Practice groups

    Christel Sands-Feaste is a highly experienced commercial lawyer who focuses her practice on corporate and commercial law, asset financing, resort development and operations, gaming law and regulation, securities and investment fund matters.

    Christel provides advice on a variety of large-scale complex corporate and commercial matters, including M&A transactions, securing governmental and regulatory approvals, asset financing, private placements of offshore securities, and investment fund structuring and creation. She represents both domestic and foreign clients in a variety of businesses in the financial services, hospitality and gaming industries.

    Christel regularly advises clients on day-to-day legal issues, including licensing and compliance matters as well as other general corporate and operational activities, and estate planning. Her clients include financial institutions, securities intermediaries, real estate developers, resort operators, non-profit organizations and individuals.

    Christel currently serves as chair of the Financial Services Law & Regulation and Securities & Investment practice groups and is named as a “Leading Commercial Lawyer” in both Chambers Global and the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000). She and has been recommended by Global Law Experts in Mergers & Acquisitions Law. In 2014 she received the Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) award for Financial Services Development & Promotion as a member of the Working Group responsible for the launch of the groundbreaking Bahamas Investment Condominium (ICON) legal structure.

    Prior to joining the firm as a partner in 2009, she served as Vice President – Legal for a family office and a leading Bahamian development company.

    Christel is a Director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation, and Co-chairperson of its Ease of Doing Business Committee. She is member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, the Bahamas Bar Association, and The Nassau Chapter of Links Incorporated. She is a former Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board and former Vice Chairman of the Bahamas Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board.

    Christel Sands-Feaste is a highly experienced commercial lawyer who focuses her practice on corporate and commercial law, asset financing, resort development and operations, gaming law and regulation, securities and investment fund matters.

    Christel provides advice on a variety of large-scale complex corporate and commercial matters, including M&A transactions, securing governmental and regulatory approvals, asset financing, private placements of offshore securities, and investment fund structuring and creation. She represents both domestic and foreign clients in a variety of businesses in the financial services, hospitality and gaming industries.

    Christel regularly advises clients on day-to-day legal issues, including licensing and compliance matters as well as other general corporate and operational activities, and estate planning. Her clients include financial institutions, securities intermediaries, real estate developers, resort operators, non-profit organizations and individuals.

    Christel currently serves as chair of the Financial Services Law & Regulation and Securities & Investment practice groups and is named as a “Leading Commercial Lawyer” in both Chambers Global and the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000). She and has been recommended by Global Law Experts in Mergers & Acquisitions Law. In 2014 she received the Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) award for Financial Services Development & Promotion as a member of the Working Group responsible for the launch of the groundbreaking Bahamas Investment Condominium (ICON) legal structure.

    Prior to joining the firm as a partner in 2009, she served as Vice President – Legal for a family office and a leading Bahamian development company.

    Christel is a Director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation, and Co-chairperson of its Ease of Doing Business Committee. She is member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, the Bahamas Bar Association, and The Nassau Chapter of Links Incorporated. She is a former Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board and former Vice Chairman of the Bahamas Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board.

     
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