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 partners)Lane Neave regularly advises banks and financial institutions on development funding transactions and has particularly experience assisting on the creation of property funding structures. The firm is also well-versed in note issuances and mezzanine loan facilities. Evelyn Jones, who specialises in securitisation and structured products, leads the team. Joshua Jones joined the practice in February 2024 from Chapman Tripp, adding cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance experience.
New Zealand > Restructuring and insolvency
(Firms to watch)Led by Ben Russell, James Cochrane, and Evelyn Jones, the growing restructuring and insolvency practice at Lane Neave advises directors, insolvency practitioner, and business stakeholders in distressed situations, with particular expertise in contentious settings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Firms to watch New Zealand > Restructuring and insolvency
- Leading partners New Zealand > Banking and finance
- Banking and finance New Zealand