Qualifications
BCA, LLB (Hons), Victoria University of Wellington
Admitted
2002, New Zealand
Emma specialises in finance law, including sustainable finance. She advises a broad client base, including domestic and international banks, other lenders, corporates and public sector entities.
With particular experience in debt capital markets and corporate lending, Emma regularly advises a wide range of clients in those areas. Her experience also includes acquisition finance, project finance, receivables financing, consumer finance law and derivatives.
Emma is recognised by Chambers Asia Pacific, is listed as a Notable Practitioner by IFLR1000, and is ranked as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. She was also featured in NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women List 2024.
Recent highlights
- Advising multiple corporates on debt capital markets programmes and issuances, including Orion New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport and Wellington International Airport. This spans the full range of retail, wholesale, domestic and offshore debt capital markets transactions.
- Advising Powerco for more than 10 years on its full suite of financing matters, including bank facilities and domestic and offshore debt capital markets transactions.
- Advising Orion New Zealand on its full suite of financing matters, including bank facilities, debt capital markets transactions and funding arrangements with Christchurch City Holdings.
- Advising ANZ on New Zealand'’s first sustainability-linked loan, to Synlait Milk.
- Advising several clients on establishing sustainable finance facilities and programmes, including Wellington International Airport and Powerco.
- Advising the lenders to a range of corporate borrowers, including Synlait Milk and Vital Healthcare Property Trust.
- Advising a number of multi-national corporates on New Zealand aspects of their borrowing programmes, including Kinetic and Flight Centre.
Affiliations
- Member, Technical Working Group of the Aotearoa Circle Sustainable Finance Forum.
- Member, Banking and Financial Services Law Association.
- Member, Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand
