BAHAMAS Law and Practice Contributed by: Sean Moree KC, Vanessa Smith and Erin Hill, McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
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 Nassau, Lyford Cay and Freeport. The trust and private client group advises on all 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 pano -
ply of Bahamian structures available to high net worth individuals and their families. The lawyers are trained to think innovatively in addressing client needs and tailoring products and solutions as uniquely craft - ed as the individuals who require them. McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes is The Bahamas’ member of Lex Mundi, a global association of over 160 independent law firms in 60-plus countries.
Authors
Sean Moree KC is a partner at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes and is trusted to manage caseloads for ultra-high net worth families and multinational companies. He represents a wide range of clients,
Vanessa Smith is a partner at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes and has experience in trust, insolvency, corporate, commercial and civil litigation. She is a member of the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution
including trust companies, individual beneficiaries and protectors, in a wide variety of issues relating to trusts, estate planning and structuring for wealthy families and corporations, and commercial litigation, including insolvency and bankruptcy. Sean leverages his extensive litigation experience in estate planning matters to ensure that clients avoid litigation. He frequently works on cases that involve multiple jurisdictions, interacting and collaborating with attorneys in other jurisdictions to ensure efficient management of international matters.
and trust and private client practice groups. Vanessa is a member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (Bahamas) and the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals. Erin Hill is a senior associate at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes and a key member of the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution and trust and private client practice groups. She is a certified civil and commercial mediator with ADRgroup, a certified Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a Director on the Board of STEP Bahamas. Erin was called to the Bar of England and Wales and to the Bar of The Bahamas in 2015.
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