BAHAMAS Law and Practice Contributed by: Dwayne Whylly, Kamala Richardson-Deal and Nastassia Rigby-Rodriguez, Glinton Sweeting O’Brien
Glinton Sweeting O’Brien (GSO) is a full-service commercial law firm in The Bahamas with practice areas in real estate and resort development, litigation and dispute resolution, financial services and tax. GSO’s real estate department is well known for its expertise in handling complex real estate develop - ment and foreign direct investment matters, provid - ing counsel to both international and local developers in residential and commercial projects. The firm’s liti - gation and dispute resolution group handles a broad
spectrum of commercial and civil disputes. Its portfo - lio includes real estate and commercial development matters, including cases that have set or will set legal precedent in The Bahamas. GSO’s financial services and tax practice groups boast experts in matters of tax planning and compliance, banking and securities regulations and corporate structuring. The depart - ment regularly advises clients in respect of complex cross-border M&A and financing transactions.
Authors
Dwayne Whylly is a partner and the chairperson of the financial services group at Glinton Sweeting O’Brien. Having practised in the financial services industry in England and Wales and The Bahamas, Dwayne
Kamala Richardson-Deal is a senior associate at Glinton Sweeting O’Brien with over a decade of experience in complex trusts and fiduciary structures, wealth management, financial services, and regulatory law.
has extensive expertise in matters related to financial services. Dwayne advises on corporate and financing transactions, including M&A, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, private equity investments, and secured and unsecured corporate asset and project financing. His practice also extends to tax advisory, tax reporting and other regulatory advisory matters, including banking and securities regulation, CESRA, digital assets and foreign direct investment. Dwayne is a jurisdiction expert in FATCA and CRS compliance.
She regularly advises high net worth individuals, banks, trust companies, and family offices on complex fiduciary structures, and other wealth planning vehicles across jurisdictions. Kamala brings expertise in the Bahamian FATCA, CRS, and Economic Substance regimes, along with significant experience advising financial institutions on legal risk management. She also provides guidance on corporate restructurings and cross-border financing transactions.
Nastassia Rigby-Rodriguez is an associate in the financial services group at Glinton Sweeting O’Brien. Nastassia has experience in trusts and estate planning matters, corporate and financial transactions,
tax advisory and other regulatory matters. Nastassia has obtained the STEP Certificate in International Tax Management. She is rapidly developing a practice in complex probate and estate planning matters.
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