Saboto Scofield Caesar LL.B (Hons) (UWI), L.E.C (Hugh Wooding Law School), LL.M (University of London), PGDip, CRAE-CD (Dist) (UWI)
Attorney-at-Law
Partner
saboto@elliotattorneys.com
Professional Profile
Saboto Scofield Caesar is a seasoned public sector leader and legal professional with experience in finance, investment policy, and international engagement in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. With advanced training in banking and finance law and over a decade of ministerial leadership in Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he has played a central role in shaping national development strategies, creating enabling policy environments, and aligning public and private sector interests to attract large-scale investments. His extensive tenure as Minister of Agriculture allowed him to focus on global food security, trade in agriculture, the blue economy and the establishment of a modern medicinal wellness cannabis industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
He has led and participated in high-level international collaborations with multilateral institutions, regional blocs, and development partners, gaining deep experience in complex negotiations, cross-border policy coordination, and trade and investment agreements. His expertise in policy-making and negotiation positions him as a credible strategic advisor and partner for countries and investors seeking stable regulatory frameworks and long-term investment sustainability.
Caesar efficiently handles matters of international law, international banking and finance, contract law, related consultancy services for multinational entities, conveyancing and property law.
He is called to practice at the Bar in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in the British Virgin Islands and in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Academic Background
• Master of Laws (LL.M), Banking and Finance Law – University of London
• Legal Education Certificate (L.E.C) – Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad & Tobago
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons.) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
• Post Graduate Diploma Climate Resilient Agricultural Extension for Community Development (PGDip CRAE-CD) (Dist.) – University of the West Indies
• Island Scholarship Award Recipient – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Professional Experience
• Founder of Caribbean Assets and Projects Solutions
• 2025: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour
• 2010 -2025: Member of Parliament, South Central Windward
• 2010 – 2011: Minister of Tourism and Industry
• 2010: Minister of Housing, Lands and Surveys, Local Government, Physical Planning and Informal Human Settlement
• 2009 – 2010: Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• 2008 – 2009: Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Local Government
• 2006 – 2008: Crown Counsel II, Office of the Attorney General
• 2006 – 2007: Acting Registrar of the High Court
• 2005 – 2006: State Prosecutor, Crown Counsel I, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
