Evelyn Jones > Lane Neave > Christchurch, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Lane Neave Offices
PO BOX 13 - 149
CHRISTCHURCH
New Zealand
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Evelyn Jones
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Evelyn leads the banking and finance practice at Lane Neave. She has extensive experience in corporate and institutional lending transactions, property finance, leveraged and acquisition finance.
Evelyn has advised on domestic and international transactions and her experience includes the coordination of offshore counsel in relation to the granting of local law governed securities and guarantees, as well as acting as New Zealand counsel on international transactions.
Evelyn is a technical and solution-focused adviser. She has particular expertise in securitisation and other structured and financial products (including derivatives). She also provides advice on financial sector regulation, including recent changes to the consumer credit legislation in New Zealand.
Before joining Lane Neave, Evelyn has worked at other major law firms in New Zealand and in London. She has also worked in-house (on secondment and on contract) at a major bank and a leading consumer finance product company in New Zealand.
Evelyn is personally ranked by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers and IFLR1000.
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Praised for its ‘hands-on and personal approach’, the ‘strong’ banking and finance team at Lane Neave is noted for its proficiency in specialised structured finance, securitisation, and receivables financing transactions, regularly acting for funders and local banks. The Auckland-based practice has witnessed a steady stream of cross-border lending transactions, including acquisition financing, over the last 12 months. Leading the team is the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Evelyn Jones who has particular expertise in off-balance sheet financing and securitisation.