Alexander Neale > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
Debenhams Ottaway Offices
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England
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Alexander Neale
Work Department
Dispute resolution and litigation
Position
Alexander is a partner in the dispute resolution and litigation team. He specialises in contentious and non-contentious insolvency, from general restructuring options to more complex recovery actions under misfeasance, wrongful trading and antecedent transactions. Alex has a particular expertise in office holder claims and recovery actions, many of which have had complex international aspects or have been reported. His cases have led to him undertaking enforcement action in jurisdictions such as the BVI, Barbados and Florida.
Career
Trained Debenhams Ottaway; qualified 2014; partner 2021.
Memberships
A member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and R3, the trade association for UK insolvency and restructuring professionals
Education
Studied law at the University of Portsmouth in 2010 and then undertook the LPC at the College of Law, Guildford in 2011.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Debenhams Ottaway offers clients ‘excellent service‘ when assisting clients with actions concerning distressed creditors and the defence of directors, in addition to office holder claims and general restructuring work. Juliet Schalker co-heads the St Albans practice alongside Alexander Neale. Schalker is an ‘excellent lawyer‘ who utilises her experience in commercial disputes to advise on a variety of insolvency disputes, while the ‘outstanding‘ Neale handles a variety of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, including recovery actions under antecedent transactions, and general restructuring options.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery