Christel Sands-Feaste

Christel Sands-Feaste is a partner in the firm's Commercial Law Practice and Private Clients and Wealth Management Practice Groups and chair of the Securities & Investment Funds Practice Group. She has extensive legal experience in corporate and commercial law, asset financing, legal issues relating to resort development and operations, gaming law and regulation and international trust and company administration. She has acted in all aspects of commercial transactions including securing governmental and regulatory approvals, mergers and acquisitions, asset financing, private placements of offshore securities, investment fund structuring and creation and estate planning. Christel regularly advises clients on day-to-day legal issues including licensing and compliance matters as well as other general corporate and operational activities. She has represented both domestic and foreign clients in a variety of businesses including the financial services, hospitality and gaming industries. Recent transactions in which she has been involved include advising a developer on a $2.5 billion resort development project. Christel is named as a leading commercial lawyer in both the International Financial Law Review and Chambers Global and has also been recommended by Global Law Experts in Mergers & Acquisitions Law. Prior to joining Higgs & Johnson, she served as Vice President - Legal for a family office and a leading Bahamian development company. Christel is Vice Chairman of the Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board, a Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board and a member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, the Bahamas Bar Association, and The Nassau Chapter of Links Incorporated.