Press Release

National law firm Shoosmiths is celebrating after being named 'Asset Finance Legal Provider of the Year' at the European Leasing Life Awards last night.

Representatives from Shoosmiths' asset finance team included partner and national head of asset finance, Melanie Chell and asset finance partners Stephen Dawson and Roger Potgieter who flew to Amsterdam, to attend the annual conference and to collect the accolade at the following awards ceremony, held at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.

The Shoosmiths asset finance team was judged to be best in its class by a panel of independent industry experts in areas including team expertise, visibility and influence in the marketplace, versatility, volume and complexity in work undertaken and most importantly, notable successes on behalf of clients.

Melanie Chell said: 'It is an honour for our team to have won this prestigious award again at the Leasing Life annual awards and to have our success recognised. We always ensure that we put out clients at the centre of everything we do. This award also underscores the breadth and depth of our growing team's expertise and the range of high profile asset finance work we advise on.'

Shoosmiths asset finance team advises industry leading clients on the full range of asset finance transactions, from small to medium ticket hire purchase transactions and vehicle leasing through to big ticket rail and aircraft operating lease structures.