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Our Team
Romauld 'Romi' Ferreira, Founding Partner
Romi holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Ecology and Chemistry from the University of the West Indies and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London. He was also called to both the Bar of England and Wales at Lincolns Inn and The Bahamas Bar in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
Romi is the founding partner of Ferreira & Company and specializes in environmental law. His practice includes litigation, corporate services and legislative drafting and policy review in relation to the environmental sector.
Romi served as the Minister of The Environment (2017-2021) and is an affiliate member of The Bahamas Society of Engineers.
Erica M. Pople-Ferreira, Managing Partner
Erica joined the firm in 2016. Her practice focuses on real estate law, corporate law, estate planning, probate law, legislative drafting and policy review.
She previously served as a senior officer at one of Nassau’s oldest trust companies and was responsible for managing complex fiduciary and corporate structures for high net worth clients and overseeing corporate pension plans. She also served as a director of several the establishment’s resident and non-resident nominee companies and Senior Officer I of a non-resident bank.
Erica is a local expert in non-profit incorporations and has drafted incorporation documents for non-profit organizations in various sectors including environmental, agricultural and entertainment industries.
She also has thirty (30) years experience in managing intellectual property portfolios, inclusive of trade marks, design copyrights, copyrights and patents. She currently co-chairs the Intellectual Property Committee of The Bahamas Bar Association and is an advocate for the modernization of The Bahamas’ intellectual property legislation. She has also served as a 2 Year Committee Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Further, Erica served as a sub-consultant tasked with drafting legislation to restructure a local public utility company. She also served as a legal sub-consultant for drafting procurement rules in relation to the electricity sector.