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Marco Turnquest

Partner | Lennox Paton

Office Location: Bahamas

Jurisdiction

The Bahamas

Top Specialisms

Trusts: Contentious

Commercial Litigation

Estates: Contentious

Professional Biography

Marco is a partner in the litigation department at Lennox Paton in The Bahamas. Marco is a highly experienced litigator who regularly appears in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. His practice is broad and focuses on both chancery and commercial litigation. He acts in a wide range of disputes, particularly in the fields of trusts, banking, corporate and insolvency. Marco also has a strong advisory practice acting for trustees, personal representatives and beneficiaries on all issues that arise during the administration of trusts and estates. Marco has consistently been recognised as a leading lawyer in Chambers, Chambers High Net Worth, The Legal 500 Caribbean, and as one of Citywealth’s Top 100 Trust Litigators.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Island Brothers & Cie in Nassau

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Trust, but verify

What was your first job?

A packing boy at my local supermarket

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green