Please note: The Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in assume no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the entities or individuals whose names appear on the following lists. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department or the U.S. government. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information on the list is provided directly by the local service providers; the Department is not in a position to vouch for such information.

Persons resident in or visiting Fiji who require assistance from a U.S. diplomatic mission should contact the U.S. Embassy in , Fiji, P.O. Box 218 or 158 Princes Rd, Tamavua, Fiji, telephone: (679) 3314-466, fax: (679) 3302-267, email: [email protected].

A legal professional in Fiji must be a member of the Fiji Law Society to be able to practice law. Most law firms are able to provide notary services and general legal counsel.

Suva

Name: Devanesh Prakash Sharma & Ramesh Patel Firm Name: R. Patel Lawyers Firm Address: 77 Ratu Cakobau Road, Domain, P.O. Box 693, Suva, Telephone 679-892-3125 E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial, domestic, civil and criminal litigation, opinions and general legal advice Languages spoken: English, Fijian and Hindi Notary Public: Yes Affiliation: Fiji Law Society

Name: Walton David Dixon Morgan and Nilesh Prasad Firm Name: Mitchell Keil Firm Address: Ground Floor, No. 10 Gorrie Street, Box 1056, Suva.

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Telephone: 679-3301066 Facsimile: 679-3301641 Mobile: 679-999-5659 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General but mainly commercial, real property transactions. No matrimonial or criminal work. Languages: English and Hindi Notary Public: Yes

Name: Isireli Tuifua Fa LLB, LLM (Hons) Auckland, NZ Firm Name: Fa & Company Firm Address: Level 4, FNPF Place, Victoria Parade, P. O. Box 15859, Suva, Fiji Telephone: 679-3303750 Facsimile: 679-3305034 Mobile: 679-999-3693 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Civil litigation, commercial and corporate. Languages: English, Fijian Notary Public: Yes, Commissioner for Oaths Affiliations: Fiji Law Society

Name: Laurel Vaurasi Firm Name: Shekinah Law Firm Address: 41 Gladstone Road, Suva Telephone: 679-310-0585 Mobile: 679-777-5444 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Family law, commercial law and estate law Languages: English, Fijian and Rotuman Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Fiji Law Society, IBA-International Bar Association, Fiji

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Environmental Law Association; Accredited Mediator with Singapore Mediation Centre.

Name: Mohammed Afzal Khan (LL.B.), Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Notary Public, Admitted: Wellington, N.Z., Canberra (ACT) Australia Firm Name: Khan & Co Barristers & Solicitors Firm Address: Suite 8 & 9, 1st Floor, QI Centre, Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji. P.O. Box 549, Suva. Telephone: 679-3315777 & 679-3313655 Facsimile: 679-330-0173 Mobile: 679-7072786 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General practice Languages spoken: English, French, Fijian and Hindi Other Information: British citizen Notary: Yes Affiliation: Fiji Law Society

Name: Peter Ian Knight and Varunendra Prasad Firm Name: Cromptons Firm Address: P.O. Box 300, Suva, Suite 10, QBE, Victoria Parade, Suva Telephone: 679-3301499 Facsimile: 679-3301618 Direct Line: 679-3301749 E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Website: http://www.cromptonslaw.com.fj/ Specialization of Firm: General practice with emphasis on commercial law, civil litigation, insurance and trademarks Languages spoken: English, Fijian and Hindi Notary Public: Yes Affiliation: Admitted to practice in England, Fiji Law Society

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Name: Ramesh Prakash and Vipul M. Mishra Firm Name: Mishra Prakash & Associates Firm Address: 43 Bau Street, Flagstaff, P.O. Box 2379, Govt Bldgs, Suva, Fiji; Telephone: Suva: 679-3300466, Facsimile: 679-3303068 Mobile: 679-9993744/679-999-3742/679-999-6032 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Fijian Notary Public: Yes

Name: Raman Pratap Singh Firm Name: Kohli & Singh Suva Firm Address: 77 Cumming Street, Box 15703, Suva Telephone: 679-3304867, 3302674, 3306411, direct line: 679-3304867 Facsimile: 679-3304868 Mobile: 679-9920255 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Litigation Conveyancing Language Spoken: English, Hindi and Fijian Notary Public: Yes

Name: Richard Naidu, Glenis Yee, Jon Apted & Nicholas Barnes Firm Name: Munro Leys, Lawyers & Notaries Public Firm Address: Level 3, Pacific House, Butt Street, PO Box 149, Suva, Fiji Telephone: 679-3314188 Facsimile: 679-3302672 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Arbitration, aviation, banking and securities, capital markets, commercial property transactions (general), company law (general), employment, foreign investment, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, litigation (general), taxation and stamp duty,

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED telecommunications, tourism, trademarks, trade practices/anti-trust Language: English, Hindi Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Fiji Law Society, International Bar Association, International Trademark Association Other Information: Firm has four partners, four senior associates and 16 solicitors.

Name: Satish Parshotam & Subhas Parshotam Firm Name: Parshotam & Company Firm Address: 2nd Floor, Mid City Bldg. Corner of Cumming St. and Waimanu Rd. P.O. Box 131, Suva, Fiji Telephone: 679-3314844 Facsimile: 679-3300681 E-mail: [email protected] ;[email protected], [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial, corporate, banking, finance, litigation Languages: English, Hindi Notary Public: Yes, Commissioner for Oaths Affiliations: member of Fiji Law Society, the High Court of New Zealand

Name: Suresh Chandra & Vijay Prakash Firm name: MC Lawyers Firm Address: 3rd Floor, Deoji Bldg., 63 Marks Street, Box 951, Suva Telephone: 679-3312822, 3312983 Facsimile: 679-3301822 Mobile: 679-999-2823 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial transactions, property, litigation, family disputes and criminal Languages: English, Fijian, Hindi Notary Public: Yes, Commissioner of Oaths

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Name: Viren Kapadia and Hemendra Kumar Nagin Firm Name: Sherani & Co Firm Address: Level 2 Harifam Centre, Greig Street, Box 1004, Suva Telephone: 679-3313255 Facsimile: 679-3301546 Mobile: 679-9925925/679-7733255 E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.sherani.com.fj/ Specialization of Firm: Civil and commercial litigation, commercial transactions Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati Affiliations: Member: Fiji Law Society

Name: William Wylie Clarke Firm Name: Howards Barristers & Solicitors Firm Address: G.P.O. Box 13687, Level 7 FNPF Place, Victoria Parade, Suva Telephone: 679-3300046 Facsimile: 679-3300180 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General practice, commercial/trade law, criminal law Languages: English, French Affiliation: Fiji Law Society

Lautoka

Name: Anu Patel Firm Name: S.B. Patel & Company Firm Address: P.O. Box 74, , Fiji, 143 Vitogo Parade, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6660011 Facsimile: 679-6665516 Mobile: 9921311

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial, conveyancing, local government, general practice Languages spoken: English, Fijian, Hindi

Name: Chen Bunn Young Firm Name: Young and Associates Firm Address: P.O. Box 60, Lautoka, Fiji, 2 Saku Lane, Marine Drive, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6660044/6660818 Facsimile: 679-6664443 Email: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Civil litigation, commercial corporate law, conveyancing, trademarks, estates, personal injury, claims and general practice Language Spoken: English, Chinese, Hindi, Fijian Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Fiji Law Society

Name: Donald Davendran Gordon Firm Name: Gordon & Company Firm Address: level 1 Suite 1, 157 Vitogo Parade, P.O. Box 600, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6665272, 6669770 Facsimile: 679-6665296 Mobile: 9928272 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial, corporate, and criminal litigation, conveyancing, Human Rights Languages: English, Hindi Affiliations: Barrister at the Supreme Court at New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Name: Iftakhar Iqbal Ahmad Khan Firm Name: Iqbal Khan & Associates Firm Address: 7 Yasawa Street, P.O. Box 870, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6650141/6650162/ mobile: 959-4207 Facsimile: 679-6650159 Email: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General practice, litigation of criminal cases, matrimonial cases, civil cases, conveyancing, land matters, estate, probate, human rights and migration Notary Public: Yes, Commissioner for Oaths Affiliations: B.A. (Hons) Law, CNNA, London, Member of Lincoln’s Inn London, Admitted to the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of A.C.T., N.S.W., Queensland, Victoria and Fiji Islands, Former Resident Magistrate, Fiji.

Name: Ram Krishna & Shalen Ram Krishna Firm Name: Krishna & Co Firm Address: 1st Floor, 27 Naviti Street, Postal Box 881, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6662144, 6662816 Facsimile: 679-6661467 Mobile: 9926144 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Personal injury claims, insurance law, conveyancing, arbitrators, corporate and company matters, intellectual property, civil litigation including admin law – all courts, defense of criminal acts, aviation-related matters, matrimonial matters Languages: English

Name: Suresh Chandra Maharaj Firm Name: Suresh Maharaj & Associates Firm Address: 11 Salala Place, P.O. Box 2650, Lautoka Telephone: 679-6667455 (Office), 679-6667571 (Res) Facsimile: 679-6667441

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Mobile: 9950917 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General legal practice, civil, criminal and commercial Languages: English, Hindi

Nadi

Name: Adish K. Narayan (office moving to Nadi) Firm Name: A.K. Lawyers Firm Address: P.O. Box PD 74, Port Denarau Retail Center, Denarau, Nadi Telephone: 679-675 0075/6750125; mobile: 9929366 Facsimile: 679-6670080 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.aklawyers.com.fj Specialization of Firm: Commercial litigation, crime, insurance, personal injuries Languages: English, Hindi, Fijian Affiliations: Member of Law Society of New South Wales, Australia with current practicing certification, Member of Law Asia

Name: Dorsami Naidu Firm Name: Pillai, Naidu & Associates Associate: Salote Maria Veitoakiyaki; Jadhav Prakashan Firm Address: 17 Sagayam Road, Box 1184, Nadi Telephone: 679-6700599, 6700793, mobile: 9920599 Facsimile: 679-6702365 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Specialization of Firm: General but greater emphasis on civil litigation, conveyancing, commercial and domestic Languages: English, Hindi, Fijian Affiliations: Immediate Past President of T.I.S.I. Sangam, Charter President of Lions Club of Nadi, Manager of Nadi Special School; Past President of

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED the Fiji Law Society Other Information: Former Member of Parliament (Dorsami Naidu)

Name: Babu Indrashekhar Singh LLB. (N.Z.) Firm Name: Babu Singh & Associates Firm Address: 73 Sagayam Road, Nadi Town, Nadi. P.O. Box 1705, Nadi Telephone: 679-6703499, 6703489, mobile: 7265023 Facsimile: 679-6703330 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Criminal law, family and commercial law, civil litigation in both High and Magistrate Court Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Member of Fiji Law Society. Past President of Rotary club of Nadi Other Information: Admitted in N.Z., Fiji, Australian Capital Territory, Barrister High Court of Australia, and Lawyer since 1985 - former Crown Prosecutor.

Name: Janend Kaushik Sharma Firm name: Janend Sharma Lawyers Firm Address: 1st Floor, Manji jadavji Building, 996 Queens Road, Nadi Town, Box 2114, Nadi. Telephone: 679-6702800, m obile: 9990488 Facsimile: 679-6702802 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Commercial and company law, criminal law Languages: English, Hindi Other Information: Assists with Fiji Immigration matters.

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

Name: Amrit Sen Firm Name: Maqbool & Company Firm Address: Kalayangi Pala Bldg, P.O. Box 231, Labasa, Fiji Telephone: 679-8812788, m obile: 992 2788 Facsimile: 679-8813168 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Criminal, civil litigation, conveyancing Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Fijian Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Admitted as barrister and solicitor of High Court of NZ, Solicitor of New South Wales, Australia, Barrister/Solicitor Act, Australia

Name: Ami Chandra Kohli Firm Name: Kohli Solicitors Firm Address: Old Fire Station Bldg, Civic Centre, Box 150, Labasa, Fiji Telephone: 679- 8812255; 9200520; mobile: 992 2224 Facsimile: 679-8813493 E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Criminal, family, traffic, company and conveyancing Languages: English, Hindi, Fijian Notary Public: Yes Affiliations: Member: Fiji Law Society, New Zealand Law Society Other Information: Admitted to New Zealand High Court.

Ba

Name: Samuel Kamlesh Ram Firm Name: Samuel K Ram Firm Address: 2nd Floor, Kamal Building, Box 3318, Ba Town. Telephone: 679-6671815, mobile: 9924077

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Facsimile: 679-6671814 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Litigation and commercial law Languages: English, Hindi

Rakiraki

Name: Anil Kumar Tikaram LLB. (N.Z.) Firm Name: Tikaram & Associates Firm Address: P.O Box 1101 Rakiraki Telephone: 679-9925422 (mobile) E-mail: [email protected] Specialization of Firm: Real estate transaction corporate work/litigation, matrimonial matters, trademarks, debt collection Languages: English, Hindi, Fijian Notary Public: Yes, Commissioner for Oaths Affiliations: Fiji Law Society, Fiji Judo Association, International Judo Federation, Arjay Samaj, Fiji University of Fiji - Saweni Other Information: Sir Moti Tikaram K.B.E., C.F., C.S.M., LLB will be joining as consultant

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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED