Collas Crill

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• 'Matthew Gilley's banking team at Collas Crill provide a responsive, competent and excellent service. We use them to provide Jersey legal support on international banking transactions. The members of the team really know their law, they are very responsive and we have had no issues with meeting timeframes.'
• 'Matthew Gilley is an excellent lawyer: personable, competent and always willing to go the extra mile to provide support for our clients. He has a positive and progressive attitude, and nothing is too much trouble. He understands teamwork, how this should apply to cross-border transactions, and how it is best achieved when working with other lawyers. Matthew is a class act. We also work with Alexander Price, who is talented and shows great promise. As a team, Matthew and Alexander are excellent.'
• 'We consider Collas Crill a business partner rather just a law firm, always going out of its way to advise on deal structuring and adding value where possible. Unlike its competitors, Collas Crill provides very straightforward, practical and commercial advice and is often very proactive. The enthusiastic team is always ready and willing to help and it is apparent that there is a real collegiate and team approach to jobs.'
• 'Alexander Price is an outstanding practitioner in the team who is friendly, knowledgeable and skilled in multiple disciplines including banking, finance, Islamic finance and real estate. His wide skill set allows Alexander to help advise on structuring and security, and properly opine on complex structures.'
• 'The Collas Crill banking and finance team have been exceptional is supporting my UK practice in the real estate finance space. They are knowledgeable, efficient, value for money, accessible and, above all, an absolute pleasure to work with. The personal touch is one of their key strengths - always available for quick, clear advice under pressure.'
• 'I consider Matthew Gilley and Alexander Price the go-to team for banking and finance transactions with an offshore, Channel Island element. The service they provide is professional (without being stuffy), commercial (whilst protecting the client) and technically great (without the impenetrable jargon).'
• 'Responsive and reasonable.'
• 'Alexander Price is very good.'

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Alexander Price

Collas Crill

Alexander is a Senior Associate in the Banking and Finance team in Jersey. He advises on matters of both Jersey and British Virgin Islands law and has a broad understanding of both conventional and Islamic forms of finance. Although he regularly acts for conventional lending institutions, Alexander specialises in cross-border Islamic financing transactions which involve offshore entities structured in a Shariah-compliant manner.  He has acted for Islamic banks and financial institutions, in both the UK and the Middle East, for over nine years and is familiar with a range of Shariah-compliant products. Alexander also acts for investors (both individuals and institutional) looking to obtain financing, and structure their investments, through offshore entities.

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Matthew Gilley

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