OUR TEAM
Keesha Fleming Lake
In-House Counsel
Keesha Fleming Lake is an experienced attorney with a primary focus on Intellectual Property Law and Corporate Law. Keesha is licensed to practice in the United States (Michigan, Missouri and Florida) and the Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua and St. Kitts & Nevis). She maintains a professional and social residence between the Caribbean and Florida. Keesha acquired her pre-college, college and professional education in the United Kingdom, the Caribbean and the United States. This provided her with the foundation necessary to establish a legal career in the Caribbean region and the United States.
Keesha started her legal career in the United States as an Associate for a major law firm where she provided legal advice to fortune 500 companies. Keesha returned to law school and completed her Caribbean Legal studies at the Eugene Dupuch Law School in the Bahamas, where she obtained a Legal Education Certificate. Following this, she practiced law in Anguilla thereby developing her skills and understanding of the legal system in the Caribbean region.
Keesha has tailored her practice to provide individualized attention to her client’s Intellectual Property portfolios. Her specialty is the management of large and complex Intellectual Property portfolios in the Caribbean, Over the years, she has successfully resolved issues before registries resulting in registrations of trademarks and processing of other applications.
Keesha has vast experience dealing with Caribbean Jurisdictions and she provides her clients with the advice they need to succeed with their applications, The services she provides are especially important and necessary for the manual Caribbean jurisdiction. Keesha’s preparations and experience allow her to provide high-quality legal advice to address applications before the Trademark Registries / Intellectual Property Offices in the Caribbean.
In addition to being a member of the various Bar Associations, Keesha is an active member of the International Trademark Associations (INTA). She is up to date on any new Intellectual Property laws, regulations and practices in the United States and the Caribbean. She actively serves on committees helping with the shaping of laws and procedures including INTA’s Anti-Counterfeit Committee. She has authored and co-authored several articles on the Trademark law practice in the Caribbean jurisdictions.
Services:
- Providing advice on International Intellectual Property Law practice specializing in the Caribbean and the United States
- Providing advice on Patent filing in the Caribbean.
- providing advice on Copyright Law in The Caribbean and The United States
- Providing advice and services related to maintaining Intellectual Property portfolios in over 29 Caribbean Jurisdictions.
Mr. Mitchelle Lake
Business Development Officer
Mitchelle Lake is the founder and CEO of the Anguilla Tennis Academy. His undying devotion to his country speaks for itself and is tangible in the hearts of the many children he has aided in not only athletic prowess but character as well. His dream of bringing tennis to the island of Anguilla began while attending Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. He realized that he was afforded an opportunity to receive an education free of charge based on the fact that he excelled at tennis.
In the summer of 1996, Mr. Lake decided to give back to his fellow countrymen by dedicating three weeks of the Summer to provide a free summer tennis camp for children on the island who possessed an interest in tennis. Although his dream was to give back to the community, the overwhelming support he received made him realize that the facilities were inadequate on the island.
Therefore, he set his goals high and with much help from his country and members of the international community, the state of the art tennis facility was constructed. Mr. Lake plans to keep the program as a non-profit organization with all proceeds being donated to the Anguillian children.
Mr. Lake is truly an exceptional human being whose relentless devotion to his country is doing much for Anguilla’s youth. He has been quoted as saying, “My life is what it is today because of tennis and all I want to do now is give back so that other young people can have similar experiences like mine. The Anguilla Tennis Academy is my lifelong dream and I am proud of the children and other Anguillians for supporting me in this worthwhile endeavor. The cause is greater than the cost and for that reason this project must be done.”
Elizabeth Bryan
Paralegal
Elizabeth Bryan has over 10 years in an administrative capacity in a professional organization and is currently employed at Fleming Lake Group, as a Paralegal. Elizabeth was born and raised in Anguilla and is very familiar with the Caribbean Jurisdictions and its culture. In addition to her general paralegal duties, for almost 3 years, she worked as an IP Paralegal managing the filings of trademark and Patent applications in Anguilla, she also assists with the management of a large trademark portfolio. As a Paralegal, she has worked closely with the Managing attorney to develop her skills. Her dedication to her job is demonstrated as she works closely with the local courts’ administrative offices and the Intellectual Property Office in Anguilla. She has established solid working relationships with the Registrars and the Examiners to ensure that all requirements were met to ensure that applications were processed.
Over her career, Elizabeth handled a variety of matters of varying complexities that required the expertise of attention to detail for document preparation and review, document editing, filing of documents and record keeping. Elizabeth has a very positive attitude towards her work and brings a genuine passion to her work at Complete Intellectual Property Services. Elizabeth applies her professionalism not only to her formal roles but to analyzing and seeking solutions for any general issues encountered by the firm’s clients. Elizabeth is always there to help and is always willing to go the extra mile, making Elizabeth an integral part of our team.
Education:
- Ashworth College, AS. in Paralegal Studies
Denysea Bryan
Office Clerk
Denysea was born and raised in the Caribbean and is very familiar with the jurisdiction and its culture. Denysea works at Fleming Lake Group, Inc. as the Office Clerk responsible for Administrative Matters and Docketing. Denysea has over 5 years working in an administrative capacity and has a sharp and keen attention to detail. In this role, she provides support to the Attorney, the Paralegal and other staff including document preparation and review, filing and customer service. Prior to working as an Administrative Assistant, Denysea also worked as an Operations Assistant at Euro Pacific Bank.
For almost 3 years Denysea worked extensively as support to an IP Paralegal, serving as the person in charge of keeping the records associated with the practice and regularly attending to the local Trade Mark office to launch applications. During this time, she developed an understanding of the operations and requirements of the Intellectual Property Office. Denysea has a determined and cheerful attitude toward her work and brings a genuine passion to her work at Fleming Lake Group, Inc. She applies her professionalism not only to her formal roles, but to analyzing and seeking solutions for any general issues encountered by the firm’s clients. In short, she is always there to help and willing to go the extra mile, and thus is an integral part of our team.
Lenora Vanessa Connor
Financial Consultant
Lenora Vanessa Connor is an independent Financial Consultant at Fleming Lake Group, Inc. She provides general guidance to clients wishing to establish business in Anguilla and to existing companies that require guidance on compliance for banking purposes.
Vanessa brings an accomplished and extraordinary professional career, spanning more than 25 years of business and financial expertise, with proficient managerial skills, excellent communication skills, and strong business acumen spanning operations, finance and accounting, consulting and human resources. Vanessa has travelled the US and Caribbean markets extensively and speaks three languages.
Prior to partnering with Fleming Lake Group, Inc. Vanessa developed a strong network of alliances and consistently helped organizations achieve their business and strategic goals by helping them to deliver value to clients.
Vanessa actively volunteers in her community and has served with numerous charity initiatives. She enjoys, spending quality time and traveling with her family, reading, learning new recipes to cook and exploring nature.
Education:
- Liberty University MBA, Leadership, Lynchburg, VA.
- Graduate School of Banking, Graduate Diploma in Banking, Madison WI.
- Nipissing University BComm, North Bay, Ontario CA.