Glinton Sweeting O'Brien

Managing Partner: Bryan A. Glinton

Group Heads: Bryan A. Glinton (Senior Partner and Private Client and Estate Planning Chair, Resort Development Co-Chair and Tax Co-Chair), Andrew G.S. O’Brien II (Senior Partner and Real Estate/Foreign Direct Investment Chair and Resort Development Co-Chair), Dwayne Whylly (Financial Services Chair and Tax Co-Chair), Giahna Soles-Hunt (Litigation Chair)

Number of partners: 8

Number of other fee-earners: 7

Languages: English, Italian, Spanish

Glinton Sweeting O’Brien (“GSO”) is a full-service boutique law firm located in Nassau, The Bahamas. The firm was founded in 2005 and has grown into a premier law firm through quality service, responsiveness and a keen client focus. GSO serves its clients within The Bahamas and around the world (including all of the Americas, Europe and Asia) with a personal touch and efficiency, harnessing the power of technology throughout.

GSO has a diverse legal team, which includes attorneys, management professionals and dedicated support staff aimed at providing tailored, pragmatic legal advice designed to achieve the best possible results for clients with maximum efficiency. GSO’s stated goal is to establish strong relationships with its clients to obtain a holistic view of their needs and requirements, thereby affording them the opportunity to offer cohesive, comprehensive and compliant solutions.

Commercial and Residential Real Estate: The Real Estate Group advises on all aspects of commercial and residential real estate matters – negotiating contracts, reviewing title, creating effective structures, and navigating complex regulations. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, the GSO team anticipates issues and creates innovative solutions to help its clients achieve their objectives; and has developed a reputation of handling matters efficiently and effectively.

Commercial Transactions: The firm’s Commercial Group assists its clients in navigating the myriads of regulatory requirements when investing or doing business in The Bahamas. The team interacts daily with a variety of government departments, such as the Bahamas Investments Authority, the Central Bank, the Securities Commission, the Insurance Commission, the Port Department, the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, the Business Licence Department, the Department of Inland Revenue, and the Public Treasury. GSO also advises on the Bahamian aspects of international projects, regularly providing opinions in connection with financial transactions that involve Bahamian entities, and addressing issues such as capacity, creditor rights, borrower rights, insolvency, choice of law, and enforceability under Bahamian law. The team prepares and reviews general commercial documentation and agreements, routinely coordinating with legal counterparts around the world.

Financial Services: GSO’s Financial Services Group offers sophisticated, forward-thinking advice to local and international clients, encompassing a wide range of practice areas including corporate law, banking and securities law, investment funds, secured lending and structured finance, capital and financial markets, regulatory compliance and corporate advisory services.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution: GSO’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group is dedicated to providing its clients with vigorous and professional representation, clear and practical advice and real solutions to the problems we are presented with. GSO strives to be an asset to its clients rather than an expense. That means staying in touch, meeting deadlines and getting to the best possible resolution of any dispute as efficiently as possible. GSO’s areas of litigation expertise include banking & financial services, construction, constitutional & administrative law, contentious estates & probate, corporate & commercial disputes, enforcement of foreign judgments, fraud & white-collar crime, insolvency, insurance and shipping & admiralty.

Private Client and Estate Planning: GSO has extensive experience with the establishment of not only trusts, foundations and wills but also family offices and private trust companies, as well as the ancillary corporate vehicles which may be necessary to achieve the intended result, as part of clients’ estate planning. GSO maintains close contact with its clients and their trusted advisors to ensure that the structures are established not only in compliance with local norms and standards but also in line with those of other jurisdictions where assets may be situated.

Tax: The firm’s Tax Practice Group advises clients in respect of their compliance with local tax legislation, as well as international tax frameworks. The GSO team comprises of jurisdiction experts in FATCA, CRS and other tax reporting and tax advisory matters.

Immigration: GSO regularly assists its institutional clients in obtaining and renewing work permits as necessary for their projects; they also work with our private clients to secure homeowners’ cards, annual residency, permanent residency and citizenship, depending on their individual circumstances.

Aviation & Maritime: GSO advises on all aspects of aviation and maritime financing, as well as utilization of The Bahamas’ world-class aviation and ship registries.

Corporate Services: GSO evaluates and advises on appropriate corporate structures to suit its clients’ needs for purposes ranging from commercial transactions to individual wealth planning. The firm’s corporate services affiliate, GSO Corporate Services Ltd., provides a full range of services in connection with the establishment, administration and maintenance of compliant corporate and partnership entities.

Title Insurance: GSO offers title insurance through the firm’s affiliate company, Guarantee Title Insurance Agency Ltd., which is an agent of Stewart Title, one of the leading worldwide providers of title insurance.

Clients: GSO represents a broad domestic and international client base that includes high net worth individuals, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, developers, investors, international law firms, international accounting firms and global investment and retail banks. Their clients include public and private business entities, new and seasoned investors, and anyone who seeks informed, effective and timely advice on legal matters affecting their business or investment in The Bahamas, or the Bahamian aspects of their business around the world.

Nassau

303 Shirly Street PO Box N-492, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas

Albany

Suite 205, Albany Financial Centre, Lewis Drive, P.O. Box N-492, Albany, New Providence, The Bahamas

Web: www.gsolegal.com

Tel: +1 242 328 3500

Tel: +1 242 397 9050

Fax: +1 242 328 8008