Nicola is an attorney-at-law, arbitrator and the principal of Berrys. Prior to launching Berrys, Nicola was a partner in the largest law firm in Barbados where for thirteen years she provided advice to local, regional and international clients. She advised on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters including banking, fintech, corporate finance, financial regulation, securities, trust, mergers and acquisitions, merger control, aviation, energy regulation, competition law, employment law, and arbitration. She continues to advise on these areas in her current practice. During the early stage of her career, she practiced in the litigation and international law divisions of the Jamaica Attorney General’s Chambers where she represented the Government before the courts, (including the Court of Appeal), and advised on matters relating to CARICOM and trade law.

Nicola earned her LL.B from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and obtained her Legal Education Certificate in 2002 from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica. She has been admitted to the Bar in both Jamaica and Barbados. In 2007, as a British Chevening Scholar, she earned her LL.M (merit) in international business law from the University College of London.

Nicola is a member of the Board of Directors of the Barbados Renewable Energy Association Inc. She is also a member of the International Law Association (Caribbean Branch) and serves on the International Law Association’s International Securities Regulation Committee. She has written various articles and delivered presentations to a variety of audiences at conferences and workshops.