Mr Alexander Weinberg > Wallace LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Wallace LLP Offices
27 Mortimer Street
LONDON
W1T 3JF
England
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Mr Alexander Weinberg
Work Department
Commercial Litigation & Banking and Financial Services Litigation
Position
Partner, Head of Commercial Litigation and Banking Litigation
Areas of Practice – High Value Commercial Litigation & Arbitration, Domestic & Multi-Jurisdictional Shareholder, Joint Venture and Company/Corporate disputes, Banking & Financial Services Litigation, including cases involving mis-selling, misconduct, misrepresentation, deceit, fraud, breach of duty, contractual interpretation and breach of transactional documentation, as well as various contentious restructurings and substantial group actions for consumers and retail investors against major institutions.
Career
Significant expertise and an impressive track record in all forms of general commercial litigation and banking and financial services dispute resolution gained at leading City and US firms. Experience in advising clients on a range of regulatory investigations conducted by authorities in the UK and US, including the Financial Conduct Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and representing clients on anti-trust/competition matters in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court and the Court of Appeal. Clients include private equity investors, hedge funds, corporate finance boutiques, family offices, HNWIs as well as listed and privately owned companies.
Positions
Wallace, January 2014 to present | Partner
Quinn Emanuel, May 2011 – December 2013 | Senior Associate
Mayer Brown, October 2007 – April 2011 | Senior Associate
Bird & Bird, September 2004 – September 2007 | Solicitor
Herbert Smith, 2002 – 2004 | Trainee Solicitor
Memberships
- Law Society
- Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience (Civil & Criminal)
Education
Cambridge University, 1997 – 2000
MA (Cantab), History
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
Wallace LLP is experienced in litigation against major banks and financial institutions. With a balanced claimant and defendant practice, ‘highly intelligent and capable partner’ Alexander Weinberg leads the team and has a strong track record acting both for and against financial institutions and hedge funds. Oli Goldman is experienced in fraud litigation within the banking sector and disputes around financial and interest rate hedging products. Philip Blyghton acts against financial institutions in group litigation, representing investors and retailers, and for them in misrepresentation and breach of contract claims.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
(Leading partners)With ‘excellent lawyers from top to bottom’, Wallace LLP acts in corporate and commercial disputes that often involve cross-border issues. Alexander Weinberg acts in domestic and multi-jurisdictional shareholder, joint venture and corporate disputes, including matters involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of directors’ duties. Raised to partner in May 2024, Josephine Mathew is experienced in civil fraud claims, shareholder actions, professional negligence, jurisdictional issues, and partnership and joint venture disputes. Oli Goldman ‘always has an excellent grasp of the facts of a case’, Elizabeth Asher focuses on commercial and insolvency litigation, and Philip Blyghton is ‘great for any case‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Commercial litigation: mid-market London > Dispute resolution
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution