The Bahamas
Michael is a partner and head of Lennox Paton's Corporate and Commercial, Investment Funds and Banking and Finance Groups. He is consistently recommended in the legal directories and is ranked in Band 1 for both Chambers Global 2020 and the Chambers High-Net-Worth Guide 2019. Described as “one of the foremost securities lawyers in the country“ with "considerable experience" and "technically gifted.” Michael also features on the new Citywealth Leaders List 2019 for the Bahamas and The Legal 500 Caribbean, 2020. Michael’s areas of practice include corporate, finance, banking, securities, mergers & acquisitions, investment funds, trusts and foundations. He has spoken at numerous international conferences, published many articles and has authorised several chapters for practitioner texts on Bahamian legal issues. Michael is former chairman of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, current deputy chairman of the Securities Commission of the Bahamas, a member of the government Tax Steering Committee and a qualified Certified Public Accountant (non-practising) in the USA.
Lennox Paton is a leading offshore, full service commercial law firm with offices in The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands. We provide results-driven legal advice for clients in a rapidly evolving, globalised world. Our services include: Banking & Financial Services Corporate & Commercial Insolvency & Restructuring Investment Funds Litigation & Dispute Resolution Private Client Real Estate Resort Development Shipping Trust & Foundations Resort Title Corporate Services