First Mortgage Trust Banking & Finance Law Award

Winner: Cavell Leitch

Tony Kinzett, CEO, First Mortgage Trust and Julian Clarke, Managing Partner, Cavell Leitch Law

1st runner up: Duncan Cotterill Lawyers

2nd runner up: Lane Neave

FINALISTS:

Anthony Harper Lawyers
Brookfields Lawyers
Cavell Leitch
Duncan Cotterill Lawyers
Lane Neave
Simpson Grierson

Criteria:
The winning firm, lawyer, or barrister will:

provide excellence in client service
possess specialist expertise in advising across a broad range of issues in the field of banking and finance law, which may include:
- structuring, protection, and enforcement of security interests
- regulatory compliance
- capital and credit market issues
- project, acquisition, and/or mezzanine financing
- debt restructuring and/or corporate reorganisations
- insolvency

Award Sponsor:

First Mortgage Trust is a group investment fund that provides investors competitive rates of return through a PIE or group investment fund with first ranking mortgage backed security, and offers borrowers smart finance options for securities over land and buildings in New Zealand.

First Mortgage Trust is managed by New Zealanders, for New Zealanders.

The past year has resulted in some challenging circumstances in the financial world with the legal profession being called upon to provide quality advice and support to all concerned. We are proud to sponsor the Banking and Finance Law Award to recognise those firms who provide the highest quality service to the industry.