UK
Practice Areas
Litigation – Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery
Career
• 2006 to present – Pinsent Masons LLP (including legacy firms), Partner
• 2000 to 2006 – Marsons Solicitors, Solicitor
Professional Memberships
• Board member and Treasurer, Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
• London Solicitors Litigation Association
• Fraud Advisory Panel
• Law Society of England and Wales
Industry Sector Expertise
Civil Fraud, Debt Recovery, Investigations, Injunctions, Asset tracing and recovery, Disclosure, Privilege, Litigation, Trust Litigation.
Languages Spoken
English - Fluent
Experience
Alan heads the firm's international Civil Fraud Practice. He deals with high profile and sensitive matters which require detailed planning and an in-depth understanding of the legal, commercial, reputational and governance pressures clients often face.
Leading a specialist team, Alan has advised on the full spectrum of fraud matters for over two decades, from offshore and onshore trust litigation to complex asset tracing as well as major cross-border investment fraud. He is very much regarded as a 'go-to' lawyer where frauds are committed in offshore jurisdictions or cross-border issues have arisen. He has obtained numerous freezing orders including worldwide disclosure orders and passport delivery up orders involving jurisdictions including the Isle of Man, Channel Islands, the US, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, USA, Cyprus, Switzerland and Bermuda. Alan also has extensive experience in advising clients on internal investigations and crisis management.
Alan's knowledge and experience has extended to advising domestic and international banks, professional service providers and law firms in a range of fraud related claims. He is at the forefront of advising on recent issues in the fraud legal market such as cyber fraud and email hacking and his work has also seen him recognised and instructed by the Government on matters with reputational significance.