Expertise
Cryptoassets and digital-asset disputes
Commercial, insolvency and asset-recovery disputes involving cryptoassets, digital holdings and cross-border proceedings.
Experience and approach
Alexander's work in this field is grounded in substantial contentious insolvency and cross-border experience. He has worked with BVI and United States lawyers on proceedings arising from the collapse of Three Arrows Capital, including preference claims valued in the hundreds of millions of US dollars and the interaction between BVI insolvency proceedings and Chapter 15. He approaches digital-asset disputes through the established legal issues they engage: ownership and control, insolvency, tracing, urgent relief, fiduciary duties, jurisdiction and enforcement.
Issues that may require specialist counsel
When this expertise may be relevant.
- Digital assets or related proceeds may have been transferred, concealed or dissipated
- An insolvency involves cryptoasset holdings, claims or stakeholders in several jurisdictions
- Ownership, control, valuation or fiduciary responsibility is disputed
- Urgent preservation, disclosure, tracing or enforcement measures are being considered
Selected work
- 01Cryptoasset insolvency and office-holder claims
- 02Tracing, preservation and recovery of digital assets
- 03Ownership, control and fiduciary-duty disputes
- 04Cross-border recognition and coordination
- 05Freezing, proprietary and information-gathering relief
- 06Jurisdiction, enforcement and procedural strategy
Representative matters
Selected experience in cryptoassets and digital-asset disputes.
Three Arrows Capital — BVI cross-border insolvency proceedings
BVI Commercial Court proceedings (2024)
Junior counsel instructed by Ogier in the BVI and Latham & Watkins in New York
Alexander was instructed as junior counsel by Ogier in the BVI and Latham & Watkins in New York in substantial cross-border insolvency proceedings arising from the collapse of Three Arrows Capital. The engagement concerned preference claims valued in the hundreds of millions of US dollars and required expert consideration of BVI insolvency law alongside Chapter 15 proceedings in New York and New Jersey.
Read the matter summary →Connected expertise
Established legal tools applied to digital assets.
The relevant route depends on the underlying problem: insolvency, ownership, fraud, fiduciary responsibility, urgent relief, jurisdiction or enforcement. The links below connect this focused capability to Alexander's broader, evidenced practice.