About Melanie Jones

Melanie Jones is managing partner of Lex Caribbean’s Barbados office and leads the firm’s international business group and its entrepreneurial business unit. She advises on a wide variety of complex cross-border matters for global institutions, conglomerates and high net worth individuals. One focus area is transactions in the hospitality sector involving commercial, real estate, construction, governance and regulatory elements, with a concentration on bespoke corporate structuring, finance and risk management. Melanie has over 30 years’ experience in private practice across the UK, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. She is consistently ranked by leading directories for her expertise in the international business law space and her role in shaping Barbados’ evolving legal and regulatory landscape.


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