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Douglas Cox

Douglas
Cox

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dcox@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.887.3531

FAX:+1 202.530.9539

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

Appellate and Constitutional Law Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Anti-Corruption & FCPA Crisis Management Public Policy Securities Enforcement Securities Litigation White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

​Douglas R. Cox is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He practices in the areas of constitutional and securities litigation, appellate law, and governmental matters.

Mr. Cox has represented numerous clients in litigation before federal and state trial and appellate courts.  He played a principal role in the firm’s successful representation of the prevailing candidate before the Supreme Court of the United States in Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board and Bush v. Gore, stemming from the 2000 presidential election, and in other cases before the Supreme Court involving equal protection, voting rights and election law, the scope of the jury trial right under the Seventh Amendment, and other constitutional and statutory issues.

Mr. Cox successfully represented the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA,” formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”)) in a series of trial and appellate matters, including Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. v. NASD, 637 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2011), DL Capital Group, LLC v. Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., 409 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. 2005) and Sparta Surgical Corp. v. NASD, 159 F.3d 1209 (9th Cir. 1998).

Mr. Cox frequently represents accounting firms in a variety of matters, including matters involving the SEC and PCAOB.  He also has substantial experience representing clients before congressional investigating committees.

Mr. Cox previously served for five years during the Reagan and Bush Administrations in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, becoming Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Bush Administration.  In that Office, he provided legal advice to Executive Branch departments; resolved legal disputes on behalf of the Attorney General between Executive Branch departments; prepared formal opinions of the Attorney General; drafted and issued opinions on legal issues of importance to the Executive Branch; and advised Congress as to the constitutionality of pending legislation.

From 1981 through 1987, Mr. Cox practiced in New York City with a national firm, representing major corporations in state and federal courts.  His practice focused on intellectual property, securities, and international tax litigation.

Mr. Cox received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1980, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy from 1979-1980.  He received his undergraduate degree in history, magna cum laude, from Princeton University in 1977.  He attended Oxford University on a Knox Scholarship in 1980-1981.

In 2005, Chief Justice Rehnquist appointed Mr. Cox to serve as a member of the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. In 2008 he was reappointed by Chief Justice Roberts, and he completed his service in 2011.

EDUCATION

Harvard University - 1980 Juris Doctor

Princeton University - 1977 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - July 1, 2021 | Supreme Court Holds That California’s Donor Disclosure Law Violates The First Amendment
Client Alert - March 26, 2018 | D.C. Circuit Holds That Witnesses in PCAOB Investigations Have the Right to a Technical Expert
Client Alert - July 20, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - October 13, 2015 | U.S. CFPB Announces Rulemaking To Curtail Use Of Arbitration Agreements That Bar Class Actions In Consumer Financial Contracts
Client Alert - August 19, 2011 | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Considers Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation
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