Cooper Grace Ward understands the importance of managing the risks associated with financial transactions and offers smart, effective solutions for both lenders and borrowers.

We have more than 30 years of experience providing legal services across the full spectrum of financing transactions, ranging from straightforward retail and commercial lending to complex structured and project financing matters.

We approach all tasks in a practical way using commercial common sense – we have an ingrained solutions orientated style.

We are accessible and we are proactive to the twin demands of time and cost.

Our specialist group acts for a large number of major banks, credit unions, financiers, originators and sub-originators. We take a team approach – this, together with our experience with a diverse range of financial institutions across Australia provides us with a sound level of understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by the banking and finance industry.

We have developed the experience, capacity and necessary accreditations to document, settle and perfect lending transactions in all eight jurisdictions of Australia, and we work hard at maintaining that expertise.

During the last 10 years we have successfully completed upwards of 100,000 transactions on behalf of a number of bank and non-bank lenders over a wide range of legal services from lending through to consumer and corporate recovery.

Services we offer

Our major services to the banking and finance industry include:

• Commercial finance and security in all eight Australian States and Territories
• Retail lending across all Australian jurisdictions
• Compliance issues including under the new National Credit Code
• Insolvency and debt recovery
• Advice and litigation relating to Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs).

What our clients say

No job is ever too hard for the CGW Banking & Finance Team. A few of the settlements that we submit are definitely 'outside the square', and time and time again the team performs above and beyond the call of duty to ensure total customer satisfaction. As a result of CGW's efficiencies we are able to give our clients the level of service we all value so highly.”

Christopher Richardson, Angela Warren & Peter Hanrahan
Investec Experien

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Awards

Leading Australian Firm – ALB Guide to Banking and Finance Law
2009 Finalist – MFAA Excellence Awards, Support Services to the Finance Industry 2007