Mrs April Turner > McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes > Nassau, Bahamas > Lawyer Profile

McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
MAREVA HOUSE, 4 GEORGE STREET
PO BOX N-3937
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
Bahamas

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial; Financial Services & Regulation

Position

Partner in the firm and Chair of the Financial Services & Regulation Practice Group, Chief Operations Officer of MB&H Corporate Services Ltd.

Career

April N. Turner advises both local and international clients on an extensive range of financial services matters, including company formation, corporate administration and management, registration of foundations and segregated account companies, mergers and acquisitions, continuation of companies, company liquidations, and anti-money laundering procedures.

She was appointed Chief Operations Officer of MB&H Corporate Services Ltd. in 2007 and leads a team of corporate secretaries at MB&H Corporate well-versed in the various wealth management vehicles commonly used in The Bahamas.

Languages

English

Education

McMaster University – BA 1991

University of Keele – Law with Criminology (LLB Hons) 1995

Leisure

Outside of work April enjoys spending quality time with her family.

Lawyer Rankings

Bahamas > Corporate law (including banking, finance and M&A)

The ‘responsive and incredibly knowledgeable’ team at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes has substantial experience advising on Bahamian and global transactions, and commercial work including financing projects, M&A, loan agreements and regulatory mandates. Trust and private client mandates also make up a notable proportion of the firm’s work, with expertise in estate planning structures and trust matters. Transactional specialist Kimberley Rolle sits as chair of the practice with Alexander Christie, who also handles tax issues, as vice chair. Sean Moree KC and John Wilson KC are active members of the trust and private client practice, Campbell Cleare, III leads the foreign and local investment group, and April Turner focuses on financial services and corporate matters and is also chief operations officer of the firm’s corporate service affiliate. Gia Sands is also a key name to note for transactional and investment-related advice.