Alex Cox

Alex’s experience at and prior to joining Latham 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, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court 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
• A supplier of medical equipment and repair services in relation to a potential claim against a competitor for abusing a dominant market position

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 relating to a “dark pool” trading system
• Rothesay Life in the landmark Court of Appeal decision overturning 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 to Rothesay
• A major international bank headquartered in the UK on litigation strategy in connection with the retention of a US$4 billion deposit subject to sanctions restrictions
• 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 AT1 bond trading and associated litigation claims following Credit Suisse’s collapse
• 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

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 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