Monty is an experienced banking and finance lawyer that leverages his background in restructuring and insolvency to structure transactions across a wide range of sectors. He structures complex transactions across a broad spectrum of sectors, with a focus on structured and asset-backed finance, acquisition finance, distressed investing, secondary trades, portfolio sales, financial turnarounds, and corporate restructurings.
Monty advises both financiers and borrowers, including onshore and offshore credit funds, asset managers, non-bank lenders, strategic investors, creditors, and insolvency practitioners. His practical and collaborative approach consistently delivers results-driven solutions tailored to his clients’ commercial objectives. He is known for his in-depth knowledge of Australia’s personal property securities regime and insolvency laws, and applies this expertise to help clients navigate downside risk, transaction structuring, and asset protection.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Monty worked in the finance, turnaround and insolvency teams of K&L Gates and Henry Davis York (now Norton Rose Fulbright Australia).
