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Higgs & Johnson is a full-service corporate and commercial law firm, operating from one of the world’s leading offshore financial centres - The Bahamas - and serving clients around the globe.

Distinctive among top offshore law firms, we provide high quality legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global law and accountancy firms, financial institutions, trust companies, investment firms, multi-million dollar touristic and A-list residential developments, multinational companies and high net worth individuals.

Higgs & Johnson is consistently ranked in the top tier of leading independent global legal directories, and our attorneys are recognised as leaders in their fields, committed to providing sound legal counsel and business insight, underscored by a client-centred approach.

Positioning & experience

Partners of the Firm have been instrumental to the drafting and implementation of several important pieces of legislation, including:

  • Assisting the financial services industry in drafting Acts relating to Purpose Trusts, Foundations, Private Trust Companies and Executive Entities
  • Serving as private sector advisor to the Bahamas government on the restructuring of financial services industry legislation in response to the initiative of the FSF, FATF and OECD
  • Advising on the drafting of legislation to modernise the casino gaming industry in The Bahamas

Recruitment

Realising the importance of attracting, valuing and retaining the best legal talent and support staff, Higgs & Johnson has, for over 70 years, enjoyed a reputation for delivering high quality, accurate and reliable service to our clients. We work to create an environment that respects diversity, recognises and encourages leadership potential, and fosters professional growth and experience. We consider inquiries from qualified personnel at every level of the legal profession who are committed to our core values of honour and integrity.

For more information on summer internships, pupillage or full-time employment, please contact us at [email protected].

Client services

Our clients deserve and expect the highest level of service. We are committed at all levels to provide professional and reliable legal services underscored by a client-centered approach, that combines respect for your time, communication, innovation, accessibility and proaction to secure the best results possible.

Sobre Higgs &Johnson

Fundado em 1948

50 pessoas na equipa


Áreas de prática
Negócios
Banca e Finanças
Energia, Meio Ambiente e ESG
Corporativo e Comercial
Seguro
Falência e Dívida
Propriedade Intelectual
Litígios e disputas
Imobiliário

Idiomas falados
English

Redes sociais

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Áreas de prática

Negócios

Company formation in The Bahamas is carried out by H&J Corporate Services Ltd. An affiliate of Higgs & Johnson, this entity is a licensed financial and corporate services provider regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.

The services include:

  • company incorporations, /registrations/continuations in and out
  • registered agent/registered offices services
  • nominee and shareholder services
  • directorships and company management
  • mailbox service, opening of bank/brokerage accounts, record-keeping services
  • business (and other) license services, business name registration and renewal, property tax/service charge record keeping, advice and implementation in respect of structural transactions/commercial
    transactions (including consolidations and mergers)
  • mutual fund structures and licensing
  • advice and implementation in respect of work permit requirements
  • company liquidation

For more information, visit hjcorporate.com.

Empregador
Internacional
Documento Jurídico
Constituição de nova empresa
Soluções de Escritório
Imposto
Lei do FDA

Banca e Finanças

Financiamento por Incremento de Impostos
Regulação de Serviços Financeiros
Investimento
Valores mobiliários
Parcerias Público-Privadas (PPP)
Finanças Sustentáveis
Mercado de Capitais de Ações
Mercados de Capitais de Dívida
Aquisição / Financiamento Alavancado
Financiamento Estruturado
Financiamento de Projetos
Gestão de Fundos e Ativos

Energia, Meio Ambiente e ESG

Recursos Naturais
Direito Ambiental e Conformidade
Óleo, Gás e Energia
Energias Renováveis e Alternativas
Direito da Água
Direito das Alterações Climáticas
Lei Reguladora da Energia
Direito Minerário
Consultoria e Conformidade ESG

Corporativo e Comercial

Relações Governamentais e Lobby
Direito do Comércio Internacional
Organizações sem fins lucrativos e instituições de caridade
Administrativo
Aviação
Registro de Empresa
Contrato
Diligência prévia
Franquia
Licenciamento
Fusões e Aquisições
Governança Corporativa
Sanções e Controles de Exportação
Capital privado

Seguro

Regulatory compliance is a critical to any financial services firm in today’s environment. Remaining compliant is challenging given constant changes to the principles of risk management and regulatory compliance, internationally and in The Bahamas.

Our Financial Services Law & Regulation Practice Group has extensive experience in anti-money laundering and regulation and advises local and international banks, trust companies and securities firms operating within and/or from The Bahamas on the laws and regulations governing the financial services industry.

We are able to draw on our wealth of experience to offer prompt and clear advice to help our clients determine how best to maintain compliance in an increasingly complex and dynamic regulatory environment.

We are able to assist applicants for licenses or registration to operate under various financial services related regimes, as well as to advise existing licensees and registrants through regulatory issues that might arise. We are also able to assist financial service firms with satisfying the regulatory requirements relative to anti-money-laundering and counter financing of terrorism, including:

  • the development and assessment of anti-money laundering and compliance systems
  • the conduct of mock regulatory inspections and anti-money-laundering health checks
  • anti-money-laundering training
  • consultation on KYC and due diligence best practices (e.g. the handling of non-compliant relationships)
  • the provision of KYC information verification services (e.g. non-compliant/high risk clients)
  • suspicious transactions reporting
  • compliance with production and/or freeze orders issued by the Financial Intelligence Unit or the Courts of The Bahamas
Resseguro
Seguro de propriedade
Resseguro
Seguro Marítimo
Seguro de Má-Fé
Seguro de saúde
Defesa de Seguros
Fraude de Seguros
Seguro de Vida

Falência e Dívida

Higgs & Johnson’s Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring practice has a distinguished track record of acting in large and complex cross border insolvencies. We have a diverse client base which comprises secured and unsecured creditors, including international financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, corporate debtors encompassing, shipping conglomerates and publicly listed companies in onshore jurisdictions, trustees, directors, shareholders and investors.

We have acted in some of the most significant insolvencies before the courts of The Bahamas and have earned a reputation for delivering result-oriented solutions to our clients. Furthermore, the group is led by seasoned partners equipped with the necessary expertise to navigate the intricate aspects of a distressed scenario.

Our experienced team regularly advises on matters concerning the rights of creditors, the best solutions for recovery of creditor debt in insolvency matters, and the powers and duties of liquidators and receivers.

The Firm has acted as counsel to secured and unsecured creditors, debtor companies, liquidators, receivers and managers in numerous insolvencies supervised by the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Our lawyers handle insolvency cases that involve:

  • Individual Bankruptcy
  • Contentious Liquidations
  • Non-Contentious Liquidations
  • Corporate Restructuring
Reparação de Crédito
Credor
Dívida e Cobrança
Falência

Propriedade Intelectual

Our Intellectual Property group focuses on the regulation, exercise and protection of rights in respect of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The group also provides legal advice and support in relation to franchising arrangements.

Direito autoral
Patente
Marca registrada
Direito de Arte e Propriedade Cultural

Litígios e disputas

The Commercial and Civil Litigation Practice Group is regularly engaged in a broad spectrum of international litigation, and is accustomed to working with lawyers from other jurisdictions to coordinate cross border litigation strategies for client success in both novel and complex matters.

Litígios Gerais
Ética e Responsabilidade Profissional
Reestruturação e Insolvência
Litígio Comercial
Litígio Antitruste

Imobiliário

We have over 70 years of experience in providing results-oriented service to commercial and private clients in a wide variety of real property transactions.

Our extensive experience in commercial and residential real estate and project finance including all aspects related to sale and acquisition of hotels, marinas, luxury residences and private islands throughout The Bahamas; and acquisitions of commercial property, islands and cays for the development of mixed use resorts and marinas and cruise ship islands, the establishment of commercial time-share/fractional complexes and other substantial commercial properties.

Corretagem
Imóveis Comerciais
Execução hipotecária
Habitação, Construção e Desenvolvimento
Uso do Solo e Zoneamento
Senhorio e Inquilino
Hipoteca
Contratos e Negociações Imobiliárias
Diligência prévia imobiliária
Transferência de propriedade

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