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Alex Blain
Work Department
Property
Position
Alexander is a senior associate in the Property department. He specialises in commercial property matters, including acquisitions and disposals, development and corporate occupier work. Alexander acts for corporate clients, investors, developers, private individuals and trusts.
Career
Trained at North Star Law Ltd, qualified 2019, joined Payne Hicks Beach 2021
Memberships
The Law Society
Education
Newcastle University (graduated 2014), BPP (completed LPC 2016)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
Instructed by international property companies, developers, and corporate occupiers, Payne Hicks Beach LLP’s core workflows include property investment and management, development projects, and town planning. Emma Copestake anchors the practice and advises investors and banks on real estate finance and redevelopments. Simon Blackburn is noted for his experience in sales of land for developments and rural rights of way, Marisa Beccarelli handles occupier leasehold matters, and Andrea Yiakoumetti advises private companies on acquisitions. Penny Miller focuses on landlord and tenant work, while the ‘exceptional’ Alex Blain covers commercial leases. Andrew Berry retired in August 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Employers