BAHAMAS Law and Practice Contributed by: Michelle Neville-Clarke, Lethea Carey and Stan Burnside, Lennox Paton
Lennox Paton is a leading offshore, full-service com - mercial law firm based in Nassau, The Bahamas. The firm’s financial services group is comprised of three partners and two associates who navigate the most complex financial services legal matters in The Ba - hamas. The group has deep regulatory expertise and sophisticated cross-border transactional capability, inclusive of cross-border insolvency, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, our attorneys are highly experienced in aligning Bahamian struc - tures with international tax transparency, AML/CFT and economic substance requirements, ensuring
structures are robust under global scrutiny. Further - more, the team leverages the firm’s unique full-ser - vice capabilities to deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to clients’ complex regulatory, transactional and compliance needs. Recent work highlights in - clude providing local legal and regulatory support for Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) S.A. and acting as the provider of Bahamas law industry opin - ions for the International Swaps and Derivatives Inc., which represents hundreds of global financial institu - tions.
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Michelle Neville-Clarke heads Lennox Paton’s banking and finance, corporate and commercial, investment funds and private client groups. She has considerable experience in investment funds,
registration. Her recent work includes advising multinational tech companies, preparing corporate agreements and advising financial institutions on regulatory matters. She also handles trade mark applications, probate for non-Bahamians and assists with regulatory approvals for major projects and Securities Commission submissions.
securities, corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, immigration, probate, private client and wealth management matters. Michelle’s international and local clientele range from financial institutions and law firms to private individual clients. She also works closely with various local regulators. Michelle was a director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2017. She is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and the Bahamas Bar.
Stan Burnside is an associate in Lennox Paton’s financial services group, specialising in corporate and commercial matters, including securities, banking, investment funds, IP, insolvency and digital assets. He
collaborates with local regulators to facilitate the incorporation and licensing of investment funds, financial services providers and digital asset businesses, including exchanges. Stan also assists with business licence approvals, VAT registration and immigration applications, ensuring clients meet regulatory requirements. His recent work includes advising on digital asset legislation, supporting multi-jurisdictional financial institutions with compliance issues, managing probate and trade mark registrations and contributing to regulatory surveys covering securities, e-commerce and corporate matters.
Lethea Carey is an associate in the Lennox Paton’s financial services group, focusing on corporate matters, securities, banking, investment funds, probate, trusts, IP, insolvency and regulatory compliance. She works
with regulators in The Bahamas to assist with the incorporation and licensing of banks, investment funds and digital asset businesses. Lethea also helps with business licence approvals and VAT
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