Ayisha Richards-McKay [She/Her]

Experience

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  Air Jamaica

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  • In-Flight Attendant

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  • In-Flight Attendant

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
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  MISS WORLD HOLDINGS LIMITED

  Sept 2000 - Sept 2001

  Miss World (Jamaica) 2000

  Jamaica’s representative to the 50th staging of the Miss World pageant in the UK in November 2000. Cultural ambassador for Jamaica promoting the value of early childhood education and positive constructive youth engagement.

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  Harney, Westwood and Reigels Tortola, BVI

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Summer Intern
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  Attorney Generals Chambers, Jamaican Ministry of Justice

  Jul 2003 - Aug 2006

  Assistant Crown Counsel
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  Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, NY NY

  Nov 2006 - Sept 2007

  Administrative and Research Assistant
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  Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2008

  Transactional due diligence and document review.

  • Contract Associate

    Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Legal Assistant

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2008
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  Onua Law

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Of Counsel

  Providing consultant legal services to a general practice legal group.

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  Law Office of Ayisha L.N. Richards-McKay

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Attorney and Counselor at Law

  Legal advice and representation in the areas on Family Law, Matrimonial Law, Vehicular & Traffic Law, Personal Injury Law and Criminal Law.

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  Law Offices of Richard Wright PLLC

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2013

  Associate Attorney

  • Responsible for providing general legal advice, representation and motion practice in the areas of Personal Injury, Immigration Law, Landlord & Tenant Law, Family & Matrimonial Law, General Civil Litigation, and Criminal Defense. • Successfully negotiated the reduction in charge from a criminal to a non-criminal offense with non-jail alternative for a 21 year old African American client charged with Criminal Possession of a loaded firearm in the Kings County Criminal Court. • Successfully defended a young woman accused of assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, earning for her the dismissal of all charges against her in the Kings County Criminal Court.• Successfully obtained a dismissal of all charges brought against a 63 year old Asian-American grandmother charged with uttering forged documents in the Queens County Criminal Court. • Successfully negotiated the dismissal of the charges brought against a client charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.• Successfully negotiated the settlement of more than one (1) dozen bitterly contested matrimonial actions through conciliatory strategies.• Document Review, Drafting and Motion practice. Show less

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  Attorney General's Chambers

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  Crown Counsel

  • Providing legal representation in the various courts on behalf of the GOJ and its agents and servants.• Providing legal opinions and advice to the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government on primarily commercial or transactional matters. • Representing the GOJ in negotiations and effecting commercial transactions, including in relation to the acquisition of government assets.• Representing the Department on committees and in meetings. • Negotiating settlements and dealing with matters involving aspects of international financing.Highlights• Successfully completed the Fair Trading Commission’s Intermediate Level Course on Competition Law and Policy (July 28-29, 2014).• Appointed Commissioner on the GOJ Audit Commission with general oversight of the Internal Audit Committee of various government departments.• Lead GOJ counsel in negotiations involving the 1st exercise of the Trade Compensation Mechanism option under the 2005 PetroCaribe Agreement between GOJ and Bolivian Republic of Venezuela.• Integrally involved in the drafting of the new Insolvency Bill, and member of the Insolvency Rules sub-committee tasked with drafting the related Rules of Court.• Successfully concluded contract negotiations for the acquisition by the government classified equipment on behalf of the Jamaica Defence Force.• Integrally involved in negotiations and contract for the privatisation of the Wallenford Coffee Company.• Negotiated Grant Agreement for the gifting of a Chinese Garden within the Royal Botanic Gardens at Hope to Jamaica by the People’s Republic of China at a value of RMB Yuan thirteen million three hundred and thirty thousand. Show less

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  SportsMax Ltd

  Jan 2015 - Sept 2017

  Business Development Manager and In-House Legal Counsel

  • Responsible for identifying, analyzing and exploiting new avenues to increase subscription numbers, sponsorship revenues and advertising dollars.• Providing in-house legal counsel and general oversight of all legal, commercial and contractual matters.• Responsible for developing, executing and overseeing the overall content acquisition strategy for flagship general entertainment television channels CATCH and CATCH 2 on parent company, Digicel’s Pay television platform – Digicel PLAY. o Market research and Analysis o Content identification and targeting o Contract negotiation and management o Content tracking and management o Providing legal support for all CATCH related matters o Monitoring content infringement and enforcement efforts• Responsible for management of the premier Caribbean focused television channel to the North American Diaspora – CEEN (Caribbean Entertainment Everyday Network) Show less

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  Norman Manley Law School

  Sept 2015 - now

  Guest Lecturer

  Guest Lecturer - Civil Practice and Procedure - Year I - presentation and workshop on the tools and techniques to effectively communicating with clients and contemporaries.

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  Cable & Wireless Communications

  Oct 2017 - now

  Manager, Legal Affairs, Commercial - Miami

  1. Senior legal lead providing intellectual property law and contract law advice and support in the areas of Television Content Rights, Strategy, Acquisition (Licensing) and Distribution.2. General legal advice and support in relation to Human Resources.3. Providing supplemental legal advice and support in all other business areas as needed.

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  State of Florida

  Feb 2020 - now

  Notary Public - Florida State, Miami-Dade County