James R. Cox is an English law qualified solicitor in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Real Estate, and Finance Practice Groups.

James advises on a range of cross-border and domestic real estate finance transactions, including syndicated acquisition, investment and development financings covering a variety of property sectors.

He is experienced in acting for debtors/sponsors and creditors (including private equity institutions, investment banks and corporate borrowers) on multidisciplinary, senior/mezzanine structured financings secured against real estate in Europe and the UK (both property portfolios and strategic single assets).

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, James was an associate in the real estate finance department of a leading City of London law firm. He has also spent six months on secondment to one of the UK’s largest clearing banks.

While in law school, James was awarded a faculty prize in recognition of his performance in the ‘Business Law and Practice’ curriculum. He earned his undergraduate degree in History and Politics from the University of Warwick.