Melissa Leibowitz
LLB (summa cum laude) (University of KwaZulu-Natal) Conveyancer
Melissa Leibowitz focuses on Property / Real Estate Law. Her main area of practice includes the , and registration of mortgage bonds for , and development , purposes, the , of sale agreements, bank , documents, and the , and registration of ,. She is also involved in property developments and ,and conventional property transfers. Melissa acts for the four major banks in South Africa, namely Rand Merchant Bank, First National Bank, Absa Bank and Standard Bank, with regard to the preparation and registration of mortgage bonds, special and general notarial bonds, and preparation of and advice on , bond documentation. In one instance she received instructions from a major financial institution to prepare and register numerous special notarial bonds by a big , house over movable assets totalling a capital amount of ZAR750m. This involved advising on complex legal issues relating to the transaction.
Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells, Sandton
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 2007.