CGF Law International

CGF is proud to be ranked at Band 1 for General Business Law in Chambers Global Guide for the last 18 years.

CGF maintains affiliations which allow us to provide our clients with access to leading law firms and professionals worldwide.  We are the exclusive member firm in Barbados for Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide.

Lex Mundi brings the best together – law firms, lawyers, and business professionals – to provide worldclass cross-border legal solutions. Member firms offer a global resource of unmatched breadth and depth, with over 23,000 lawyers worldwide.

Lex Mundi selects the top independent law firm in each jurisdiction based on leadership in, and commitment to, its local market and requires its members to maintain this level of excellence to retain membership.

CGF Partner, Gillian Clarke served on Lex Mundi’s Executive Committee for three years and subsequently became a director of Lex Mundi, serving in that capacity for five years.  She is a member of the Lex Mundi Review Committee.

Many of CGF’s lawyers have benefitted from the Lex Mundi Institute’s annual intensive programs, led by highly experienced professionals, on cross-border transactions and dispute resolution.  Several of our Partners have attended the foundation management programme, as well as the business management programme run in collaboration with the Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education team at Cambridge University.

Lex Mundi ensures that member firms collaborate closely to provide on-the-ground expertise and experience in every global market, wherever their clients need to operate. Coupled with innovative, collaborative software, clients receive a seamless worldwide service from Lex Mundi member firms, able to handle their most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes. Lex Mundi Equisphere™ is a smarter way of working on complex cross-border matters. Lex Mundi Equisphere™ allows you to create your ideal international legal team selected from Lex Mundi’s unmatched global network to perfectly fit your geographical footprint, accessed easily and conveniently through a single point of contact and managed through a user-friendly, customised online dashboard.

CGF is also a member of World Services Group (WSG), a prominent global network of independent firms that provides an exclusive setting and platform to connect its members to elite legal firms and their multinational clients worldwide. Additionally, WSG provides cross industry access to a select few investment banking and accounting firms creating more expansive opportunities to service clients. WSG is comprised of over 120 prominent firms representing multinational clients worldwide. Firm membership is subject to review across multiple leadership channels and is selected based on the strict objective standards established by WSG’s Board of Directors.

Sabrina Maynard, CGF Partner, serves as the primary contact for WSG and is a member of the committee for Emerging Leaders – Caribbean.