Tortola, British Virgin Islands. January 2025 – O’Neal Webster announces that Koya Ryan has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the litigation department. Her practice covers civil, commercial, insolvency, and cross-border disputes. She is admitted to practice in the British Virgin Islands and Trinidad and Tobago.
Koya brings experience in judicial research and analysis from her work as Judicial Research Counsel to judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal in Trinidad and Tobago, where she assisted on matters involving civil and commercial issues, including insolvency, arbitration, property, family, constitutional, and public law.
“We are pleased to welcome Koya to the firm. Her unique experience of working closely with both High Court and Court of Appeal judges will be an asset to the team and by extension our clients,” Vanessa King, O’Neal Webster Managing Partner, commented.
Koya holds an LLM in International Dispute Resolution (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London, a Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School, an LLB from the University of London, and a BSc in Economics and International Relations from the University of the West Indies. She has earned several academic awards, including Council Prizes and distinctions from the Eugene Dupuch Law School for academic performance.
