Melissa Leibowitz

Melissa Leibowitz focuses on property law. Her main area of practice includes the drafting and registration of mortgage bonds for commercial and development finance purposes, the drafting of sale agreements, bank security documents, and the drafting and registration of servitudes. She is also involved in property developments and commercial, sectional title 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 security bond documentation. In one instance she received instructions from a major financial institution to prepare and register numerous special notarial bonds by a big mining house over movable assets totalling a capital amount of ZAR750m. This involved advising on complex legal issues relating to the transaction.    

Education:
LLB (summa cum laude) (University of KwaZulu-Natal) Conveyancer

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 2007.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
Afrikaans, English

Direct Contact:
  +27 (0)11 286 6900
  +27 (0)83 289 9590