Corporate and Financial Services
Private Clients and Trusts
Partner

Aliya G. Allen

Practice

Aliya Allen is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Practice. She is also Co-Chair of Graham Thompson’s Private Client Trusts Practice.

Her practice focuses primarily on banking, investment funds, securities, securitisation and capital markets, including regulatory matters such as FATCA, CRS, AML/CFT.Aliyahas written extensively on the legislative and regulatory framework for financial services in The Bahamas and has played a leading role in the development and revision of industry defining legislation, notably the Investment Funds Act, 2019 and the Investment Condominium (ICON) Act.

Her practice also includes technology, FinTech, blockchain and digital assets. She has been a prominent player in the development of policy initiatives promoting these areas and isa recognized thought leader on the digital assets business sector in The Bahamas. She has written for highly regarded publications including, Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides, and a white paper,“The Bahamas' place in a Crypto-Graphic World”which was cited in 2018 by the U.S. Law Library of Congress.

Recent engagements

Advising a global investment manager on the impact of economic substance requirements on its operations.
Acting for a global bank in a large-scale independent AML/CFT compliance audit.
Acting for a global bank with AUM in excess of $300 million undertaking a significant regulatory and compliance audit for the purposes of a global compliance project.
Acting for a syndicate of lenders in a $100 million facility to a utility company taking security over assets and revenue streams.
Acting for a major global bank as lead arranger in a billion-dollar facility to a company with global oil and gas assets taking security over local assets.

Admissions

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • The Bahamas Bar

Service

  • Member, The Bahamas’ Digital Asset Advisory Panel, May 2022 to present.

Speaking Engagements

  • “Where are we now? Where do we go from here?”, STEP Bahamas 2025 Conference, “The Art of the Possible: Re-Imagining Private Client & Wealth Management [Through the Power of You]”, March 14, 2025.
  • ESG is the new black”, Conversations for the Curious, inspired/by X The Current, August, 2024.
  • “Why does ESG matter to me and my organisation?”, Compliance Day Conference – “Check the Pulse”, Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO), November 2023.
  • BFSB Interviews 2023 Series, Bahamas Financial Services Board and International Investment, June 2023.
  • “The Future of Fintech in The Bahamas”, Financial Literacy Fair & Digital Expo, April 29, 2023.
  • “To Know Better is to Do Better. An Overview of the Bahamian Regulatory Environment.” STEP Bahamas Conference, March 10, 2023.
  • “Where do We Grow From Here.” The 15th Nassau Conference. September 14, 2022.

Publications

  • The Bahamas Gets Real About Climate Finance, International Investment, July 7 2023
  • An Update on the Impact of Regulatory Developments in The Bahamas on Digital Asset Businesses, GT News & Insights, Vol 4, Issue 4, April 2022
  • 15 FAQs on the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Act, 2020 ,GT News & Insights, Vol 3, Issue 1, January 2021
  • Legal Requirements Under The Bahamas’ Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Bill, 2019 [May 2019], GT News & Insights, Vol 1, Issue 3
  • Investment Funds Global Practice Guide. “Law and Practice” in The Bahamas [April 2019]
  • Legal Update: New Bahamas Legislation to Satisfy EU Economic Substance Requirements [February 2019], GT News & Insights, Vol 1, Issue 2

Membership

  • The Bahamas Bar Association
  • The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

Membership

  • The Bahamas Bar Association
  • The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Office
Nassau, Bahamas
Office

Sassoon House
Shirley Street & Victoria Avenue
P. O. Box N-272
Nassau, Bahamas

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