Alex Cox

Alex’s experience includes advising:

Competition Litigation

• A major international bank headquartered in the UK in relation to a commercial court group action and two opt-out class actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal involving allegations of anti-competitive collusion in the foreign exchange market
• A leading social media company in litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal arising in connection with decisions by the UK Competition and Markets Authority to deploy the novel concept of “dynamic competition” to block a merger and to impose interim measures to prevent the integration of the merging parties

Commercial / Banking Litigation

• A leading international bank headquartered in Germany in proceedings before the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court to secure an unprecedented anti-suit injunction requiring a Russian counterparty to withdraw proceedings commenced in the Russian Courts in breach of the parties’ exclusive jurisdiction agreement
• A major international bank headquartered in the UK in a group claim by more than 120 claimants under Sections 90 and 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, relating to allegedly untrue or misleading statements and/or omissions made by the bank in the period between January 1, 2011 and February 1, 2016 regarding a “dark pool” trading system
• Rothesay Life Plc (Rothesay) on its successful appeal in an unprecedented challenge to the High Court’s refusal to sanction the transfer of around 370,000 annuity policies (comprising total policyholder liabilities of approximately £11.2 billion) from The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (PAC) to Rothesay
• A leading investment bank in a claim against a Spanish wine and juice producer for sums owed in connection with FX derivative transactions
• A leading investment bank in relation to the trading of AT1 bonds and associated litigation claims following the collapse of Credit Suisse
• A leading bank on a portfolio of High Court litigation arising from adverse regulatory findings in relation to LIBOR*
• A Middle Eastern sport and entertainment network in taking action against a sophisticated media piracy operation*
• An AIM-listed company in relation to AIM Disciplinary Committee proceedings*
• A fast-growing software company in relation to a dispute between the founding shareholders over the assignment of intellectual property rights*

White Collar Defense and Investigations

• A leading bank in relation to an investigation by the SFO in relation to LIBOR misconduct*
• An umbrella organization of leading charities on its interactions with the Charity Commission*
• A medical technology company in a compliance investigation following fraud allegations made by a former employee*
• A high-net-worth individual on potential liability for money laundering offenses in connection with the sale of an aircraft*
• A global bank on investigations by multiple regulators into its supranational, sub-sovereign, and agency bond trading businesses*

International Arbitration

• A Dutch investment vehicle in a US$1.1 billion ICC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, regarding sums purportedly invested by the claimant into the vehicle in connection with an acquisition
• A leading global provider of agricultural science and technology global chemical company in a London-seated ICC arbitration arising out of a fire at our client’s manufacturing plant
• An investment fund incorporated in the Cayman Island in a London-seated arbitration to enforce a facility agreement against entities incorporated in Ukraine and Cyprus*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham