Lennox Paton

Banking & Financial Services, Insolvency & Restructuring, Investment Funds, Private Client, Corporate & Commercial, Trust & Foundations

Lethea is an Associate in the firm’s Financial Services Group.

Lethea is an Associate in the firm’s Financial Services Group. She was called to The Bahamas Bar in 2021.

Her practice is primarily focused on corporate and commercial matters, securities, banking, investment funds, probate, trusts, intellectual property, continuations, insolvency/liquidation, and regulatory compliance. She works routinely with regulators in The Bahamas to assist with the incorporation and licensing of banks and trust companies, investment funds, financial and corporate service providers, and digital asset related companies. She also assists with obtaining business licence approvals and Value Added Tax registration with the Department of Inland Revenue. Recent Work Examples:

Assisted with advising a multinational technology company specializing in electronics and software on providing services to Bahamian consumers Assisted with the preparation of share charge agreements and corporate guarantees Assisted with the preparation of shareholder agreements Assisted with advising multi-jurisdictional financial institutions on the enforcement of security interests under Bahamian law Assisted with advising multi-jurisdiction financial institutions on various regulatory and compliance matters Completion of various regulatory surveys relating to securities, banking, business licence and value added tax registration, employment, data protection, e-commerce platforms, and digital asset matters Review of facility agreements and security documents The submission of applications for trademark searches and trademark registration The submission of multiple probate applications for non-Bahamians with assets in The Bahamas

English

Education:

2014 – 2016: College of The Bahamas, Associates of Law and Criminal Justice (Distinction) 2016 – 2019: University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Bachelors of Law (First Class Honors) 2019 – 2021: Eugene Dupuch Law School, Legal Education Certificate (Principal’s Honour Roll)

Awards:

2020: Council’s Prize for Best Performing Year 1 Student – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2020:The Graham Thompson and Co Prize (Best Performing Year 1 Student) – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2020: The Sharlyn R. Smith Landlord and Tenant Prize- Eugene Dupuch Law School 2020: The Wayne Munroe Prize (Best Performing Student in Criminal Practice and Procedure) – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2020: The Legal Drafting and Interpretation Prize (Best Performing Year 1 Student in Legal Drafting and Interpretation) – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Delaney Partners Prize, Civil Procedure and Practice II – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Principal Prize, Ethics Rights and Obligations of the Legal Profession – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: HLB Galanis & Co., Law Office Management Accounting and Technology Prize (Shared) – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Chairman’s Prize, Law of Evidence, Remedies, and Civil Practice and Procedure I – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Council Prize, Best Performing Year II Student – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Graham Thompson & Co, Best Performing Year II Student – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Council Prize, Best Performing Student Over 2 Years – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: McKinney Bancroft and Hughes, Best Performing Student Over 2 Years – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Bahamas Bar Council Prize, Best Performing Bahamian Student – Eugene Dupuch Law School 2021: Commercial Law Clinic Memorial Prize – Eugene Dupuch Law School