A partner in the Litigation Department, Alex Oh has a wide-ranging practice that includes handling white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, corporate internal investigations and complex civil litigations.

Ms. Oh regularly counsels clients on investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and other state and federal regulatory authorities. Additionally, she conducts internal investigations on behalf of special and audit committees of the board of directors of major corporations. Ms. Oh also handles a variety of significant and complex civil litigation matters on behalf of major corporations.

Recent significant matters include:

• Representation of Pfizer in a products liability trial involving claims that the company's hormone therapy drug caused breast cancer.
• Representation of Bank of America in litigation and investigations arising out of its merger with Merrill Lynch.
• Representation of Exxon Mobil Corporation in a lawsuit alleging Alien Tort Statute and related claims.
• Representation of the board of directors of an Oaktree Capital Management portfolio company in an accounting investigation.
• Representation of BASF in connection with the enforcement of a covenant not to compete.
• Representation of the Special Review Committee of the Board of Directors of Fannie Mae in an independent internal investigation of various accounting issues.
• Representation of the Audit and Finance Committee of Adecco S.A., the world’s largest provider of temporary employees, in a worldwide internal investigation into accounting issues.
• Representation of a major financial institution in connection with a joint Department of Justice and SEC investigation of potential violations of the Investment Advisors Act and Investment Company Act in connection with the administration of certain mutual funds.
• Representation of a major financial institution in connection with a Congressional investigation of offshore tax shelters.
• Representation of a major financial institution in connection with separate investigations by the SEC, the NYSE and the NASD of potential violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the allocation of initial public offerings.
• Representation of an individual employed by a major oil services company in a joint Department of Justice and SEC investigation of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
• Representation of a former executive of a clothing manufacturer in connection with a tax investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
• Representation of a former executive of a major chemical company in a Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigation of potential price-fixing allegations.
• Representation of a foreign businessman in connection with a joint Department of Justice and SEC investigation of potential insider trading violations.

Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Ms. Oh served for nearly four years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. During her tenure, she was a member of the Securities & Commodities Fraud Task Force and the Major Crimes Unit, and was the lead prosecutor in various high-profile accounting and securities fraud investigations and prosecutions. Ms. Oh was the lead trial lawyer in numerous jury trials during her tenure as a prosecutor.

Ms. Oh also has extensive appellate experience, and has briefed and/or argued several appeals before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Ninth and the D.C. Circuits.

Ms. Oh currently is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association. Ms. Oh has served on New York City Bar’s Committee on the Judiciary and the Criminal Law Committee. She also served on the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and represents indigent criminal defendants in federal cases on a pro bono basis.

Ms. Oh served as a notes editor of the Yale Law Journal. She is a member of the board of directors of the Yale Law School Fund.