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About
Provided by Alex Bailin KC
Practice Areas
Alex’s practice centres on financial and business crime, financial services, all aspects of criminal law, and extradition. His work also involves public law, human rights, media law and public international law.
Instructed in a wide variety of business crime cases: corporate manslaughter, corruption, cartels, frauds of all kinds, insider dealing. Instructed in many major SFO cases. A wide range of clients: CEOs, senior business executives, multinational corporations, banks, hedge funds, private equity groups, fintechs, family offices. Sought after for the investigatory stages and for heavyweight trial or appellate work.
A wealth of financial services experience; acted in a number of major regulatory investigations by the FCA and PRA before the RDC, EDMC and Upper Tribunal.
Acted in a number of high profile extradition cases, particularly from the US.
Commercial work often has a criminal aspect to it e.g. Commercial Court litigation with parallel criminal proceedings.
General criminal work ranges from murder and gross negligence manslaughter to interception of communications and official secrets.
See further information here: https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/alex-bailin/
Career
Previously a derivatives trader in the City
Cambridge University (Mathematics); Sussex University (Law)
Deputy High Court Judge (Administrative Court)
Recorder (Crown Court)
Clooney Justice Foundation – Advisory Board
Called 1995, Silk 2010
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Alex Bailin KC focuses his practice on business crime, human rights and extradition matters. He regularly represents foreign states as well as requested persons in extradition proceedings. His expertise also includes cases involving Interpol Red Notices.
Alex Bailin KC is a popular choice of adviser for financial market-related matters, who is no stranger to finance, having had a career in derivatives trading before coming to the Bar. He is applauded for being quick to grasp the facts at hand as well as for his winning interpersonal skills with solicitors and lay clients. He has considerable experience of representing blue-chip clients in rate manipulation and corruption matters.
Alex Bailin KC is a popular choice of adviser for financial market-related matters, who is no stranger to finance, having had a career in derivatives trading before coming to the Bar. He is applauded for being quick to grasp the facts at hand as well as for his winning interpersonal skills with solicitors and lay clients. He has considerable experience of representing blue-chip clients in rate manipulation and corruption matters.
Alex Bailin KC is adept at the application of public and administrative law in the criminal justice and commercial spheres. He routinely appears in domestic and international public law and human rights proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alex is very good. He knows everything about extradition and is highly responsive and quick-thinking."
"Alex is utterly persuasive. His written work is excellent."
"Alex is first-rate. He is very good technically and brings really great insight."
"He's really good with clients and really good on strategy."
"He's extremely knowledgeable and a polished advocate. He lands punches that matter and is able to get good outcomes."
"Alex is incredibly experienced in a range of topics, which makes him extremely versatile and a brilliant advocate in court and cross-examination. He has a light touch and is formidable as an opponent."
"Alex is superb. He has great judgement, is hard-working and very good with clients, including professional clients."
"Alex is very good. He knows everything about extradition and is highly responsive and quick-thinking."
"Alex is utterly persuasive. His written work is excellent."
"Alex is first-rate. He is very good technically and brings really great insight."
"He's really good with clients and really good on strategy."
"He's extremely knowledgeable and a polished advocate. He lands punches that matter and is able to get good outcomes."
"Alex is incredibly experienced in a range of topics, which makes him extremely versatile and a brilliant advocate in court and cross-examination. He has a light touch and is formidable as an opponent."
"Alex is superb. He has great judgement, is hard-working and very good with clients, including professional clients."
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