About
Provided by Lennox Paton
Lennox Paton is a leading offshore, full-service commercial law firm advising clients on the laws of The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands.
The firm's practice areas cover banking and finance, commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring, investment funds, private client, real estate, resort development, shipping and trusts and foundations. The firm has especially strong practices in trusts, commercial, corporate insolvency litigation and investment funds. It also has niches in capital markets work and hotel and resort development.
Lennox Paton has a vast and diversified private client practice. The firm represents domestic and international financial institutions, banks, trust companies and multinational companies, as well as HNW and UHNW individuals and their advisors worldwide.
Chambers Review
Lennox Paton is a top-level Bahamian law firm which provides a full range of services to a client base encompassing well-known international businesses as well as prominent high net worth individuals. The firm possesses particularly strong capabilities in litigation and other strands of disputes work, with a deep bench of lawyers to draw upon for contentious commercial issues. It also advises clients on the full spectrum of transactional and commercial regulatory matters, with an especially notable track record when it comes to bond issuances and revolving credit facilities. An equally impressive real estate department offers counsel on property acquisitions, sales and developments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very competent, responsive and knowledgeable on a variety of matters, providing top-quality service."
"Lennox Paton is very efficient and thorough in handling complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team has good connectivity, commercial awareness and responsiveness."
"The team is very competent, responsive and knowledgeable on a variety of matters, providing top-quality service."
"Lennox Paton is very efficient and thorough in handling complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team has good connectivity, commercial awareness and responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Head of real estate David Johnstone maintains his standing at the fore of the Bahamas' property market. He acts for a range of notable international developers, as well as lenders, on the development of commercial and residential property, hotels and resorts, marinas and other types of real estate. He additionally assists with sales, acquisitions, financing and regulatory compliance.
"David is reliable and competent in his legal opinions."
Michael Paton is one of the most experienced transactional lawyers in the Bahamas, having handled a wide range of M&A and finance work over the course of a career which has covered more than three decades. He is additionally noted for his sound grasp of investment fund launches and various commercial regulatory issues.
"He is responsive, commercial, solution-oriented, knowledgeable and excellent at finding practical solutions to complex issues."
Brian Simms KC is a highly esteemed lawyer in the Bahamas as one of the jurisdiction's leading litigators. He draws particular acclaim for his work in the financial services sector, and has a wealth of experience handling disputes stemming from insolvency and liquidation proceedings.
"He has a lot of experience in insolvency and has a good success rate with his cases."
Christopher Jenkins KC is a well-regarded disputes lawyer with a wide-ranging practice. He regularly represents clients in commercial and property litigation, with further expertise in insolvency and asset recovery. He was recently appointed KC.
"Christopher is a commercial, practical and responsive lawyer."
Michelle Neville-Clarke handles a variety of M&A transactions, financing and securities matters, with further notable experience in investment funds. She is well regarded within the legal community in the Bahamas.
"Michelle has a very in-depth knowledge on funds and banking in the Bahamas."
Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou is a skilled lawyer with notable strengths in disputes. She is especially well versed in handling insolvency disputes and related asset-tracing matters, having overseen several of the most significant such cases in the Bahamas.
"Sophia has good connectivity and provides thorough legal analysis."
Metta MacMillan-Hughes KC is a well-regarded lawyer who handles a range of disputes, including those relating to tax, personal injury and insolvency. Her strongest reputation lies in the field of high-end matrimonial cases.
Castino Sands is a notable lawyer for banking and finance matters in the Bahamas. He has handled an array of work, including both credit facilities and bond issuances, and is accomplished at acting on behalf of lenders, borrowers and issuers.
"Castino is very knowledgeable of commercial law and he provides reasoned and thorough advice."
Marco Turnquest is a respected dispute resolution lawyer who regularly takes on major commercial claims. He is noted for his experience working both for and against financial institutions, including at the appellate level.