01 / INVESTIGATE
Crypto investigations
Crypto-asset tracing, blockchain evidence, fraud, money laundering, sanctions and digital-financial investigations. Certified Crypto-Investigator, Global Ledger.
Advocate · Scholar · International expert
Where complex digital evidence meets serious law.
Oleksandr Chernykh is an international advocate, court expert and researcher working across crypto investigations, asset tracing, enforcement, investment protection, tokenisation and the regulation of the digital economy.
Areas of practice
Law for the difficult
asset and the hard case.
The work sits at the intersection of legal strategy, financial intelligence, expert evidence and emerging technology.
02 / EXPLAIN
International court expertise
Independent expert opinions and legal analysis on Ukrainian law, court procedure, commercial and financial disputes before foreign courts and international tribunals.
03 / LOCATE
Asset tracing & recovery
Tracing assets across corporate, banking and blockchain structures; supporting fraud investigation teams, creditors and cross-border recovery strategies.
04 / ENFORCE
International enforcement
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, judgment strategy, creditor protection and coordination across Ukraine, the UK and the EU.
05 / PROTECT
Investment protection & disputes
Shareholder and corporate conflicts, investment and banking litigation, insolvency, bankruptcy, NPL portfolios and government-related regulatory disputes.
06 / STRUCTURE
Tokenisation & securitisation
Legal and regulatory analysis for digital assets, real-world assets, blockchain compliance, tokenisation and securitisation across Ukrainian, UK and EU frameworks.
International mandate
A Ukraine–UK–EU
legal bridge.
International matters require more than translation. They require a precise account of the law, evidence and institutions that shape the dispute.
01 / Ukraine
Advocacy & law
Ukrainian law, procedure, banking, insolvency, commercial disputes, regulatory analysis and expert evidence.
02 / United Kingdom
Institutional access
Representative of the Ukrainian National Bar Association in Scotland; UK-facing legal and policy engagement.
03 / European Union
Comparative law
Cross-border structures, EU private law, virtual-asset regulation and regulatory alignment.
04 / International
Expert evidence
Written opinions and analysis for foreign courts, arbitral tribunals, international firms and institutional clients.
International events
Advocacy in the
international arena.
An advocate’s role extends beyond individual representation: it includes professional diplomacy, cross-border legal dialogue, institutional trust and a public defence of the rule of law.
Photo: Ukrainian National Bar Association.
Photo: Ukrainian National Bar Association.
Photo: Ukrainian National Bar Association.
Founded and organised · 28 February 2024
Social Justice and Digital Economy
An international Kyiv–London–Edinburgh conference connecting human rights, digital-economy regulation, crypto-assets, AML/CFT, cybercrime, cybersecurity and access to justice. The programme brought together bar institutions, researchers, public authorities, international organisations and technology specialists.
RoleFounder, organiser and moderator
FormatInternational online conference
FocusSocial justice in a digital economy
RecordConference record ↗
War in Ukraine and the Rule of Law
Participation at the Faculty of Advocates in a discussion of professional independence, the rule of law and protection of the legal profession.
Read the record ↗Advocacy privilege in Ukraine, England and Scotland
Speaker on privilege, searches and seizure of devices, pressure through criminal proceedings and European standards for the protection of lawyers.
Read the record ↗Institutional study visit
One of the organisers of a professional programme for Ukrainian advocates and judges, including the University of Glasgow and the Faculty of Advocates.
Read the record ↗Tokenisation as a right and investment
Moderator of a discussion on tokenisation, investment access, legal design and the role of professional advisers in emerging markets.
Read the record ↗Going Global: The Journey to an International IPO
Speaker in a UkraineInvest, London Stock Exchange, HANetf and KPMG webinar on IPO readiness, capital markets, securitisation and tokenisation.
Read the record ↗UK/EU–Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor
Participation in a parliamentary roundtable on defence innovation, investment, SMEs and transparent international representation.
Read the record ↗From signal to strategy
A forensic
legal sequence.
01
Define the legal question
Identify the decision, remedy or procedural issue the evidence must support — whether in court, arbitration, enforcement or negotiation.
02
Test the factual record
Reconstruct transactions, ownership, control, counterparties and timelines across documents, financial systems and blockchain data.
03
Translate across jurisdictions
Explain Ukrainian law, procedure and regulatory context to foreign courts, tribunals, counsel and institutional decision-makers.
04
Move from opinion to action
Build the enforcement, recovery, settlement, investment-protection or structuring strategy that follows from the evidence.
Profile
Experience built in
financial systems.
More than 20 years across advocacy, banking, insolvency, legal reform, international disputes and academic research.
Core credentials
AdvocateUkraine · admitted 2004
Academic qualificationLLM, Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy
International expertForeign court & arbitration evidence
Crypto investigationsCertified Crypto-Investigator, Global Ledger
Financial regulationCertificate to manage financial companies
Justice reformNational Expert, PRAVO-JUSTICE
Institutional roles
Ukrainian National Bar AssociationChairman, Committee on Enforcement of Judgments; Deputy Chairman, Committee on Commercial Law and Procedure.
United KingdomOfficial Representative of the Ukrainian National Bar Association in Scotland.
AcademiaResearcher at the Institute of Economic and Legal Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, with a focus on blockchain in international commercial law.
Teaching & public policyLecturer at the Higher School of Advocacy; Vice-President of the Ukrainian National Lobbyist Association; founder of the Social Justice and Digital Economy conference.
Professional self-governance
Independence is
an institution.
Bar self-governance protects the independence of advocacy, professional privilege, ethical standards and public confidence. It is also a practical platform for international legal cooperation.
Research & publications
Law for an economy
that is still arriving.
Research interests include digital assets, blockchain regulation, AI in court procedures, sanctions and the architecture of the digital economy.
Selected publications
Full publication record: Google Scholar ↗ · ResearchGate ↗
Academic focus
Comparative regulation of digital assets and virtual currencies; blockchain evidence and expert interpretation; private international law; financial-sector governance; tokenisation and securitisation of real-world assets; regulatory responses to emerging technologies.
Research is designed to make new financial technologies understandable to courts, regulators, businesses and the lawyers who advise them.
ORCID profile ↗News / public record
Recent work in
the public domain.
Selected public announcements and institutional records covering international advocacy, legal education, digital assets and the Ukraine–UK–EU legal dialogue.
08 Sep 2026
UkraineInvest · IPO
Going Global: The Journey to an International IPO
Speaker on international IPO readiness, capital markets, securitisation and tokenisation for Ukrainian companies.
Read the announcement ↗2026
House of Commons · Policy
UK/EU–Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor
Participation in a parliamentary roundtable on defence partnerships, innovation ecosystems, investment and international representation.
Read the announcement ↗Apr 2026
UNBA · Scotland
Ukrainian judges and advocates completed a professional internship in Scotland
Institutional programme involving the University of Glasgow and the Faculty of Advocates, with the user among the organisers.
Read the announcement ↗Dec 2025
UNBA · Professional rights
Advocacy privilege in Ukraine, England and Scotland
International roundtable on privilege, searches, device seizure, pressure on lawyers and protection of the legal profession.
Read the announcement ↗21 Nov 2025
Faculty of Advocates · Edinburgh
War in Ukraine and the rule of law
Professional dialogue on the rule of law, independence of advocacy and international support for Ukraine.
Read the announcement ↗05 Jun 2025
Scotland · Investment
Ukrainian advocates build bridges between communities and investors
Scotland visit and discussions on advocacy’s role in international relations, reconstruction and Ukrainian–Scottish business links.
Read the announcement ↗28 Feb 2024
Conference · Kyiv / London / Edinburgh
Social Justice and Digital Economy
International conference on human rights, digital regulation, crypto-assets, cybersecurity, cybercrime and access to justice.
Read the announcement ↗Confidential enquiries
When the asset is complex, the legal record must be stronger.
For international litigation, expert evidence, asset tracing, enforcement or digital-asset structuring:
alexandrchas@gmail.com ↗LinkedIn profile ↗Ukraine · Scotland · EU-facing matters