Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James A. Cox will join the firm's London office as a partner.  Formerly a partner at UK law firm Ashurst, Cox focuses his practice on English labor and employment law.
 
"We are pleased to welcome James to the firm," said Ken Doran, Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  "His addition allows us to offer English employment law capability, another new practice area for the London office, which added local litigation capability last year when Philip Rocher joined the firm from Clifford Chance."
 
Doran added, "The firm is fully committed to building its international platform.  In the last 12 months, the firm's London headcount has grown by 58 percent to 45 lawyers."

"James is a highly skilled lawyer and is well-regarded in the business community, particularly among the private equity houses in London.  He will be an excellent addition to the office," said Andrew Thomas, Co-Partner in Charge of the London office.  "His addition brings employment law capability in-house to the firm and provides valuable support on the sophisticated cross-border transactional work that we handle."

"I am looking forward to this new opportunity at Gibson Dunn," said Cox. "The chance to build an employment practice at a major international law firm was one I could not pass up."

About James A. Cox

Cox has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious labor and employment matters, with an emphasis on corporate governance matters, employment issues facing private equity companies, workforce issues associated with cross-border M&A and transactional employment issues, whistle-blowing and discrimination claims, collective labor and industrial disputes, large-scale redundancies and workforce restructurings.

Cox has practiced at Ashurst since 1997.  He earned his LL.B. in 1992 from Queen Mary & Westfield College.

About the London Office

Gibson Dunn’s London office, founded more than 25 years ago, has 58 fee earners offering expertise in all aspects of corporate work, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, commercial real estate, finance, project finance and capital markets, as well as antitrust, litigation and international arbitration and taxation.