Mr Brian Simms KC > Lennox Paton > Nassau, Bahamas > Lawyer Profile
Lennox Paton Offices
3 BAYSIDE EXECUTIVE PARK
WEST BAY STREET & BLAKE ROAD, PO BOX N-4875
NASSAU
Bahamas
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Mr Brian Simms KC
Work Department
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Trusts & Foundations
- Private Client
Position
Brian Simms KC is the Senior Partner of the firm and the head of its Litigation and Insolvency and Restructuring Groups. Brian is one of the Bahamas’ leading advocates and he has vast experience in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in addition to having appeared a number of times in the Privy Council.
He was made a Queen’s Counsel in 2009 and is instructed in the most substantial Bahamian and international offshore cases.
The legal directories continually rank Brian as a tier one litigator and praise him for the quality of his work and expertise in commercial litigation, trust disputes, insolvency and fraud cases. Brian has been described by clients as “A top offshore Silk” and “The best litigation lawyer in the Bahamas”.
Career
- Brian attended both McGill University and Exeter University.
- He is an Honorary Fellow at the Institute of for International Legal Studies.
- Appointed Queens Counsel in 2009
- Acting Judge of the Bahamas Supreme Court 2015
Memberships
- Member of the Bahamas Bar Association
- Previous Member of the Bahamas Bar Council
- Member of the Bahamas Constitutional Commission
- Overseas Member of the English Chancery Bar
- INSOL
Lawyer Rankings
Bahamas > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Lennox Paton’s domestic and international client base, which includes financial institutions, multinational corporates, private individuals and government entities, instruct the firm on complex and high-stakes litigation. The firm has recently been representing the joint provisional liquidators of FTX Digital in various cases arising from the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange; Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou is leading the case, while practice head Brian Simms KC was recently appointed as provisional liquidator of FTX Digital Assets. Other key names in the group include Marco Turnquest, who appears regularly before the Supreme Court; newly appointed Kings Counsel Christopher Jenkins KC, who focuses on property litigation; and family specialist Metta MacMillan-Hughes KC. Chizelle Cargill is also a key name to note, along with active associate Valdere Murphy.