Alistair Wade demonstrates great client-facing professionalism and it really seems that he wants to make a difference.
Chambers Global Guide 2025Alistair is fairly new to Cayman but has fitted in well with the local market. He has good experience from the UK and the transactions I have been worked with him on have all been positive.
Chambers Global Guide 2025Alistair has excellent people skills.
Chambers Global Guide 2025Alistair is a rising star in the Cayman real estate and transactions space.
Chambers Global Guide 2025
Alistair is a real estate lawyer providing both commercial and residential advice across a wide range of matters including acquisitions and disposals, insolvency, development funding and lettings. He is experienced in acting for developers, administrators, investors, lenders, landlords and tenants.
Experience
Alistair has more than 10 years' experience in the real estate sector. Originally based in the UK, Alistair worked at DWF and then Shoosmiths acting for a wide range of clients managing transactions between £200k to £20m+ including a large number of Yorkshire-based private rental sector schemes.
Background
Before training to become a solicitor, Alistair previously ran his own business providing architectural visualisations for construction companies while teaching 3D animation at Lincoln University. Alistair obtained his GDL and LPC from BPP Law School, Leeds in 2010, before qualifying as a solicitor in June 2016 after a number of years working as a paralegal.
Alistair is listed as a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 2024.
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