Lawyers in England

Alastair Shaw

Consultant

Level

Albi Bell

Albi is a Senior Associate construction lawyer with experience in acting for funders, developers, contractors, consultants and end-users across a wide range of sectors including retail, office, manufacturing, residential, energy and infrastructure. His work includes negotiating and advising on building contracts, bonds, guarantees, appointments, collateral warranties and construction aspects of funding agreements, development agreements and agreements for lease. His recent project experience includes: acting for a developer in relation to the development of a mixed office, residential and hotel scheme with a development value of £200 million; advising a distribution company on the construction aspects of its leasehold acquisition of a new 300,000 sq ft distribution hub; and acting for a developer in relation to a 350 unit build to rent scheme in Manchester.

Shoosmiths LLP

Alec Bennett

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Aleem Khan

Aleem’s practice encompasses all aspects of real estate development. He provides end-to-end advice on residential and mixed-use schemes. With a strong track record in complex transactions, Aleem regularly advises on conditional contracts involving sales and planning overage, option and regeneration agreements, freehold reversion sales, affordable housing arrangements, and serviced land disposals. He ensures that legal strategies are closely aligned with client objectives effectively through a strong commercial lens.

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Aleen Gulvanessian

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Alejandro Garcia

Partner Alejandro has 20 years of dispute resolution experience. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. Alejandro is recognised as a “global leader” in international arbitration (Who’s Who Legal) and a leading directory describes him as a “brilliant mind [who] always finds a way around a problem”. Alejandro acts as counsel in complex international arbitrations. As such, Alejandro has acted under many applicable laws, including those of major common law and civil law countries, and public international law. He has acted under the rules of the major arbitral institutions (including ICC, ICSID, LCIA and SCC) as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations (including under the UNCITRAL Rules). These arbitrations have encompassed disputes in a number of sectors, including renewable energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, defence, intellectual property, mining and foreign direct investment. Over the last decade, Alejandro has developed significant expertise in litigation financing, securing third party funding for a large number of his arbitrations. Together with his counsel work, Alejandro also sits as an arbitrator and, amongst others, is a member of the CIETAC Panel of Arbitrators, HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators for intellectual property disputes and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center’s list of neutrals. Alejandro's experience includes Representing a Chilean company in a breach of contract claim against a Scandinavian company (English law/ICC). Representing the claimants, acting in subrogation, in relation to US$50 million dispute against one of Europe’s largest industrial companies (Peruvian law/ICC). Representing a European company in a patent arbitration against one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies (Belgian law/LCIA). Representing a UAE company in its breach of contract claim against one of Asia’s largest manufacturers of household appliances (UAE law/ICC). Damages awarded to Alejandro’s client were in excess of US$100 million.

Stewarts Law LLP

Alejandro Worthington

Partner who deals with corporate and personal insolvency work, contentious and transactional matters, advising insolvency practitioners, directors, lenders and creditors.

JMW Solicitors LLP

Aleksandr Bosch

Aleks is a Partner in the Milton Keynes corporate team, advising on acquisitions and disposals, private equity investments, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, group reorganisations, corporate governance and compliance issues. Aleks works with a variety of clients including private companies, PLCs, management teams and high net-worth individuals. Recent project experience includes: acting for Five Arrows Principal Investments (Rothschild) on a number of transactions including its investment into Texthelp, a global leader in education technology and on the sale of White Clarke Group to IDS, backed by Thoma Bravo; acting for the selling shareholders and management on the sale of Metals and Materials to Advanced Scientific Materials Acquico, a newco backed by Battery Ventures; acting for Foundation Investment Partners and the management team of Strictly Education on numerous acquisitions and their subsequent exit to Supporting Education Group Limited; advising BGF on its investment alongside Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den, into e-commerce platform Localised Group and Retail Services Group; and acting for CBD business Cannaray, from start-up and its series A investments through to a number of follow-up investments and bolt-on acquisitions, including the acquisition of Therismos Limited.

Shoosmiths LLP

Aleksandra Kulicka

Aleksandra is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate Group with broad experience in commercial and residential real estate transactions. Aleksandra works for developers, lenders and private equity funds in the acquisition, disposal as well as refinance of complex investment and development properties. Aleksandra also works closely with the firm’s Finance Group, acting for various lenders and corporate borrowers on senior and mezzanine secured lending transactions. She regularly reports to banks and lending institutions on real estate issues in the context of secured lending transactions.

Rosling King

Aleksandra Lewandowska

Stuart Miller Solicitors

Alessandro Barzaghini

Partner

Belluzzo International Partners

Alessandro Belluzzo

Founding Partner

Belluzzo International Partners

Alex Almaguer

A (re)insurance lawyer, Alex Almaguer helps clients with coverage disputes relating to both the London and Ibero-American markets. Having on-the-ground experience in both the London Market and Latin America, Alex understands the markets and how they interact with each other. This insight allows him to implement solutions and strategies which match the complexities and nuances of both sides. Also, with experience as a claims specialist, Alex understands, first-hand, the commercial drivers of (re)insurers when handling claims. Alex has managed several multi-million dollar refinery, power plant, mining, power line, rail, and other construction and engineering claims involving administrative, commercial, criminal proceedings, and subrogation actions in many countries across Latin America. He has also advised London and overseas (re)insurers on (re)insurance claims and policy coverage, including surety and housing bonds policies, D&O;, crime, product liability, K&R;, and terrorism.

RPC

Alex Barley

Partner - Personal Injury

Slater Heelis (Part of Lawfront)

Alex Bearman

Alex is a partner in the employment team. He specialises in all areas of contentious employment law, with a particular focus on complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims as well as high value bonus disputes. Alex acts for senior executives and employers. He represents businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to large corporates. His employee clients come from a variety of sectors including banking, legal, insurance, private equity, hedge funds, accountancy and other professional services. He also deals with non-contentious matters including advising clients on the handling of large scale redundancies and the employment aspects of business transfers.

Russell-Cooke LLP

Alex Bilionis

Director

Isadore Goldman

Alex Bishop

Alex is National Head of the Dispute Resolution & Litigation practice and Head of the firm's Birmingham office. She advises on a broad range of commercial disputes from shareholder disputes, contract and misrepresentation claims to obtaining freezing orders and search and seizure orders in complex fraud cases. She has a broad range of experience dealing with litigation and international arbitration as well as participation in various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediations. Alex has particular experience dealing with reputationally significant matters and internal investigations, navigating the potentially competing interests of different stakeholder groups. Given the costly nature of Court proceedings, Alex will always look to achieve a speedy and cost effective resolution to any dispute. Where Court proceedings are the only option, Alex will pursue them aggressively albeit always focused on the client’s commercial objectives. Her clients include large companies in the IT, retail, automotive and manufacturing sectors such as Electrolux plc, Husqvarna UK Limited and Next Plc. Her recent instructions include: • representing an African telecommunications company in international arbitration proceedings in London and Dubai regarding multi-million dollar claims against a Chinese equipment supplier. • advising a Plc client following allegations of bribery in a civil dispute, conducting an internal investigation and supporting with a self report to the authorities. • advising a major high street name in relation to the termination of a fixed term IT contract carrying an exposure of £35million. A favourable exit was achieved through negotiations without proceedings being issued; • successfully obtaining a permanent injunction and substantial costs recovery for a major petrochemicals company against an unauthorised dealer. The claim also involved executing a search and seizure order; • advising a global financial services company in relation to fraudulent activities conducted by a former employee including unlawful access to the company’s IT systems. Undertakings were obtained together with full financial recovery; and • acting for a UK Plc in relation to a claim against multiple defendants for conspiracy to defraud and civil bribery securing a substantial financial recovery for the client. The claim involved obtaining a Freezing Order over the fraudsters' assets. Alex’s understanding of the issues facing businesses and the pressures on in-house lawyers has been enhanced by a number of secondments, one of which was spent in an in-house legal department of a UK based oil company, another in the Cayman Islands in an in-house legal team for a multi-national investment bank and as acting head of legal at a fleet management company. Alex has also worked in-house assisting the in-house legal team of a UK based mobile phone supplier with substantial US litigation, working with US lawyers and preparing the UK arm of the litigation. Alex has recently been identified as a leader in her field of Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners in which she is described as "praised for her ingenuity and her commercial vision.". She is also in the Legal 500 'Hall of Fame' for Commercial Litigation and is listed in The Lawyer's 'Hot 100' 2021.

Shoosmiths LLP

Alex Blain

Alex is a Senior Associate in the Property department. Alex advises on a range of property transactions, with a particular focus on commercial acquisitions and disposals, corporate occupier and development work and transactions involving agricultural land. Alexander acts for private individuals, corporate clients, investors, developers and trusts.

Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Alex Bone

Alex is a partner and UK Chartered and European Patent Attorney in the Engineering, Physics & Mechanical Devices department and has many years of experience, having entered the profession in the year 2000. Alex joined the firm in 2014 following seven years working inhouse at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd where he was responsible for IP support relating to medical delivery devices and packaging projects across the Pharma division. During that time he was also involved in the IP due diligence relating to a number of acquisition and licence deals. Alex’s professional experience covers a broad range of technologies including medical devices and associated formulation technology, oil and gas drilling, food packaging, wind and water turbines, waste treatment and automotive technologies. Alex has considerable experience in advising businesses about IP strategy, including managing freedom to operate risks and the protection of product developments.

Venner Shipley LLP

Alex Boothman

Alex is a private client solicitor who specialises in advising private individuals in relation to all aspects of their personal affairs. Alex regularly advises on traditional UK tax planning, wills, trusts and estates. However, his particular expertise lies in advising high- and ultra-high-net-worth non-domiciled individuals and their advisors in relation to onshore and offshore tax planning, trusts, asset protection, wealth preservation, estate planning, and complex cross-border probate and estate administration.

Keystone Law

Alex Brown

Alex is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney in our Mechanical team. Alex specialises in mechanical and electromechanical inventions, and has particular experience in the fields of manufacturing, packaging, industrial machinery, medical devices, fluid flow control systems, image reproduction technology and automotive and aerospace technology. Alex is experienced in providing his clients with practical and commercially-focused patent advice, with clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to large multi-national corporations. Alex has extensive patent drafting and prosecution experience before the UK and European patent offices, including oral proceedings, opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. Alex also has experience advising on patent validity and infringement, providing freedom to operate opinions and detailed IP due diligence reports. Alex is also a Registered Design Attorney and has extensive experience of advising on the protection of designs and dealing with registered design applications. He also regularly advises on the protection, enforcement and infringement of both registered designs and unregistered design rights in the UK.

Venner Shipley LLP

Alex Campbell

Partner

Fieldfisher

Alex Carruthers

Partner dealing with matrimonial finance and children’s work. Most of his work is complex, involving jurisdictional questions and/or high-net-worth individuals. Regular speaker on issues concerning divorce , most particularly those involving trusts and complex financial structures.

Hughes Fowler Carruthers

Alex Chapman

Janes Solicitors