Mr Michael Paton > Lennox Paton > Nassau, Bahamas > Lawyer Profile

Mr Michael Paton

+1 (242) 502-5000 mpaton@lennoxpaton.com View profile

Work Department

• Banking & Financial Services
• Investment Funds
• Corporate & Commercial
• Trust & Foundations
• Private Client
• Corporate Services

Position

Based in Nassau, Michael is a partner and head of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial, Investment Funds and Banking and Finance Groups. He is consistently recommended in the legal directories and has been ranked in Band 1 for Chambers Global and Chambers HNW Guide 2018.

Michael’s areas of practice include corporate, finance, banking, securities, mergers & acquisitions, investment funds, trusts and foundations.

He has spoken at numerous international conferences, has written numerous articles, and has authorised several chapters for practitioner texts on Bahamian legal issues.

Michael is former chairman of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (2002-2004), and he is currently deputy chairman of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (since 2017). He is also a qualified Certified Public Accountant (non-practising) in the United States.

Memberships

• Member of Lincoln’s Inn
• Member of the International Bar Association
• Member of the International Tax Planning Association
• Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (2002-2006)
• Commodore of Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (2001-2012)
• Co-chairman of the Bahamas Government Task Force on Private Pensions (since 2009)
• Deputy Chairman of The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (since 2017)

Education

Michael received his education at Radley College, England (1981), Tulane University, USA (1985) and the University of Westminster, England (1990).

He has been admitted to the Bar of England and Wales (1991), the Bahamas Bar Association (1991) and the State of Louisiana Board of Certified Public Accountants (1986).