UK
Practice Areas
Alexander is a Senior Associate in our Corporate, Finance, Funds and Regulatory team in Guernsey.
Ben advises on all aspects of commercial law with a particular focus on banking and finance (including real estate finance, Islamic finance and fund finance), mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.
Ben regularly works with our BVI, Cayman and Jersey corporate and trust teams on cross-jurisdictional finance, corporate and trust matters. He also assists the team in their other core areas including funds, data protection, and risk and regulatory.
Career
Ben first joined Collas Crill as a paralegal and went on to train with the firm, qualifying as a Solicitor of England and Wales in September 2017.
During his training contract Ben undertook a three month secondment to CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in London in their Banking and International Finance team. During his time at CMS, Ben worked primarily on the acquisition, development, restructuring and financing of projects in the real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors.
Ben read law at the University of Bristol, graduating with First Class Honours, and went on to complete his Legal Practice Course at BPP University Law School.
He was promoted to Senior Associate in August 2022 and was admitted to the Guernsey Bar in December 2022.
Professional Memberships
Guernsey International Legal Association
Guernsey Investment Fund Association