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Alex Danchenko is an Associate in the London Litigation & Arbitration team.  He has experience acting on complex cross-border civil disputes and white collar crime cases, involving breach of trust and contract, civil fraud (including obtaining emergency relief), asset tracing, contentious insolvency and consumer law, across a number of different sectors.  Alex also provides advice on sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering compliance. 

Alex has keen interest in the interactive entertainment, gaming & esports sector, and group litigation.  He is a UK co-editor of the CMS European Class Actions Report, the firm’s flagship data-driven publication aimed at analysing the growth and developments in group litigation in the UK and Europe. 
 

Relevant experience

  • The claimant, on a multiple billion £ fraud and breach of trust claim in the English Commercial Court.
  • Defence, on successfully setting aside private prosecution summonses in relation to alleged conspiracy to defraud, including the follow-on judicial review and costs proceedings.
  • An automotive company, on resisting a high-value opt-in class action.
  • A US financial services company, on investigating suspected fraud and obtaining emergency Norwich Pharmacal relief.

Publications

  • Danchenko, Muhlfeitova ‘Arbitrator liability in the post pandemic world – should arbitrators be concerned?’, Young Arbitration Review, 45th edition, December – March 2023 

Education

  • 2015 – LLM, International Commercial Law, UCL, London.
  • 2014 – LLB, King’s College London.

Insights by Alex

Recent trends in asset recovery in the UAE

Recent trends in asset recovery in the UAE

10 Sep 2026 12 min read
CMS Disputes 101 Annual Webinar Series 2026

CMS Disputes 101 Annual Webinar Series 2026

08 Sep 2026 - 01 Dec 2026
CMS International Disputes Digest – 2026 Summer Edition

CMS International Disputes Digest – 2026 Summer Edition

13 Jul 2026 2 min read
From pixels to property: The emergence of in‑game virtual assets as criminal “property” in R v Lakeman

From pixels to property: The emergence of in‑game virtual assets as criminal “property” in R v Lakeman

29 Jan 2026 6 min read
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