Alexander practises in commercial law, with an emphasis on corporations and insolvency, class actions and consumer protection.

He is a Research Fellow (Hon) and Sessional Lecturer at Melbourne Law School.  He has taught in the Juris Doctor programme in the Obligations, Contracts and Property courses.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Alexander was Associate to the Hon Justice Anastassiou QC in the Federal Court of Australia and a lawyer in the disputes team at Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Alexander’s experience encompasses class actions, Royal Commissions, contracts and shareholder disputes, injunctions, and regulatory litigation.  He also has experience in public law, in particular in judicial review applications and appeals.

Alexander holds a LLM from the University of Cambridge and a Bcom (Economics) and Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.

Recent matters include:

• Briefed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to an ongoing investigation of a financial services company – led by Mark Costello

• Advising on prospects of an appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria – statutory interpretation, insolvency – led by Wendy Harris QC

• Australian Cardiology Services Pty Ltd v Rudd S ECI 2020 03703 – equity, contract, breach of confidence, misleading and deceptive conduct – led by Marc Felman

• In the Matter of Grandridge Brewing Company Pty Ltd No. S ECI 202 04485 – oppression proceeding – unled

• Four Mile Hospitality Group Pty Ltd v Logan Hanna Pty Ltd BP2094/2020 – Covid-19 Regulations, injunction awarded – unled

• Evans Road Medical Clinic v Siddaiqi & Anor CI-21-00069 – contract, breach of confidence, restraint of trade – unled

• Pruessner v Caelli Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd MLG 4148/2020 – contractor/employee case – unled

Alexander is reading with Mark Costello and his senior mentor is Wendy Harris QC.

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