LAWYER PROFILE
Alexander Neale

Alexander Neale

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Alexander is a partner in our dispute resolution and litigation team specialising in contentious and non-contentious insolvency.

Alexander works with a wide range of individuals and businesses in relation to all forms of commercial matters and disputes, including banking and finance, and contract and insurance disputes.

Alexander regularly works with:

- insolvency practitioners

- directors of companies facing insolvency

- directors involved in boardroom or shareholder disputes

- funders

- creditors

- SMEs, PLCs or sole traders involved in commercial disputes.

Career

Alexander studied law at the University of Portsmouth in 2010 and then undertook the LPC at the College of Law, Guildford in 2011. He joined Debenhams Ottaway as a trainee and qualified in 2014. He was promoted to senior lawyer in 2019 and joined the partnership in 2021.

Professional Memberships

Alexander is a member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and R3, the trade association for UK insolvency and restructuring professionals.

He jointly runs the FIRE network for professionals in the funding, insolvency, restructuring and private equity professions.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Restructuring/Insolvency - Thames Valley

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Alexander Neale offers broad expertise encompassing both contentious and non-contentious insolvency mandates.

Litigation - Thames Valley

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Alexander Neale has strong credentials in commercial and corporate litigation, including shareholder disputes and contentious insolvency.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I would say on the insolvency side, he is one of the most pragmatic, understated and diligent partners ever.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Alex is brilliant and very easy to work with.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is pragmatic and has a very commercial approach.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • We select Alex as he has great professional expertise knowledge and good ethics, and we get on with him.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • A real all-rounder, Alex is very calm and considered. He is a great strategist, knowing how to see the big picture. Clients love him and he knows how to deal with opponents.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Alex is supportive but confident; he knows his stuff.

    LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Ranked Individuals at Debenhams Ottaway (13)

Thames Valley

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