September 2020

Lennox Paton shortlisted for ‘Offshore Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2020

We are delighted that Lennox Paton has been shortlisted in The Lawyer Awards 2020, ‘Offshore Firm of the Year’ category.

The Lawyer Awards are the leading awards initiative within the legal calendar and are unquestionably the largest celebration of legal excellence in Europe. The Awards reward best practice and celebrate excellence across the whole legal industry. The criteria for the awards include: excellence in a nominated firm’s key jurisdictions, depth and breadth of expertise, commercial strength, legal innovation and market-leading strategy.

This is the first time that a law firm based in The Bahamas has been shortlisted for the award. Lennox Paton is nominated amongst major offshore law firms Appleby, Campbells, Carey Olsen, Mourant, OGIER and Walkers, which each have a presence in multiple offshore jurisdictions.

The winners will be announced at the virtual Awards Ceremony taking place on Tuesday 3 November, 2020.

Brian Simms QC, Senior Partner at Lennox Paton, commented ‘We are delighted to be recognized and shortlisted by The Lawyer for this award. The nomination reflects our continued growth, success and reputation on the international stage for our legal expertise and service to clients from our offices in The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands. We are proud to be the first Bahamian law firm nominated and we are pleased to stand alongside the six other leading, well-respected firms in the industry’.