Melanie Jones is an attorney-at-law and Managing Partner in the Barbados office of Lex Caribbean, a multidisciplinary law firm advising on the laws of several English-speaking territories in the Caribbean. Melanie leads the firm's International Business Group, and its Entrepreneurial Business Unit. Melanie also founded and leads Lex Caribbean’s regulated corporate services entities, Lex Caribbean Corporate Services Inc., and Lex Corporate Services (Bim) Ltd. Melanie specializes in international transactions with Barbados elements, and has expertise in corporate, public and private M&A, institutional finance, financial services regulatory and disciplines catering to private clients. Admitted in multiple jurisdictions and with more than 30 years of experience, Melanie advises international financial institutions and conglomerates, foreign governments and major NGOs and independently wealthy individuals. Melanie has also provided expert evidence as to matters of Barbados law in litigation conducted in various foreign jurisdictions.