Douglas Alexiou is a past President of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers which boasts an elected membership of over 360 of the best regarded specialist family lawyers from around the world.

He has specialised in all aspects of family law for over 30 years, focusing particularly on substantial or complex financial cases or those with an international element.

He is recognised in Legal Experts and Legal 500 Directories as a specialist family lawyer and is described in Chambers Directory as a "dignified figure of great integrity" who is a "magnet for the wealthier client".

He was born in 1942 and qualified as a solicitor in 1970. He was a partner at Gordon Dadds solicitors for 30 years until breaking away to found AFP in 2001. He is a member of the Solicitors Family Law Association and is a trained mediator and a member of the International Bar Association. He is also Consultant Editor of Family Law Journal.