Genevieve Sexton practises in commercial and banking & finance law with a strong emphasis on corporate financing transactions.

She has acted for financiers and borrowers, major corporations and family groups in a diverse range of finance and restructuring matters, including corporate finance, property development finance, mezzanine finance, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and formal and informal corporate restructures. In August 2021, Genevieve was appointed Chair of Australian Government’s Safe Harbour Review Panel. The panel is responsible for reviewing the insolvent safe harbour that protects company directors from personal liability for insolvent trading if the company is genuinely attempting to restructure.
BA LLB (Hons)
Genevieve is recognised as a leading lawyer by various international guides to lawyers and law firms, and industry awards including:

• Best Lawyers® International: banking & finance law and project finance & development practice
• Chambers Asia Pacific: restructuring & insolvency
• Doyle’s Guide: banking & finance
• IFLR1000: banking and project finance
• Lawyers Weekly: Finalist, Women in Law ‘Partner of the Year Award, 2018’, and
• Legal 500 Asia Pacific: banking & finance and restructuring & insolvency.

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