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Chambers & Partners

Chambers and Partners is considered the foremost independent professional legal research guide operating across 200-jurisdictions. Chambers provides detailed rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms. Lennox Paton has been ranked for numerous years in both the Chambers Global Guide and the Chambers High Net Worth edition.

In 2025, Lennox Paton continued to secure its Band 1 ranking in the Chambers Global Guide for The Bahamas. The firm holds the highest number of individually ranked attorneys in The Bahamas, with 9- attorneys ranked. Notably, Litigation Partner, Christopher Jenkins KC elevated to Band 2 ranking in the Global Guide 2025.

Chambers Global Guide 2025

Ranked Category- General Business Law: Dispute Resolution

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Band 1), Christopher Jenkins KC (Band 2), Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou (Band 2), Marco Turnquest (Band 3) and Metta MacMillian-Hughes KC (Band 3)

Ranked Category- General Business Law

Ranked Attorneys: Michael Paton (Band 1), Michelle-Neville Clarke (Band 2), Castino Sands (Band 3)

Ranked Category- Real Estate

Ranked Attorney: David Johnstone (Band 1)

Chambers Global Guide 2024

Ranked Category- General Business Law: Dispute Resolution

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Band 1), Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou (Band 2), Marco Turnquest (Band 3), Metta MacMillian-Hughes KC (Band 3) and Christopher Jenkins KC (Band 3)

Ranked Category- General Business Law

Ranked Attorneys: Michael Paton (Band 1), Michelle-Neville Clarke (Band 2), Castino Sands (Band 3)

Ranked Category- Real Estate

Ranked Attorney: David Johnstone (Band 1)

Chambers High Net Worth 2024

Ranked Category-Offshore: Trusts

Firm Ranking: Band 1
Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Band 1), Michael Paton (Band 1), Arthur Seligman (Band 2), Marco Turnquest (Band 2)

The Legal 500

The Legal 500 examines the strengths of law firms spanned over 150-jurisdictions, the results of which are ranked. Rankings highlight firms who provide the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from 300,000 global clients, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice.

Since The Bahamas’ inclusion in The Legal 500 Caribbean in 2019, Lennox Paton has ranked, and continues to rank, as a Tier 1 Firm in all of the firm’s key practice areas.

The Legal 500 Caribbean 2024

Ranked Category: Corporate Law

Ranked Attorneys: Michael Paton (Leading Partners), Michelle Neville-Clarke (Leading Partners) and Castino Sands (Leading Partners)

Ranked Category: Dispute Resolution

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Leading Partners), Metta MacMillian-Hughes (Leading Partners), Marco Turnquest (Leading Partners) and Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou (Leading Partners), Chizelle Cargill (Next Generation Partners) and Valdere Murphy (Leading Associates)

Ranked Category: Real Estate

Ranked Attorneys: David Johnstone (Leading Partners), Chelon Carr-Newbold (Leading Partners) and Nateisha Anderson-Bain (New Generation Partners)

IFLR1000

IFLR1000 is a leading international legal market research guide that specialises in ranking financial and corporate law firms and attorneys. Lennox Paton continues to be ranked Tier 1.

IFLR1000 2024

Ranked Attorneys: Michael Paton (Highly Regarded Lawyer), Michelle Neville-Clarke (Highly Regarded Lawyer) and Castino Sands (Highly Regarded Lawyer)

Lexology

Lexology Index highlights the leading legal practitioners and consulting experts in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research. Numerous Lennox Paton attorneys have had articles published on the guide.

Lexology 2024

Lennox Paton has seven highly ranked attorneys with Lexology.

Ranked Index: Asset Recovery

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Recommended), Christopher Jenkins KC (Recommended) and Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou (Recommended)

Ranked Index: Private Client

Ranked Attorneys: Michael Paton (Recommended), Arthur Seligman (Recommended) and Michelle Neville Clarke (Recommended)

Ranked Index: Commercial Litigation

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Recommended) and Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou (Recommended)

Ranked Index: GIR Asset Recovery

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Thought Leader)

Ranked Index: Business Crime Defence

Ranked Attorneys: Brian Simms KC (Recommended)

Ranked Index: Real Estate

Ranked Attorneys: Nateisha Anderson-Bain (Recommended)

The Lawyer European Awards

The Lawyer European Awards highlight leading law firms based within Europe. The awards were the first awards created to celebrate excellence across the European legal market. The categories have distinct criteria and awards are open to independent law firms based in Europe and global firms working within the European market.

2024

Shortlisted: Offshore Firm of the Year

eprivateclient

eprivateclient is the top website and news service for private client practitioners, including lawyers, accountants, trustees and fee-based IFAs.

It also produces and lists the annual eprivateclient Top Law Firms, Top Accountancy Firms, Top Trust Companies, Top Family Law Firms and Top Offshore Law Firms, UK NextGen Leaders, Channel Islands NextGen Leaders, Switzerland NextGen Leaders and 50 Most Influential.