Education:
- 2016 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Advanced Certificate in
International Arbitration - 2002 – 2004 Norman Manley Law School, Certificate in Legal Education (Merit)
- 1999 – 2002 University of the West Indies – L.L.B. (Hons.)
- 1998 – 1999 University of Belize – pursued Bachelors of Arts
Experience:
- 2014 – Present Partner, Balderamos Arthurs LLP
- 2012 – 2014 Senior Associate, Courtenay Coye LLP
- 2007 – 2012 Associate, Courtenay Coye LLP
- 2005 – 2006 Associate, Glenn D. Godfrey & Co. LLP
- 2004 – 2005 Associate, Shoman & Chebat
- 2004 – 2007 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Belize
Awards and Accolades:
Norman Manley Law School
- Council of Legal Education Prize (Most outstanding student over 2 years)
- Ziplaw Company Limited Prize (Most outstanding student over 2 years)
Harney, Westwood & Riegels Prize (Most outstanding Overseas Student over 2 years) - Belize Bar Association Prize (Most outstanding Belizean student over 2 years)
- Pitts & Elrington Prize (Most outstanding Belizean final year student)
- Rafael Codlin Prize
- Sir Colin MacGregor Memorial Prize
- Council of Legal Education Prize (Most Outstanding Year 1 Student)
- H. H. Dunn Memorial Prize for Legal Drafting
- Ziplaw Company Limited Prize (Most Outstanding Year 1 Student)
Professional Activities:
- Exclusive Belize Member, ICC FraudNet
- Director, Belize Social Security Board
- Director, Belize Electricity Limited
- Secretary, Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Director, National Bank of Belize
- Director, Pallotti High School
- Director, St. John’s College
Professional Recognition:
- Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2014-2023
- Who’s Who Legal: Central America (Dispute Resolution) 2016- 2023
- Ranked in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution
Practice
Ashanti was admitted to practice in Belize in 2004 and during this time she has garnered considerable experience in litigation and transactional matters. Ashanti has worked on several landmark constitutional and trade mark cases, complex multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset recovery cases, labour disputes, real estate disputes, commercial disputes, local and offshore corporations and real estate transactions. Ashanti also has considerable experience in banking. In 2015 she represented foreign lenders in a syndicated loan to Santander Sugar Ltd. which exceeded US$100 million involving several local and foreign banks, and since then, has represented Inter-American Investment Corporation/IDB Invest in loan facilities extended to several Belizean corporations.
Ashanti is considered a leading attorney in Belize in Fraud and Asset Recovery, and has presented at local and international conferences on Belize’s Offshore Sector and Asset Recovery in Belize. Due to her work in asset recovery, in 2013 Ashanti was invited to join ICC FraudNet, a network of attorneys who specialize in Fraud and Asset Recovery, as its exclusive Belize member.
Ashanti has argued before the Belize High Court, the Belize Court of Appeal and the Caribbean Court of Justice (Belize’s final appellate court). She has appeared as Co-Counsel in several high profile cases before the Caribbean Court of Justice including cases that involved allegations of union busting, enforcement of foreign arbitral award, anti-arbitration injunctions, and challenges to the constitutionality of the acquisition of shares in two of the country’s largest utility providers.
Ashanti is known for her tenacity, diligence, extensive experience in and the depth of knowledge in many areas of the law.