Advocate (Isle of Man) [called 1975]
Commissioner for Oaths
Notary Public

Head of the Firm's Litigation team, Alan is widely recognised as one of the Isle of Man's leading commercial litigators.

Regarded as one of the Island's foremost practitioners in the fields of asset tracing and injunctive relief, Alan is well regarded among his clients for his vigorous yet pragmatic approach. He has appeared in many of the leading Isle of Man cases over the past thirty years, including the celebrated Rossminster case, the extensive litigation which followed the collapse of Savings and Investment Bank and other famous cases such as Barlow Clowes, Schmidt v Rosewood Trust and LaSala & Zeidman v Poyiadjis.

"According to peers, firm founder Alan Gough is "the man we least like to see in court - for all the right reasons."" - Chambers UK 2010 Edition

Alan has acted as special counsel to the US bankruptcy court and has been advisor to departments of the governments of Pakistan, the UK and South Africa.

He has lectured on offshore matters, and in particular, on asset tracing to experienced audiences in San Diego, Florence, Bermuda, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Monaco.

In 2008 he was appointed to the Financial Services Review Committee which acts as a review tribunal from decisions of various bodies, including the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission