A partner in the Litigation Department, Alex Oh has a wide-ranging practice. Alex handles complex civil litigation matters involving securities fraud, products liability, intellectual property, and Alien Tort Statute claims; defends white collar criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters; and conducts corporate internal investigations.

Experience

An experienced trial lawyer, Alex has tried numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts, and also has argued in numerous courts of appeals throughout the country.  Alex also regularly represents Fortune 100 clients in investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and other state and federal regulatory authorities.  Additionally, Alex has conducted numerous high-profile internal investigations on behalf of special and audit committees of the board of directors of public corporations.

Recent complex civil litigation matters include:

• Representation of UBS in a lawsuit alleging fraud in connection with the sale of certain CDOs backed by mortgage-backed securities;
• Representation of Merck in a securities fraud class action litigation relating to the sale of Vytorin;
• Representation of Pfizer in a products liability trial involving claims that the company's hormone therapy drug caused breast cancer;
• Representation of Exxon Mobil Corporation in multiple lawsuits alleging Alien Tort Statute and related claims; and
• Representation of BASF in connection with the enforcement of a covenant not to compete.

Key regulatory defense representations include:

• Representation of Bank of America in litigation and investigations arising out of its merger with Merrill Lynch;
• Representation of a major financial institution in connection with a Congressional investigation of offshore tax shelters;
• 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 major chemical company in a Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigation of potential price-fixing allegations; and
• Representation of a foreign businessman in connection with a joint Department of Justice and SEC investigation of potential insider trading violations.

Key internal investigation representations include:

• Representation of the board of directors of a European technology company in an internal investigation;
• 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; and
• Representation of the board of directors of an Oaktree Capital Management portfolio company in an accounting investigation.

Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Alex 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 high-profile accounting and securities fraud prosecutions. Alex was the lead trial lawyer in numerous jury trials during her tenure as a prosecutor.

Alex 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.

Alex is currently a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Federal Bar Council. Alex 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 has an extensive pro bono practice.

Alex served as a notes editor of the Yale Law Journal.