Alexander practises in commercial law, with an emphasis on class actions, regulatory litigation and financial services law, corporations and insolvency, and contracts disputes.
Alexander assists Justice Middleton of the Federal Court of Australia to deliver the Melbourne Law School Masters subject “Civil Regulatory Litigation”.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Alexander was a Research Fellow (Hon) and Sessional Lecturer at Melbourne Law School. He taught in the Juris Doctor programme in the Obligations, Contracts and Property courses. He was also Associate to the Hon Justice Anastassiou KC in the Federal Court of Australia and a lawyer in the disputes team at Arnold Bloch Leibler.
Alexander has acted for and against many of Australia’s major corporations and statutory entities, including banks, Regulators, accounting firms, and other listed entities, in the Federal and Supreme Courts. He has acted in all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation investigations to interlocutory applications, trials and appeals. He also has experience in public law and judicial reviews.
Alexander holds a Master of Law from the University of Cambridge and a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from the University of Melbourne.
Alexander read with Mark Costello KC and his senior mentor is Wendy Harris KC.
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