Senior Associate
Laura Harris
About Me
Laura is a senior associate in our Nassau office, working in the firm’s Shipping and Corporate and Commercial Groups. She joined the firm in May 2003 and worked 8 years in our London office.

Laura provides advice to ship owning groups, international law firms and large syndicates of banks on a variety of shipping and ship finance transactions, including vessel registration, bareboat registration, vessel re-flagging, sale and purchase, incorporation of ship owning SPVs, re-financings, and ship mortgage registration.

She maintains a close working relationship with the Bahamas Maritime Authority in London, Nassau, New York and Hong Kong.

Laura also advises international corporate clients on a range of corporate and financial matters.
Education
Laura studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1998. She went on to study at the University of Buckingham in the UK, where she received a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2000 and various awards for best academic performance and commercial law. Laura also obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) in International and Commercial Law in 2001 and studied the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School in London in 2002.

Laura was called to the Bahamas Bar in 2002.
Professional Associations
The Bahamas Bar Association
Published Articles
‘Yacht Registry Introduced’ published in the International Law Office Offshore Newsletter on January 20, 2011
‘The Bahamas: A Paradise for Many Reasons’ published in Acquisition International on April 15, 2015
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Firm:
Lennox Paton
Office Address:
3 Bayside Executive Park
West Bay Street & Blake Road
Nassau, New Providence N-4875
BAHAMAS
Tel:
+1 (242) 502-5000
Fax:
+1 242-328-0566
Work phone:
+1 (242) 502-5000
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