Krishna Desai

Jamaica

Myers Fletcher & Gordon · Professional Overview Krishna Desai is a Partner and Head of MF&G’s Property and Estates Department, with a unique multidisciplinary background spanning law, environmental management, maritime affairs and infrastructure development. He brings significant experience advising on complex developments, free zone operations and high-value maritime and real estate transactions. Practice Focus Property and estates, environmental and planning law, maritime and admiralty law, special economic zones, infrastructure and large-scale developments. Key Experience & Matters Led the successful arrest and judicial sale of the M/V Trading Fabrizia, resulting in a US$10.3M sale pendente lite — one of Jamaica’s most significant admiralty matters. • Secured free zone status and fiscal incentives for the West Indies Petroleum South Terminal, a 600,000-barrel marine terminal. • Environmental and planning lead on the US$300M acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts’ Jamaican assets and subsequent US$60M resale. • Advised on SEZ acquisitions, including BTP Lot 9 Limited. • Successfully defended civil proceedings through submissions of no case to answer. Professional Engagement Practitioner Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA). • Founding member of the Jamaican Bar Association’s Maritime Law Committee. • Widely respected for bridging legal, environmental and commercial risk in major projects.

Jamaica