Alex Lerner

Alex is a “very hard-working and skilled litigator with top City pedigree” (Legal 500, 2022). He is listed as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 for both banking litigation and professional negligence and is sought out for high-value and strategically complex matters, often involving multi-jurisdictional elements. Client feedback has praised Alex’s strategic insight, ability to think outside the box, diligence and commercial approach. Alex’s clients include FTSE100 listed companies, banks, professional service firms (including law firms), funds, private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals (including sports and media personalities), insolvency practitioners and start-ups in the tech sector. His expertise encompasses mis-selling, fraud, professional negligence and shareholder/M&A disputes. Alex also has deep experience of high value and complex group litigation. He has acted for both claimants (Ingenious and Eclipse litigations) and defendants (RBS and Post Office litigations) in group litigation and has considerable experience of all aspects of the legal and procedural intricacies of such cases. · Stewarts Law LLP

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Alex Lerner is a litigator at Stewarts Law LLP in England, recognised in the Legal 500 as a 'key lawyer' for banking litigation and professional negligence. He advises on high-value, strategically complex and often multi-jurisdictional disputes — including mis-selling, fraud, professional negligence, shareholder/M&A and group litigation — and represents FTSE100 companies, banks, professional services firms, funds, private equity, high-net-worth individuals, insolvency practitioners and tech start-ups; he joined Stewarts in 2020.

Practice areas

LitigationBanking & FinanceProfessional NegligenceFraudTaxCorporate / M&A

Office

England

Stewarts Law LLP · Alex is a “very hard-working and skilled litigator with top City pedigree” (Legal 500, 2022). He is listed as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 for both banking litigation and professional negligence and is sought out for high-value and strategically complex matters, often involving multi-jurisdictional elements. Client feedback has praised Alex’s strategic insight, ability to think outside the box, diligence and commercial approach. Alex’s clients include FTSE100 listed companies, banks, professional service firms (including law firms), funds, private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals (including sports and media personalities), insolvency practitioners and start-ups in the tech sector. His expertise encompasses mis-selling, fraud, professional negligence and shareholder/M&A disputes. Alex also has deep experience of high value and complex group litigation. He has acted for both claimants (Ingenious and Eclipse litigations) and defendants (RBS and Post Office litigations) in group litigation and has considerable experience of all aspects of the legal and procedural intricacies of such cases.

England

Expertise

Mis-sellingFraudProfessional negligenceShareholder / M&A disputesGroup litigationBanking litigationMulti-jurisdictional disputesHigh-value complex litigationTechnology start-upsPrivate equity & fundsFTSE100 corporatesProfessional services (including law firms)Insolvency practitioners / insurersHigh-net-worth individuals

Education

LSE — BA International History (First)
LSE — MSc History of International Relations (Distinction)
BPP — LLB and LPC