Ms. Saelese Haynes Esq.
Strategic. Zealous. Honest.
Saelese Haynes is a civil Attorney-at-Law of ten years’ call and a National Scholar. She has been called to the Bar of England and Wales and to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago. She is the Head of Chambers at Titan Chambers which she founded in 2018 in an effort to streamline and further explore dynamic and developing areas of the law and to promote a client centric approach to the provision of legal services. Her practice is primarily focused on providing corporate and commercial legal services, including General Legal Counsel, Corporate Secretarial and Compliance functions to local businesses.
Ms. Haynes spent three and a half years as a Legal Officer at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (now Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries “MEEI”) where she was involved in negotiating, preparing and executing complex contracts with third parties, including Production Sharing Contracts with multinational firms operating in the Oil and Gas sector. During her tenure, she was responsible for preparing Cabinet Notes, Memoranda and Opinions on a variety of matters, attending to active litigation matters, resolving day-to-day legal issues within the MEEI and she served as a part of the secretariat to several committees such as an inter-Ministerial committee to evaluate the legislative changes required to alleviate illegal mining, and the Standing Committee on Energy.
Ms. Haynes is also a member of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) and its Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law as well as the current National Representative to the IBA. In 2016, she contributed to its Journal on Energy and Natural Resources Law with an article entitled “Supply of energy and resources: its effect on economic and political stability and the effect of geopolitical issues on such supply”, a copy of which can be found at Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, Volume 34, 2016. Saelese also co-authored a chapter entitled “Host Government Instruments and Natural Gas Provisions” in the Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions, edited by Damilola S. Olawuyi and Eduardo G. Pereira. She has attended and contributed to Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Corporate Governance seminars and other workshops.
In 2016, Ms. Haynes joined the Trinidad and Tobago Housing Development Corporation (HDC) as in-house Counsel. While at the HDC, she handled and supervised a number of conveyancing matters, both where the HDC was in the process of acquiring property as well as for the allocation of such. She also represented the HDC in numerous matters at the High Court and Petty Civil Courts, both with and without Counsel. She has also served on two of the Boards of the HDC’s management companies.
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Had the privilege of engaging with Titan Chambers Attorney Saelese Haynes … for independent legal advice services, and I am delighted to share my positive experience. Their holistic approach, combined with unparalleled professionalism, made my experience with them truly outstanding. I am grateful for their exceptional service and the positive impact they have demonstrated in regard to my request.
C.B. 2024
I received professional and timely feedback and appropriate legal advice to expedite a speedy resolve of my matter.
D. C. 2023
My personal experience and the quality of service that I have received at Titan Chambers will always cause me to recommend this establishment.
K.C. 2022
I am very satisfied by the service provided by Titan Chambers and I wish to thank Ms. Haynes for her excellent service. Please continue the great work that you are called to do.
Anon. 2022
Saelese is awesome! She was very precise yet thorough in handling my matter. She listened and also helped me feel comfortable in the process. Most importantly, she helped me close a matter that was ongoing for months (with interest!) in a very short space of time.
Anon. 2021
We finally closed successfully … I’m taking the opportunity to extend my sincerest appreciation for all your assistance throughout the process.
C.B. 2021
Beyond the best Lawyer I have ever met!
S.C 2020
Saelese is the go-to for land-law and contractual arrangements for natural resource matters! She has been vital in the preparation of effective regulatory instruments and policies for the extractive industries, and she never hesitates to provide profound advice or to commit herself toward conducting research and perfecting any project she is tasked with.
V.P. 2019
Found myself feeling comfortable in a lawyer’s office. What a thing! I’m very grateful for all your help and advice. Wonderful to see young professionals meeting and exceeding expectations.
L.P. 2019
Ms. Haynes has always been prompt and professional in my interactions with her. Her guidance has been sound and I unreservedly recommend her to anyone seeking legal advise and service.
L.A. 2019
Saelese provided excellent research and analysis on beneficial ownership and politically exposed person disclosure for the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat. Although the engagement was completed months ago she still provides us with updates on her research and options for us to consider.
S.L. 2019
Saelese was so helpful and knowledgeable in the field of Corporate Law and was able to look issues from both the client and the company’s side and find a solution. To me, she’s an extremely talented and knowledgeable attorney and is an asset to anyone who works with her.
L.H. 2019
Fantastic legal services. High degree of professionalism and knowledge.
D.C. 2018
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