McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes — Bahamas
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About
The firm: McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes is one of the largest and oldest firms in The Bahamas and conducts an extensive international and domestic practice from its offices in the cities of Nassau and Freeport. Established in 1945, the firm’s philosophy of delivering superior levels of service by industry specialists was established by its founding partners, Donald McKinney, Sir Oswald Bancroft and Sir Leonard Knowles. Dr Colin A Hughes joined the partnership in 1947 following the departure of Sir Leonard Knowles and the firm was restyled McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes. Since its inception McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has grown from a small practice of three attorneys with a support staff of three to a team of over 30 attorneys with a support staff of more than 100. Originally housed in a single office in the Boyle Building, downtown Nassau, in 1990 the firm moved to offices located on George Street in the heart of Nassau. McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes also has offices at Lyford Cay in Western New Providence and in Freeport, the nation’s second city, on the Island of Grand Bahama. Each client of the firm is the responsibility of an individual lawyer, through whom the collective expertise and resources of the firm become available. While each client’s work is handled on a personal basis, the high degree of interchange of information and cooperation between individual attorneys ensures that the client’s work is effectively supervised and guided within the firm to the appropriate areas of expertise. The firm is The Bahamas member of Lex Mundi, a Global Association of over 160 independent law firms that represent over 60 countries. High professional standards of performance and quality representation are the main membership selection criteria. Through the effective and efficient professional association of Lex Mundi, the firm is able to respond to requirements for legal services throughout the markets of the world and virtually every country. Founded principally as a corporate and commercial firm, today McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes is engaged in the general practice of law and services its clientele through the expertise of its attorneys in over 35 practice areas. ### Languages - English - Cantonese - French - German - Spanish - Taishanese ### Memberships - Lex Mundi - IFLR - The Legal 500 - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Office locations
Freeport
Freeport
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes Chancery House, The Mall Po Box F-40437 Freeport, Grand Bahama Freeport Bahamas
Nassau
Nassau
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes Mareva House, 4 George Street Po Box N-3937 Nassau, Bahamas Nassau Bahamas
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alexander Christie
Partner, Vice Chair of Firm's Corporate & Commercial and Real Estate Practice Groups. · Corporate / M&A
Alicia Gibson
Associate · Litigation
Andrew Smith
Senior Associate · Financial Services
April Turner
Partner in the firm and Chair of the Financial Services & Regulation Practice Group, Chief Operations Officer of MB&H Corporate Services Ltd. · Corporate / M&A
Ashley Sands
Partner · Family Law
Ava La-Roda
Associate · Litigation
Beatrice Miranda
Consultant and Co-Chair of the Firm's Trust & Private Client and Financial Services & Regulation Practice Groups · Trusts & Private Client
Berchel Wilson
Senior Associate · Litigation
Brenford Christie
Consultant · Real Estate
Brian Moree KT, KC
Consultant · Litigation
Campbell Cleare, III
Consultant · Admiralty, Shipping & Aviation
Demi Pindling
Associate · Corporate / M&A
Erin Hill
Partner Erin M. Hill is a Partner of the firm who is well-versed in a variety of practice areas, including banking and finance, corporate and commercial litigation, and trusts/private client litigation. She is a full member of STEP with Trust Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation and currently services as a Director for STEP Bahamas. Known for her responsiveness and efficiency, Erin has assisted in many civil litigation claims and was recently involved in complex litigation concerning a company which alleged a breach of fiduciary duties on the part of its directors leading to millions of losses by the Company. Erin has established a reputation of a hard-working, pragmatic lawyer who is detail oriented and attentive to all client needs. Outside of her work highlights, Erin is fluent in in Spanish which is vital to assist with clients from Spanish speaking countries. She is also an ADRgroup Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator and completed an LLM which focused on the metamorphoses of Arbitration. · Banking & Finance
Floidira Collie
Associate · Family Law
G. Diane Stewart
Consultant · Competition Law
Gabrielle Wilson
Associate · Admiralty & Shipping
Genell Sands
Partner, Chair of Labour & Employment Practice Group · Litigation
Gia Sands
Partner · Real Estate
John Wilson KC
Senior Partner, Chair of MBH Executive Committee, Chair of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Chair of Admiralty, Shipping & Aviation Practice Group, Vice Chair of Trust & Private Client Practice Group · Litigation
Justine Smith
Partner, Chair of Family Law Practice Group · Family Law
Kevin Moree
Partner and Co-Chair: Tax & Trade and Financial Services & Regulation practice groups Co-chair of Tax & Trade practice group: Advises clients on issues related to value added tax, business licence tax and real property tax and represents them in the dispute process associated with the same. Frequently provides opinions in connection with the suite of legislation passed to ensure The Bahamas is in line with international standards on tax transparency; namely, the Commercial Entities (Substance Requirements) Act, the Removal of Preferential Exemptions Act, the Register of Beneficial Ownership Act and the Multinational Entities Financial Reporting Act. Co-chair of Financial Services & Regulation practice group: Advises clients on regulatory matters associated with the financial services industry including the Banks & Trust Companies Regulation Act, Companies Act, International Business Companies Act, Foundations Act and Investment Funds Act. Litigation & Dispute resolution: Regularly appears in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in connection with various civil and commercial litigation matters. Experienced with multi-jurisdictional matters involving counsel located around the world and dealing with complex legal issues. · Tax & Trade
Kimberley Rolle
Partner, Chair of Real Estate, Foreign and Local Investment, Immigration and Corporate & Commercial Practice Groups,. · Real Estate
Lourey Smith
Consultant · Corporate / M&A
Peteche Mitchell
Associate · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
RaSean Longley
Associate · Financial Services & Regulation
Richard Lightbourn
Consultant · Real Estate
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. · Trusts & Private Client
Theominique Nottage
Senior Associate · Admiralty & Maritime
Timothy Eneas KC
Partner, Vice Chair Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group · Litigation
Vanessa Smith
Partner · Litigation