Alexander Vial
- Barrister NSW 2020
- Solicitor NSW 2011
- PHONE +61 2 8066 6170
- EMAIL alexander.vial@5wentworth.com
Overview
Alexander maintains a national practice in complex commercial and regulatory matters.
He is recognised by Legal500 as a Leading Junior (Band 1) for competition law (2024, 2025 2026), as a Leading Junior (Band 1) for white collar and regulatory matters (2024, 2025), and a Leading Junior (Band 3) for commercial disputes (2025, 2026). He is also recognised as “One to Watch in Australia” for competition law (2025, 2026) and commercial law (2026) by Best Lawyers.
Before being called to the Bar, Alexander was a Senior Associate at Clayton Utz in Sydney where he specialised in competition law, consumer law, regulatory investigations and litigation.
Earlier in his career, Alexander served as the Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Doyle AC of the Supreme Court of South Australia and, after his Honour’s retirement, the Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Kourakis AC.
Alexander’s education includes a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide.
Alexander is a founding author of Zuckerman on Australian Civil Procedure, a leading text on Australian civil procedure that is now in its second edition.

Qualifications
- BCL (OXON) University of Oxford 2013
- LLB (HONS 1) University of Adelaide 2010
- BCOM University of South Australia 2007
- BBUS (COMM LAW) University of South Australia 2007