Alexander has a broad practice in all areas of commercial law. He represents clients in matters involving civil fraud and asset tracing, company and insolvency law, finance, insurance (especially marine insurance), international trade, shipping and shipbuilding / offshore construction.
Alexander appears as a junior or as sole counsel in the County Court, High Court and in international arbitrations under ICC, FOSFA, GAFTA, LCIA and LMAA rules. He graduated with a Double First in Law from the University of Cambridge and placed first in his year in Commercial Law. Alexander has a Distinction on the BCL from the University of Oxford and, prior to joining 20 Essex Street, taught law at Pembroke College, Oxford.
Alexander has a particular specialism in the conflict of laws (especially jurisdiction and the enforcement of foreign judgments). In addition to his full-time practice at the Bar, Alexander is Teaching Fellow in International Commercial Litigation at University College London.
Alexander is a keen linguist and has acted in a number of international disputes with French, Spanish, Italian and German documents.