Portia Nicholson
Portia is a Corporate and Commercial lawyer with over 31 years’ experience. She has acted as lead counsel to, or been involved in, many domestic and cross border commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, high value structured finance transactions, initial public offerings and private placements of securities, as well as commercial real estate developments. · Higgs & Johnson
BahamasCorporate / M&A, Banking & Finance
About
Corporate and Commercial lawyer with over 31 years’ experience at Higgs & Johnson in the Bahamas, who has acted as lead counsel on domestic and cross‑border commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, high‑value structured finance transactions, initial public offerings, private placements and commercial real estate developments.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceCapital MarketsStructured FinanceReal EstateCommercial Transactions
Office
Expertise
Mergers & AcquisitionsStructured FinanceInitial Public Offerings (IPOs)Private PlacementsCommercial Real EstateCross-border Transactions
Education
- University of the West Indies — LL.B. (Hons.)
- Norman Manley Law School — Legal Education Certificate
- Nova Southeastern University — M.B.A.
Admissions
- Jamaica Bar Association