Lawyers in Bahamas
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Luther Mcdonald, KC
Luther H. McDonald, KC, is a Partner in the firm’s Property and Development Practice Group and the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Luther is an experienced litigator, with a broad practice covering corporate and commercial law, insolvency, Real Property, trusts, fraud and financial services. He is well known for his expertise in financial services and has been involved in matters with all of the major banks in The Bahamas (Commercial and Offshore). Luther has developed a keen interest in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and digital market regulation within The Bahamas. He has recently completed the MIT Executive Management course in Blockchain Technology and Innovation. Some of his recent matters have included: Disputes involving private client and trust company Numerous Quieting title and Trespass actions Represented a bank regarding in a bank account ‘ownership’ dispute Represented a bank in a lawsuit brought against them by a real estate agent Successfully represented Water Supply Contractor against statutory agency in much publicised case: Water Sewage Corporation (WSC) Vs Aqua Designs (Bahamas) Ltd. Luther currently serves on the Board of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas and has previously served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Bahamas Bar Association. Luther was called to the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Bar of England and Wales of the Honorary Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 1980. He completed his LLB with Honours from the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom in 1979 and the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law in London in 1980. He also obtained an undergraduate degree from St. Johns University, Minnesota, in 1976.
Alexiou Knowles & Co
Marco Turnquest
Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring, Trusts & Foundations
Lennox Paton
McFalloughn Bowleg
McFalloughn is an Associate in the firm's Litigation Group.
Lennox Paton
Metta MacMillan-Hughes KC
Metta MacMillan-Hughes KC is recognised as a leading commercial and civil litigator in the Bahamas. Held in high regard by the judiciary and her peers, her submissions in several cases have precipitated amendments to the law. She regularly appears before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and has also appeared before the Privy Council in the UK. Although her experience and practice covers the full spectrum of civil and commercial litigation Metta is particularly well known in the Bahamas legal arena when it comes to insolvency, especially in relation to trust assets held by insolvent companies, in which her approach in the leading Bahamian case – Dominion Investments – was approved by the Court and incorporated in the Bahamian Insolvency legislation. In addition to insolvency she has developed particular expertise in Proceeds of Crime Act and Mutual Legal Assistance proceedings; Insurance litigation involving high value catastrophic injury, death and property claims, professional negligence indemnity claims; Asset recovery and all forms of Interlocutory relief including injunctions (including Worldwide Freeze orders) disclosure orders (including Norwich Pharmacal orders; electronic discovery); as well as in many less well known areas such as issues involving the Computer Misuse Act and Listening Devices Act in the context of civil proceedings. Recognised as a leading Family law specialist she is frequently instructed for high net worth international clients who have retired to The Bahamas or have assets here. She deals with divorces, financial provision claims, custody and access disputes and is frequently engaged to negotiate and prepare Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements.
Lennox Paton
Michael Paton
Of Counsel Based in Nassau, Michael is a former partner and head of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial, Investment Funds and Banking and Finance Groups. He is consistently recommended in the legal directories and has been ranked in Band 1 for Chambers Global and Chambers HNW Guide 2018. Michael’s areas of practice include corporate, finance, banking, securities, mergers & acquisitions, investment funds, trusts and foundations. He has spoken at numerous international conferences, has written numerous articles, and has authorised several chapters for practitioner texts on Bahamian legal issues. Michael is former chairman of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (2002-2004), and he is currently deputy chairman of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (since 2017). He is also a qualified Certified Public Accountant (non-practising) in the United States.
Lennox Paton
Michelle Neville-Clarke
Michelle heads the firm’s Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial, Investment Funds, Private Client Groups. She has considerable experience in the areas of investment funds, securities law, corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, immigration, probate, private client and wealth management matters. Michelle’s portfolio of work in financial services in the past year saw her act as lead counsel for the Special committee of directors of a publicly listed utilities company in advising s to the necessary steps for sale of the company’s shares and delisting of such company from the Bahamas International Stock Exchange. Michelle has written numerous articles and is frequently asked to present at both local and international conferences on her areas of expertise and is ranked by both the International Financial Law Review and Chambers Global. Michelle routinely works with both international and local clientele ranging from large financial institutions and international law firms to private individual clients and works closely with the various regulators in The Bahamas.
Lennox Paton
Nateisha L. Anderson-Bain
Nateisha is a Partner in the Real Estate Group. She specialises in representing purchasers and vendors in buying and selling residential and commercial property, as well as representing mortgagees and mortgagors in secured financing transactions. Nateisha also focuses on resort and condominium development, including all aspects of acquisition, financing, regulatory approvals, master planning, sales programmes and the drafting of heads of agreements. Her practice extends generally to private client, corporate, commercial, estate planning and residency matters.
Lennox Paton
Oscar Johnson, Jr., K.C.
Oscar N. Johnson, Jr., K.C. is the Senior Partner of Higgs & Johnson. He has held the positions of Managing Partner and Global Managing Director (2012 to June 2020) and Co-Managing Partner of the Firm (2020 – 2024). He is the former chair of the Litigation practice group and practises a full range of Corporate and Commercial law, specialising in Commercial and Civil Litigation, Admiralty Law, Insurance Law and Employment Law.
Higgs & Johnson
Peteche Mitchell
Associate
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
Philip Dunkley KC
Former Senior Partner; specialises in complex commercial and chancery litigation (appearing in the BCCI, Grupo Torras cases and the Oracle Fund liquidation), commercial and shipping transactions; civil litigation; admiralty law and shipping; and private wealth management.
Higgs & Johnson
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
RaSean Longley
Associate
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
Ramonne Gardiner
Ramonne is a Partner in the Litigation Group. He is highly experienced in commercial and civil litigation, including insolvency and restructuring, company, trust, contract and personal injury claims. He has appeared as junior counsel in both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of The Bahamas. Ramonne is a member of the Bahamas Bar Association, Young ICCA – International Council for Commercial Arbitration and AIJA-International Association of Young Lawyers.
Lennox Paton
Renai Martin
Renai B. Martin is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate and Development, Government & Regulatory Affairs and Tax practice groups. Renai has experience in representing vendors and purchasers in residential and commercial property acquisitions and sales, domestic mortgages and private leases. Her practice also includes advising on tax matters and obtaining regulatory approvals. She regularly assists with all aspects of resort development with varied condominium, residential and amenity components, including acquisition, financing, regulatory approvals and master planning.
Higgs & Johnson
Rhchetta R. Godet
Rhchetta R. Godet is a Senior Associate in the Firm’s Property and Development Practice Group, and the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group having joined the Firm in 2023. Her practice includes: Conveyancing, Mortgages, and Property Developments Family & Matrimonial (Divorce, Adoptions, Hague Convention Applications), Wills & Probate Commercial Litigation International Company Restorations & Trademarks Rhchetta graduated from the College of The Bahamas with an Associates of Arts degree in Law and Criminal Justice in 2008. She went on to continue her studies in 2009 at the Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England where she graduated with Upper Second Class Honors with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law in 2011 and a Masters in Law in 2012. She then completed the Bar in England in 2013 and is a member of the Honorable Society of Middle Temple. Rhchetta was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales and The Bahamas Bar in 2013. She obtained an International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering and Governance Risk & Compliance from The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services.
Alexiou Knowles & Co
Rhyan Elliott
Rhyan Elliott is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Rhyan has practiced extensively in various areas of Civil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, with a particular focus on matters with a cross-border element, in banking, financial services regulation, insurance, employment, personal injuries, fatal accidents, professional negligence, and property law. He has also gained wide experience acting on behalf of parties in divorce and complex matrimonial finance proceedings. Rhyan has experience representing both individual and institutional clients, including Investment Managers, Liquidators and Receivers at all stages of litigation, including interlocutory applications, at trial and on appeal. He has acted for many individual claimants and several insurance companies and re-insurers in quantifying, negotiating and defending numerous complex personal injuries, malpractice and fatal accidents claims.
Higgs & Johnson
Richard Horton
Richard J. W. Horton joined the Firm in 2007 and is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Richard specializes in all areas of labour and employment law (from the drafting of employment contracts and handbooks, to litigation for both employees and employers) and in admiralty and maritime issues (in particular, ship arrests and releases, and opinions in respect to Bahamian ship mortgages). Richard also regularly advises and represents clients in respect to many aspects of the common law (including defamation (libel and slander), trespass to land, nuisance, conversion, and negligence), the enforcement of foreign judgments in The Bahamas, and contractual disputes. Richard completed the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School in London, England in 2002 after obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law, London, England in 2001. He was awarded the Jules Thorn Scholarship from the Honourable Society of Middle Temple, and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree (Joint Honours) in Philosophy & Theology in 1999 from the University of Durham, England. Richard is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Alexiou Knowles & Co
Richard Lightbourn
Consultant
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
Robert Van Wynen
Robert F. Van Wynen joined the firm in 1993 and is a Partner in the firm’s Property Development Practice Group. His primary area of practice is commercial law and real estate, including conveyancing, mortgage financing, resort acquisition/development and financing. He is also experienced in immigration, as well as trusts and estate planning matters. Robert received his LLB with Honours from the University of Buckingham, UK in 1992. He is a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Bar of England and Wales and the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He also obtained an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Tulane University, Louisiana, in 1989.
Alexiou Knowles & Co
Sandra Lightbourn
Sandra is a Partner in the firm’s Real Estate & Development practice group. Sandra specialises in Real Estate Development and Conveyancing, representing clients in the purchase, sale, transfer, financing and mortgage of properties in The Bahamas, reviewing and preparing declarations of condominiums, institutional financing and security, advising and obtaining regulatory government approvals. Her practice extends to include Probate & Estate Administration, Immigration and Trademarks.
Higgs & Johnson
Sean Moree KC
Partner, chair of the Trust & Private Client Practice Group and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Moree manages caseloads for multi-national companies and ultra-high-net-worth families. An accomplished litigator, Moree represents clients in a wide range of commercial disputes, including trust litigation, derivative actions, shareholder disputes and third-party claims. His litigation practice also focuses on insolvency, restructuring, and disputes in the banking industry. Moree runs an active arbitration practice and appears regularly before tribunals, both in The Bahamas and internationally. He frequently works on cases that involve multiple jurisdictions, demonstrating prowess at liaising and collaborating with attorneys in other jurisdictions to ensure efficient management of international matters. He cultivates long-term working relationships with his clients, often representing or managing their legal affairs for years in various areas of law.
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
Sebastian Masnyk
Sebastian is an Associate in the firm’s litigation department, having joined the firm in 2018. His practice covers Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring, Corporate & Commercial, Trusts & Foundations, Private Client matters, and Real Estate.
Lennox Paton
Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou
Sophia is a partner in our commercial litigation department. She appears regularly as lead counsel before the Bahamian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Sophia continues to receive growing recognition for her reputation in the field of insolvency litigation. Chambers Global comment ‘Sophia continues to enhance her already impressive disputes reputation. Sources describe her as “excellent,” “practical,” and “meticulous.” She is well versed in handling disputes relating to securities fraud, asset tracing and insolvency’. She impresses sources with her industrious approach to the work she takes on, with The Legal 500 Caribbean noting “Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou does an excellent job; she is highly recommended for being extremely professional, efficient and experienced. Working with Sophia is like working with some of the top firms in London.” Sophia represents clients in multi-jurisdictional matters and has acted in several prominent cross-border insolvency cases. She is also experienced in shareholder and company disputes and trust litigation. Her overall practice areas include advising clients with respect to contractual disputes, property disputes, fraud and asset tracing, Norwich Pharmacal applications, applications for injunctions and other interlocutory relief. Sophia has been recognised by Chambers Global 2023, The Legal 500 Caribbean 2023, Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2020, Who’s Who Legal: Litigation 2020, Global Restructuring Review’s ’40 Under 40’ and was featured in GRR’s ‘Women in Restructuring’ list in 2019. She is regularly called on to speak at various international conferences, including INSOL, ABA, ABI, and the AIJA, and has contributed to numerous publications with respect to Bahamian law.
Lennox Paton
Stanley Burnside
Stanley is an Associate in the firm’s Financial Services Group.
Lennox Paton