Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Banking Litigation

Partner

Alex Sciannaca has extensive experience of litigating complex and high value commercial disputes and is ranked by both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. As a Partner in our Financial Services Litigation team, he has advised major financial institutions, government agencies and ultra-high net-worth individuals in proceedings in the UK and abroad, both as claimant and defendant. He has particular experience of complex contractual disputes, shareholder litigation, banking fraud, professional negligence and asset-tracing and recovery. Alex has a comprehensive knowledge of English freezing injunctions, search orders and third party disclosure orders.

Alex’s practice covers both UK and international disputes. He has a particular specialism in disputes arising out of the CIS and Ukraine, and has developed a network of legal and forensic contacts in offshore jurisdictions such as Cyprus, BVI and Cayman to assist with the cross-border elements that are typical of those claims. Alex advised BTA Bank of Kazakhstan in relation to its ground-breaking and successful US$6bn claims against its rogue former chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, which included victory in the Supreme Court regarding the scope of the English freezing order regime. He has advised other clients on asset recovery proceedings following similar issues involving the collapse of banks in circumstances where there are allegations of asset-stripping by the former shareholders.

German - Spoken Basic, Written Basic

B.A., University of Bristol