Senator the Honorable Ryan Pinder, Q.C.  is the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas having been appointed on September 20, 2021 after the general elections were held in The Bahamas and the Progressive Liberal Party were voted in as the Government.  Ryan Pinder was the Member of Parliament for the Elizabeth Constituency and the Minister of Financial Services and Trade in the former Progressive Liberal Party government. 

 

Before becoming the Attorney General, Ryan was a partner in a leading law firm in The Bahamas in its Commercial and Financial Services Practice Group.  Ryan’s practice focused on private client planning and structures, and regulatory and licensing matters for financial services institutions.  His private client practice includes specialization in financial services solutions, planning and wealth management, and comprises banking, corporate and commercial law, investment funds, securities law, capital markets, taxation, trusts and estate planning and structuring and regulatory matters including license applications, inspections and investigations, and cross-border inquiries and commercial transactions, including reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions.

 

As a commercial attorney Ryan represented commercial interests in the hospitality and real estate development sectors in front of the Government and associated regulatory bodies in securing the necessary approvals to do business in The Bahamas.  In this capacity Ryan represented some of the largest hotel and real estate development projects in The Bahamas. 

 

Ryan studied at the University of Miami where he obtained a:

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• LL.M, Masters of Law in International Taxation, JD Juris Doctor, University of Miami

• Masters of Business Administration (Finance                    Concentration), University of Miami

• Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Miami 

• Ryan obtained his Certificate of Legal Education from the Eugene Dupuch Law School in 2009.

 

Ryan is admitted to The Bahamas Bar and was admitted to the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Tax Attorney;

 

Ryan has been awarded the following awards and recognition:

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• Chambers and Partners, ranked lawyer in the High Net Worth (HNW), Offshore Trusts Sector, 2020

• Recognized by IFLR 1000 – Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms –  as a 2020 “Notable Practitioner”.

• Chambers and Partners, ranked lawyer in the High Net Worth (HNW), Offshore Trusts Sector, 2019, 2018 and 2017.