Alexander Rayner is an associate in Kirkland & Ellis International LLP’s International Arbitration and Litigation Practice Group in London.
Experience
Representative Matters
Ongoing and recent representative matters include:
Representing BC Partners on its investment in Advanced, a provider of business software solutions.
Representing Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment.
Representing a Middle Eastern investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern state in connection with an investment in the telecommunications sector.
Representing a multinational packaging company in a dispute with a European distributor and agent.
Advising a Middle-Eastern client in connection with a shareholder dispute relating to a telecommunications project in Myanmar.
Prior Experience
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, London
Trainee Solicitor, 2016–2018
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Great Station Properties v UMS Holding Limited: a continuation of the English courts’ pro arbitration approach, Practical Law Arbitration Blog, February 2018, Co-author Chiraag Shah
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2018, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
The University of Law, London BloomsburyM.Sc., Law, Business and Management2016
Distinction
Hughes Hall, University of CambridgeGraduate Diploma in Economics2014
University of BirminghamGraduate Diploma in Law2013
London School of Economics and Political ScienceB.Sc., Economic History with EconomicsFirst Class Honours2012
