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Alexander Heylin
Work Department
Business and Property
Position
| Commercial / Chancery / Insolvency / Civil Fraud
Alexander has broad commercial and insolvency litigation experience covering a wide range of contractual, property and regulatory disputes.
His work includes an emphasis on civil fraud, white collar fraud, company, insolvency and regulatory matters, as well as complex commercial disputes generally. Alexander regularly advises shareholders in joint venture disputes and acts in contentious matters involving trusts and involuntary liquidation. He has been the lead counsel in several long, complex, document heavy cases.
Alexander has conducted a considerable amount of complex contested trials and hearings and therefore is an experienced advocate and cross examiner in highly contentious and hard-fought cases in England and overseas. Alexander has appeared numerous times in the highest courts and appellate courts of multiple jurisdictions. Alexander has substantial experience of witness actions and in cross-examination and is well used to coping with the challenges presented by trials and major applications.
Alexander has not only practised at the Bar but also as a partner in an offshore law firm and as a Principal in a New York Law firm. Alexander is therefore used to taking a client friendly and pragmatic approach to cases with an emphasis on providing optimal solutions to client’s problems. Alexander’s international experience makes him particularly well suited to cases involved cross border issues and has much experience working with other legal teams in multiple jurisdictions on the same case.
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Career
| Alexander practised at the English Bar for the first ten years of his career doing a variety of work including commercial, civil litigation, white collar fraud both criminal and civil as well as being appointed to the Attorney General Panel.
Alexander then went offshore where he was both a partner in a leading offshore firm and a Principal in a US New York based law firm. Here he specialised in cross border disputes, financial services and insolvency. These cases were invariably international in nature and involved ‘offshore’ elements to them.
Alexander returned to the Bar at NO.5 Chambers in 2019 and continues to do complex commercial and insolvency work both domestically and in international disputes.
He works with both leading law firms and Insolvency Practioners. |
Education
1995 – 1998 Newcastle University BA
1998 – 2000 College of Law – CPE / BVC
2008 – 2009 Surrey University LLM
2014 – 2015 NYU Law LLM – Corporate Law
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1No5 Barristers Chambers is an ‘excellent set’ with ‘super-wide coverage’ of all contentious and non-contentious matters, including probate, estate administration, trusts, and taxation. Mark Anderson KC recently handled a shareholder dispute concerning the ownership and management of a business empire worth over £50m and is known for his ‘patient style of advocacy’. Alexander Heylin successfully represented a claimant, a Russian company, in a claim above £3m against an English LLP. Experts in inheritance and property matters, Samir Amin and Jason Perrin are notable names at the junior end of chambers.
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1No5 Barrister’ Chambers is an ‘excellent all-round chambers with plenty of ability at all levels’ handles significant high-value and complex cases in the Midlands. Mark Anderson KC recently acted in a partnership and shareholder dispute of the ownership and management of a business empire worth in excess of £50m in the Court of Appeal. Mohammed Zaman KC is recommended for his ‘excellent legal skills and depth of experience in advising and appearing in commercial disputes’. Alexander Heylin successfully defended a claim from the liquidator against an insurance broker and his company for £3m concerning an alleged Ponzi scheme. In July 2022 Shakil Najib was appointed to the circuit bench.
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Alexander Heylin – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Alexander is an excellent advocate.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Alexander Heylin – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘His strengths include his ability to think outside the box. He is also extremely good at dealing with difficult clients.’