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Alex Sciannaca

Work Department
Banking Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Alex Sciannaca has extensive experience of litigating complex and high value commercial disputes on a wide range of issues and for a variety of clients. As a Partner in our Financial Services Litigation team, he has advised major commercial institutions and ultra-high net-worth individuals in proceedings in the UK and abroad, both as claimant and defendant. He has particular experience of contractual and shareholder disputes, fraud, asset-tracing and recovery, and mis-selling claims and is known for his intelligent and practical application of the law to solve his clients’ problems and help achieve their goals. Alex has a comprehensive knowledge of the interlocutory weapons available to the English courts, in particular freezing injunctions, search orders and third party disclosure orders.
He has an in-depth understanding of international contractual disputes including those arising out of the CIS, particularly Russia and Ukraine, and has developed a network of contacts in offshore jurisdictions such as Cyprus, BVI and Cayman to assist with the cross-border elements that are typical of those claims. Most notably, 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. Alex also advises banks and other financial institutions in relation to their contentious regulatory matters and consumer claims.
He has many years of experience in dealing with disputes arising out of the financial markets and has a deep understanding of the challenges that currently face his clients’ businesses.
Languages
German - Spoken Basic, Written Basic
Education
B.A., University of Bristol
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading partners)A go-to firm for high-end, often cross-border disputes work, Hogan Lovells International LLP represents its blue-chip clientele in multijurisdictional cases. The life sciences sector is a particular specialism, and the team has also noted a recent increase in cases in the technology and cyber space. Class actions are also a prolific area for the practice, representing various companies in consumer-led disputes. The team of ‘stellar litigators’ boasts extensive court experience at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court level. ‘Superstar litigator‘ Michael Roberts leads the team. Kevin Lloyd receives high praise from clients and is regularly called upon to advise on large-scale bet-the-company disputes. Ivan Shiu has a strong track record of representing clients in the technology sector, boasting particular experience in the data privacy space. With a balanced claimant and defendant practice, Alex Sciannaca regularly handles shareholder and joint venture disputes. Richard Lawton bolsters the team’s international capabilities, representing multinational corporations in cross-border disputes, along with Ardil Salem, who also fields particular expertise in insolvency cases. Dual qualified in New York and England and Wales, Akima Paul Lambert is also a key contact for multijurisdictional disputes, particularly in the banking and finance sector. Peter Fitzgerald joined the team in September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Transport > Rail
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport