)
University of the West Indies (L.L.B., Hons)
Norman Manley Law School (L.E.C.)
Career
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)
Practice areas and sector
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
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