Debbie Fraser is the principal and founder of Fraser Law which concentrates on a commercial law practice. Debbie has been in practice since 1992 and is qualified to practice in Barbados and Jamaica. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica where she received the Legal Education Certificate of Merit. Up to April 30, 2021 Debbie was a partner and head of the Commercial Department of the largest law firm in Barbados. She left the firm at the end of April 2021 to start Fraser Law.
Debbie’s recent practice has concentrated on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, energy law, securities law, secured lending, project finance and both international and domestic capital markets for debt financings. Prior to relocating to Barbados in 2003, Debbie was a partner in one of the leading law firms in Jamaica where her practice at the time covered various areas of law including securities law, copyright law, banking and corporate finance, telecommunications and commercial litigation.
Debbie was also a part-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus, Jamaica) and the Mona Institute of Business (an affiliate of the University of the West Indies) in securities law, contract law and business law. She is a former Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal of Barbados and is a Commissioner of the Financial Services Commission of Barbados which is responsible for regulating the financial sector other than banking services. She is a director of a commercial bank, a trustee of the Barbados Diabetes Foundation and a member of the Sub-Committee of the Barbados Cancer Society Breast Screening Programme.
She has delivered papers on securities law, directors' duties and responsibilities under the companies legislation, capital market, takeovers and acquisitions and the review of development and changes in certain financial legislation.
