Donovan is presently head of the Commercial Department. He joined the firm in 1994 having previously practised for many years with one of the island’s other major law firms.

He has vast experience in civil litigation with special emphasis on commercial litigation including enforcement of security documentation, contracts, arbitration, conflict of laws and telecommunication law.

He also has experience in conveyancing and dealing with complicated restrictive covenants.

Donovan regularly briefs Senior Counsel in matters in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. He is a member of the Jamaican Bar Association Committee to examine the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice and the abolition of the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and has written extensively on the matter.

Donovan has particular interest in electronic commerce and the use of computers and the Internet for legal research.

Admitted to Practise

 Attorney-at-Law – Jamaica , 1983

Areas of Practice

 Bankruptcy and Corporate Finance
 Civil Litigation
 Commercial Arbitration
 Commercial Law
 Conveyancing
 Restrictive Covenants
 Telecommunications Law

Education

  Norman Manley Law School
 University of the West Indies

Membership

 Jamaican Bar Association
 International Who's Who of Professionals
 University of the West Indies Guild of Graduates (Life member)
 Nursing Appeals Tribunal in Jamaica