Surinder Deal has over 20 years of experience in Real Estate and Corporate and Commercial Law, having acted in all aspects of real estate transactions; registration of and securitization involving vessels; securities and in large scale structured finance transactions such as the sale of the consumer loan portfolio from a Bahamian licensed bank, borrowing by a Bahamian company from a US governmental agency; and the sale of a licensed Bahamian bank, being a part of the sale of a group of companies. She has also facilitated the private placements of offshore securities in The Bahamas.

Surinder earned an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of Buckingham, England in 1983, and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984. The following year, she was called to the Bar in her native Malaysia, working there for one year as an Associate at the chambers of Kumar & Co. She is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

She is a member of the Bar Associations of Malaysia and The Bahamas, and of the International Bar Association. She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Sterling H Cooke’s primary professional practice includes Real Property and Conveyancing, Commercial Law, Probate and Estate Administration, Maritime Law and International Financing transactions involving Bahamian registered ships and companies.

Sterling studied Law in the United States and the Caribbean – first earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina at Columbia, and later receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados. Subsequently, he completed studies at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica in September 1990.

Zarina M. Fitzgerald has over 15 years of experience in Corporate and Commercial law, having acted in all aspects of securities and in large scale structured finance transactions, including Initial Public Offerings and private placements of offshore securities; the registration of and securitization involving vessels and in real estate transactions.

Zarina M Fitzgerald, a native of Barbados, was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1991. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Hollie Lunn has been an industry professional for over 11 years and is an expert in corporate management. Her responsibilities include the day to day management of H & J Corporate Services. Mrs. Lunn has been with Higgs & Johnson/H & J Corporate Services for over 12 years. She holds a LLB degree from The University of Buckingham. Mrs. Lunn is an active member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau.