AREAS OF PRACTICE

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW

The firm practices in all areas of business law including those listed below. Whether you are starting a business, buying or selling a business, or reorganizing your existing business, we can help you. Simply stated, business law is at the heart of everything we do at the firm.

Please visit the Resources section of our website for Frequently Asked Questions and file downloads related to forming a Domestic or IBC company in the Bahamas.

Buying & Selling of Businesses

• Share and Asset Purchase Agreements
• Amalgamations
• Reorganizations
• Amending or Increasing Share Capital
• Dissolutions and Winding-up
• Business & Company Formations

Incorporation of Limited Companies

• Formation of General and Exempted Limited Partnerships
• Shareholder or Partnership Agreements
• Business Name Registration
• Incorporation of International Business Companies
• Acquisition of Business Licenses
• Establishment and Regulatory Compliance of:

Banks
Trust Companies
Insurance Companies
Investment funds
Investment fund administrators
Financial and Corporate Service Providers
Broker Dealers
Securities Investment Advisors

Corporate Finance & Securities

• Offering of securities to the Public
• Investment Funds Including Registrations and Companies
• Advising generally in respect of Investment/Mutual Funds
• Initial Public Offerings
• Asset Securitizations

Franchising and Distribution Agreements

• Buying and Selling of Franchises
• Starting a Franchise System
• Regulatory Compliance Including Disclosure Requirements
• Co-branding Agreements
• International Franchise Agreements
• Franchise Disputes and Negotiations
• Distribution Agreements
• Advice on Creating a Distribution System
• Non-Disclosure Agreements

Contracts

• Confidentiality and Non-competition Agreements
• Consulting Agreements
• Employment Agreements
• Equipment Leases
• Independent Contractor Agreement
• Construction and Engineering Project Agreements
• Joint Venture Agreements

International Trade

• Joint Ventures
• Distribution Agreements
• Sales Agency Agreements
• International Franchise Development Agreements
• Export Controls & Trade Restrictions