Alistair joined the firm in 1989. He spent five years in the Singapore office (1998-2003) and is now based in London. He is head of HFW's Corporate, Projects and Finance Group and he specialises in transactional corporate and commercial law. His practice spans a wide range of areas, including infrastructure projects (including port and terminal investment, operations and development) joint ventures, energy transactions, shipbuilding, mergers and acquisitions as well as general commercial transactions. He has worked on a number of terminal projects around the world particularly in Asia, India and Brazil including acquisitions and divestments as well as various joint venture and development projects.

From his time in Singapore, Alistair worked on a number of oil and gas projects throughout South East Asia and China, particularly in relation to FSO and FPSO installations. Alistair also does a considerable amount of construction contracts in the marine sector, acting for owners and shipyards. This includes advising on construction contracts for rigs and other offshore facilities and support vessels as well as other types of vessels. He deals with construction facilities in Singapore, Korea, the PRC as well as Europe and Brazil.