BAHAMAS Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Michaela Sumner-Budhi, Nia Rolle-Campbell and Eryn Wilmott GrahamThompson GrahamThompson has been one of the pre-eminent law firms in The Bahamas since 1950. The firm op - erates four offices conveniently located throughout The Bahamas. It is well regarded for its work with high-net-worth private clients. GrahamThompson’s key practice areas include: private clients, trusts and estates (estate and trust structuring, foundations, trust company licensing, and private trust compa - nies); banking and finance (real estate financing, as - set leasing and financing, corporate finance, restruc - turing, financial services law and regulation, loans, debentures and mortgages, and receivership); cor -
porate, commercial and securities (capital markets, M&A, pension schemes, private equity funds, unit trusts, investment funds and IPOs); property and de - velopment (hotels, resorts and mixed-use develop - ments, condominiums and timeshares, government approvals and exchange control, private and com - mercial mortgages, real property taxes, subdivision planning and structuring, second-home acquisitions and sales, and title insurance and opinions); and in - surance (captive insurance, and domestic and exter - nal insurance).
Authors
Michaela Sumner-Budhi is a partner at GrahamThompson, with extensive
Nia Rolle-Campbell is a partner in GrahamThompson’s private client and trusts and tax practices. Her practice focuses on advising high-net-worth
experience in transactional and litigation practices. Her work for GrahamThompson has spanned the firm’s litigation, employment and labour, property, commercial, and financial services practice areas. Her specialisations include risk management, medical ethics, medical, medical malpractice, commercial, and labour law. She has served on the Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board as chair-person, the Compliance Sub-Committee of the National Stem Cell Ethics Committee, and the National Medical Ethics Committee for the COVID-19 pandemic.
individuals and families and fiduciaries on complex asset
protection and estate planning matters. She advises trustees on fiduciary obligations and family offices on cross-border structuring issues. Her experience includes addressing multi-generational governance and the needs of globally mobile families. She is a member of STEP and is a Civil and Commercial Mediator for ADR-ODR International Ltd. Eryn Wilmott is a pupil at GrahamThompson (GT) in the law firm’s litigation practice. Her supervising attorneys are GT partners Michaela Sumner-Budhi and John Minns, and her mentor is GT partner Tanya Hanna.
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