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Machins Solicitors continues to set the standard for legal excellence, securing its place as a leading firm in family law for the seventh year running in The Legal 500 2026 rankings.
Jon Alvarez
Company Commercial
Partner, Company Commercial Team
Finance Partner and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA)
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Testimonials
Praised as ‘approachable and knowledgeable’ Jon Alvarez draws on decades of experience as a commercial and financial strategy advisor to support high net worth individuals and their associated businesses and investments.
Legal 500 2026 Commentary
Jon Alvarez provided me with honest and pragmatic advice throughout. He goes the extra mile to meet a deadline.
Legal 500 2026 Client Testimonial
Jon Alvarez is the partner we work with, and I would very much recommend his services. Great to work with, detailed, and very aligned to our outcomes.
Legal 500 2026 Client Testimonial
John Alvarez and Max Lesser were our main contacts who made a great team to handle our complex project, leaving no stone unturned and examined in detail to ensure a positive outcome. Throughout the process they were very communicative and always on hand to discuss proceedings. Throughout the process they remained totally professional whilst developing a good rapport with out team.
Legal 500 2024
We were recommended to Machins by our accountants. We used their services for the sale of our business. They acted very professionally with great attention to detail.
About Jon
Jon joined Machins in 1996 as a trainee solicitor, qualifying as a solicitor in 1998 and becoming a partner in 2004.
Approach to work
Jon’s approach is to try and work as closely as he can with clients with the aim of being seen as their in-house legal advisor.
Jon regularly advises a large portfolio of clients including high net worth individuals and their associated businesses and investments. He specialises in corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions and disposals, corporate insolvency, solvent reconstruction and distressed sales, corporate governance, corporate finance, private equity investment and IT related contracts.
“As the firm’s finance partner I have developed a detailed understanding of how accounts work and use this in my legal work for clients as it adds an extra dimension to the legal advice that I’m able to provide.”
Specialist practice areas
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Distressed sales and purchases (including acting on behalf of liquidators, administrators and receivers)
- Corporate governance
- Commercial property (acting for banks, landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers)
Latest news by Jon Alvarez
UK importer entitled to compensation over supply of Covid masks
A UK importer has won its claim for compensation in a dispute with a Belgian company over the supply of Covid face masks. The case involved Local Boy’z Ltd, which agreed numerous contracts with Malu NV for two types of face mask, the KN95 masks and the Type IIR masks. Both products were manufactured in
Businessman ordered to repay more than £5m to former partner
A businessman who misappropriated large sums of money from his company has been ordered to refund more than £5 million to his former partner. The case involved Ashank Patel and Mohammad Babar Iqbal, who had been partners in a property development business. After some of the projects suffered delays due to cashflow problems, Patel discovered
Athena Brands wins contract dispute with Superdrug Stores
Athena Brands has won a contract dispute with Superdrug Stores over the supply of various cosmetic products. Athena claimed that it had entered into a binding agreement with Superdrug in an exchange of emails with one of its employees. In the course of the email exchange, Athena had asked the employee to confirm that he
Estate agent entitled to commission despite no written contract
An estate agent has won his claim to be paid commission after finding a buyer for several flats, even though he didn’t have a written contract with the seller. The case, that went all the way to the Supreme Court, involved the agent and a developer who was trying to sell several newly built properties.
Objects clause and Memorandum of Association: a whistle-stop tour
Historically, companies were required to include an Objects clause in their Memorandums of Association. This clause sets out the purpose of the company and listed the activities that the company was able to undertake. If a company acted outside of their Objects, those actions were said to be ultra vires (i.e. acting outside of their