Profile

Alan advises investors, rights-holders and other sports organisations on political, regulatory and commercial issues.

Alan supports clients in the sports sector and private capital markets on political risk, regulatory developments and complex stakeholder issues. He advises investors, leagues and clubs on navigating regulatory risk, governance reform, competition and media-rights policy, as well as guiding high-profile transactions and ownership matters.

Before joining Flint, Alan worked in No.10 Downing Street for Prime Minister David Cameron (2010–15) and later in the Foreign Office (2023–24), providing strategic advice on domestic and international issues, including the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. In between he worked at QPR FC (2015–20), and a Blackstone portfolio company, The Arch Company (2020–23), advising on political and regulatory issues after a controversial acquisition.

In 2011, Alan co-founded a charity called Cricket Builds Hope, which raised £1m to build Rwanda’s first international-standard cricket ground. The Gahanga Cricket Stadium opened in 2017 and has hosted more international T20 matches than any venue worldwide. In 2016, Alan was awarded an OBE for political and public service.