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Offshore: Trusts - Bahamas
What the Team is Known For
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes frequently acts for high net worth individuals, families and trustees, and is particularly strong in contentious trust matters.
Offshore: Trusts
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McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
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Offshore: Trusts
About
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Our Trust and Private Client group advises on most aspects of international trust and private client matters. The Firm has a wealth of experience in this area and its lawyers are frequently called upon to advise high net worth individuals and families on the use of the panoply of off shore Bahamian structures available to high net worth individuals and their families.
Our lawyers are trained to think innovatively in addressing client needs and tailoring products and solutions as uniquely crafted as the individual who requires them. From advising on the use of a Settlor Reserved Powers Trust as a variant to the traditional discretionary trust to the use of a Purpose Trust in conjunction with a Private Trust Company, the Firm’s Trust and Private Client practice group is renowned for its cutting edge thinking.
The firm is particularly well-known for its trust litigation work, representing private trusts and trust companies in litigation and in trust instruction proceedings concerning large and complex matters.
Strengths
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They are the standout firm in the Bahamas in terms of availability for client demands and quality of work. The team has an extraordinary depth and breadth of practice in the offshore sphere.
The McKinney team is very attentive, quick in turnaround and gives great advice.
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McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has very experienced personnel who are very solutions-oriented.
McKinney Bancroft is first in class. The team is proactive, responsive and completely attuned to the needs of its clients.
They are the standout firm in the Bahamas in terms of availability for client demands and quality of work. The team has an extraordinary depth and breadth of practice in the offshore sphere.
The McKinney team is very attentive, quick in turnaround and gives great advice.
McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has very experienced personnel who are very solutions-oriented.
McKinney Bancroft is first in class. The team is proactive, responsive and completely attuned to the needs of its clients.
Notable Practitioners
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John F. Wilson KC
Head of Offshore: Trusts
John Wilson KC is notable for his work handling high profile trust disputes and commercial litigation matters.
John Wilson is very responsive to our needs.
Sean N. C. Moree KC
Head of Offshore: Trusts
Sean Moree KC represents high net worth individuals and families, as well as trust companies, in contentious and noncontentious trust matters.
Sean Moree is a highly skilled litigator. He is one of the best in The Bahamas.
Sean Moree is an absolutely stand out advocate. He wears his learning and intelligence with a very light touch. He is incredibly charming and easy to deal with.
Michelle I. Deveaux
Michelle Deveaux is a partner in the team and advises her high net worth clients on trust planning, often involving cross-border structuring for multi-jurisdictional assets.
Michelle Deveaux is excellent. She is experienced well above her years.
Michelle Deveaux is always accessible and she has a strong grasp of the law. She is a great partner to our business.
Vanessa L. Smith
Vanessa Smith handles a wide range of matters, including contentious and noncontentious trusts mandates. Her clients include fiduciaries, beneficiaries and wealthy families.
Erin M. Hill
Erin Hill advises clients on a range of trust-related matters including litigation and structuring.
Erin Hill is a rising star of the Bahamas Bar.
Erin is supremely talented. She is a very capable attorney with a bright future.
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Beatrice E. Miranda
Berchel Wilson
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