Gail A.M. Whiteman
Gail Whiteman joined the Harrison & Harrison family in December 2007; she came to the firm from Digicel where
she was in charge of intellectual property matters for the Digicel Group (which includes Jamaica and 23 other
territories). She also provided advice across the Digicel Group on general commercial law matters as well as
performing company secretarial services.
Gail comes from a long line of civil servants so it was no surprise that she started her law career in 2000 at the
Attorney General’s Chambers. She first worked in the Commercial Department where she gained invaluable
experience in that area of law. In 2004 she transferred to the Constitutional Law and Legislative Drafting division of
the Attorney General’s Chambers, where she worked on drafting and amending various pieces of legislation and
attended committees of Cabinet and Parliament in relation to Cabinet submissions and bills. She also advised the
litigation division particularly on matters of constitutional law.
Gail now heads up the Intellectual Property Law division of Harrison & Harrison assisting clients with copyrighting,
trademarking and patenting their works. She has worked with several of her clients in negotiating recording
contracts and publishing deals as well as registering their works overseas.
Gail has a deep appreciation for the arts and in particular loves live music. She has found a way to combine her
passion for this area with the practice of law and specializes in intellectual property. Her goal is to increase her
clients’ awareness of their intellectual property rights and she works to assist them in protecting these rights as well
as entering into suitable contractual relationships which adequately honour and protect their artistic achievements!
Gail is a British Chevening Scholar and obtained a masters degree in Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law
from King’s College London in 2006. She is a certified mediator and spinning instructor and enjoys the practice of
yoga.
she was in charge of intellectual property matters for the Digicel Group (which includes Jamaica and 23 other
territories). She also provided advice across the Digicel Group on general commercial law matters as well as
performing company secretarial services.
Gail comes from a long line of civil servants so it was no surprise that she started her law career in 2000 at the
Attorney General’s Chambers. She first worked in the Commercial Department where she gained invaluable
experience in that area of law. In 2004 she transferred to the Constitutional Law and Legislative Drafting division of
the Attorney General’s Chambers, where she worked on drafting and amending various pieces of legislation and
attended committees of Cabinet and Parliament in relation to Cabinet submissions and bills. She also advised the
litigation division particularly on matters of constitutional law.
Gail now heads up the Intellectual Property Law division of Harrison & Harrison assisting clients with copyrighting,
trademarking and patenting their works. She has worked with several of her clients in negotiating recording
contracts and publishing deals as well as registering their works overseas.
Gail has a deep appreciation for the arts and in particular loves live music. She has found a way to combine her
passion for this area with the practice of law and specializes in intellectual property. Her goal is to increase her
clients’ awareness of their intellectual property rights and she works to assist them in protecting these rights as well
as entering into suitable contractual relationships which adequately honour and protect their artistic achievements!
Gail is a British Chevening Scholar and obtained a masters degree in Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law
from King’s College London in 2006. She is a certified mediator and spinning instructor and enjoys the practice of
yoga.
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