Member Profiles

MIKHAILYUK, SOROKOLAT & PARTNERS is a patent, trademark and design partnership established in 1992 by Mr. Valentin Mikhailyuk. At present, our company is one of the largest in the countries of the former Soviet Union in the sphere of IP law. We have been setting the exceptional service standards since the firm’s very foundation. Step by step, traditional approach to quality combined with innovative view on business development enabled the law firm to reach the international level. Being proficient, responsible and scrupulous in every aspect of our profession, we have built reliable business relations with partners from all over the world, expanded the area of business activity to all countries of the former Soviet Union, opened offices in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. We are proud of being trusted by small and medium entities, as well as the largest multinational corporations. Inventions with multibillion potential and housewife simple innovations are treated with equally high responsibility. This general approach lies in the basis of our strategy and shapes the Company’s spirit being the driving force of our success. Inspired by the principle of constant development we keep on moving forward expanding our geography in order to meet and exceed clients’ expectations.

Kurlyn Merchant is admitted to practice in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the British Virgin Islands and the Anguilla Circuits of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. She is also a Notary Public in St. Kitts and Nevis. She is known as an astute Attorney who guides clients as she consistently seeks the best outcome possible.  ​Ms Merchant has practiced in civil and commercial law attending to land and Real Estate matters, corporate disputes, debt recovery, divorce, child custody and domestic disputes. Her clientele includes financial institutions and businesses locally , regionally, politically exposed individuals, high network individuals and families. Ms. Merchant frequently appears before the Court of Appeal, High Court and the Magistrates Court in the Eastern Caribbean and likewise, has attended to matters before the Commercial Court in the BVI.  Ms. Merchant is the recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship through which she secured expertise in Energy and Natural Resource Law and now stands as one of the few trained specialist in that area in the Eastern Caribbean, competent to navigate in particular the intricacies of renewable energy efforts of various states in the regions.  Education:  2015: Queen Mary University of London - Masters of Law (LLM) Energy and Natural Resource Law (Merit) 2010: Norman Manley Law School- Legal Education Certificate (LEC) 2008: University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) - Bachelor of Laws (LLB)  (Hons) Bar Admissions: 2015: Anguilla 2013: British Virgin Islands 2010: St. Kitts and Nevis Membership:  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) St. Kitts Nevis Bar Association OECS Bar Association  Commonwealth Lawyers Association  Awards:  UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Chevening Scholarship Recipient 2014-2015  Council of Legal Education Norman Manley Law School Principal’s Roll of Honour 2008/2009 – 2009/2010  The Raphael Codlin Prize (awarded to the most outstanding Year 2  Student) Norman Manley Law School, 2010 The Principal’s Special Prize (awarded to students who have received straight A’s in year 1 or Year 2 examinations) Norman Manley Law School, 2010 Kelsick, Wilkin & Ferdinand Prize (awarded to the best overall Overseas Student over two years), Norman Manley Law School,  2010

Dahlia Joseph Rowe, a Grenadian National and the 1998 Grenadian Island Scholar, started Joseph Rowe law firm after leaving a lucrative partnership at the largest law firm in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis where she worked for over 10 years. Dahlia moved to Nevis after completing her studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad in 2005 and obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Upper Second Class Honors) in 2003. Dahlia also holds a Masters of Law degree from the University of London. The Firm Joseph Rowe is a leading law firm in St. Kitts and Nevis with Attorneys-at-Law also qualified to practice in the islands of Anguilla and Grenada. We pride ourselves on having a client-focused law practice providing quality legal services with a view to achieving the best results possible for our clients. We are a Caribbean law firm that is responsive and accessible to our clients, whether located in St. Kitts and Nevis, in other islands of the Caribbean or internationally. Our legal expertise and professional services in St. Kitts and Nevis include Citizenship by Investment (Immigration), real estate purchase and sale and development, Maritime / Admiralty law, Civil and Commercial litigation.

The founder and Managing Principal Mr. Thaddeus M. Antoine Esq. served as the Managing Partner of the dissolved law firm of Francis & Antoine for some 12 years before establishing TM ANTOINE Partners. During the years with Francis & Antoine, Mr. Antoine was the primary lawyer for the ECFH-Bank of Saint Lucia Group, handling opinions, Conveyance and Litigation. Mr. Antoine is an English trained Barrister having been called to the English Bar with Lincolns Inn in the year of 2000 and to the Bar of Saint Lucia of the same year. Mr. Antoine holds a Masters of laws (LL.M) in Corporate and Commercial Law with specialization in International Banking Law, International Trust Law, International Tax Law, Electronic Banking Law and Intellectual Property Law from Kings College, University of London. Mr. Antoine has also served as a Senator in the Upper House (The Senate) of Saint Lucia. Further he has served on a number of public and private Board of Directors including Chairman-National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Radio Saint Lucia, Deputy Chairman-Saint Lucia Tourist Board, Blue Coral, Tax Appeal Commission of Saint Lucia, EC Global Insurance, BOSLIL Finance, RED Unlimited, Secretary-Saint Lucia Bar Association and serves as the 1st Vice President-OECS Bar Association adding to his undoubted expertise and solid reputation as one of the leading young legal practitioners on island. Mr. Antoine is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Athena Law was conceived on the idea that there had to be a better way to engage in the practice of law and to create and appreciate a different life experience. My 26 years of experience practicing on the island puts me at the forefront of Property Acquisition, Commercial Law & Investment, and Legacy Planning in Saint Lucia, serving clients from all over the world looking to invest on the island. I am most fulfilled working collaboratively with clients, creating practical solutions using innovation, knowledge and experience while making the time to engage in activities outside of the law. My goal is to provide both private and corporate clients with legal services which are focused and customized to meet your specific needs. I see myself as a part of your personal journey, guiding and supporting you to ensure that you can achieve your vision. My practice is built on the strong bonds established and maintained with my clients, many of whom have been with me from the very start of my legal career. The legal and real-world experience gained over the last two decades allows my team and I to effectively translate complicated concepts into simple and easy to understand ideas putting our clients in an empowered position to make decisions with greater clarity. My desire is to ultimately help you experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life and career by ensuring that you have all your T’s crossed, I’s dotted and affairs well punctuated so that you can have peace of mind, freedom, and success in all your undertakings. Athena Law is the new path to your success!