Bertha’s practice focuses on all areas of international commercial arbitration.

Education and qualifications:

Bertha studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in International Relations at L’Institut d’Etude des Relations Internationales in Paris, France. Bertha received further training in Maritime Law at L’Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, France. She is a graduate of the University of London, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws (Hons). Bertha is certified by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution as an Investor-State Mediator. Additionally, she was successful at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s General Securities Representative Exam (Series 7 exam).

Bertha was called to the Bar of England & Wales and The Bahamas Bar.

Appointments

Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Founding Chair of The Bahamas Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Appointed by The Bahamas to the Panels of Conciliators and Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Appointed to the CARIFORUM-EU Panel of Arbitrators by the Council of Ministers of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union
Appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators for the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre
Former Consultant to the Ministry of Financial Services on matters regarding the legislative and institutional development of international arbitration in The Bahamas
Former Director of The Bahamas Maritime Authority

Affiliations and memberships:

Commonwealth Lawyers Association
International Bar Association
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Miami International Arbitration Society