K. Kelly Nottage

Mr. Nottage is a Barrister-at-law and a founding Partner of Sovereign Advisors Bahamas. Prior to forming Sovereign Advisors, Mr. Nottage was manager and head of the LATAM Desk at one of the oldest trust companies in The Bahamas. During his six years as a trust officer and manager, Mr. Nottage was responsible for the structuring and administration of trusts, foundations, funds and other fiduciary products primarily for Latin American clients. Drawing from his legal training and practical experiences applying the law to real life situations, Mr. Nottage is well versed in financial and corporate services law. He advises Family Offices, Trustees, Broker Dealers, Developers and Digital Asset Enterprises on licensing, tax, operational substance and structuring matters within The Bahamas.

Mr. Nottage currently serves as a Director of the Central Bank of the Bahamas and Deputy Chairman of the Board’s Enterprise Risk Sub-Committee. He is a Trustee and School Board Director of Lakefield College School, Canada serving on the school board’s Governance Sub-Committee. He also serves as the CEO and Director of Sovereign Advisors & Partners Limited, a regulated and licensed multi family office and financial services firm headquartered in Nassau, The Bahamas.

A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Canada and Worcester College, University of Oxford, Mr. Nottage began his legal career as a pupil and associate at a top tier Bahamian law firm where he practiced in its Litigation, Banking and Trust practice groups. He is admitted to the Bars of England and Wales and The Bahamas and he is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

Education:

• Lakefield College School; Ontario, Canada, 2000
• University of Western Ontario, (BA Hons. Political Science & Philosophy) 2004
• Worcester College, University of Oxford (BA Theology) 2006
• Oxford Brookes University (PGDip Law) 2007
• BPP Law School, (Bar Vocational Course – Very Competent) 2008
• Worcester College, University of Oxford (MA Theology) 2017
• University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (Family Business School: Certificate in Private Wealth Management, LATAM) 2019

Admissions

• The Bahamas, 2008
• England and Wales, 2008

Memberships:

• Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
• The Bahamas Bar Association
• International Bar Association