Alex Cooper

At Hausfeld, Alex is part of the legal team:

• Representing Foundem in an abuse of dominance claim against Google linked to the EC's infringement finding in relation to Google Shopping

At Hausfeld, Alex is acting for: 

• The claimant in R (on the application of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking) v Financial Conduct Authority, in its application to challenge the lawfulness of the decision of the FCA not to establish a mechanism of redress following the exclusion of bank customers from the FCA’s IRHP compensation scheme. Permission was won in June 2023 (reported at [2023] EWHC 1616) and the upcoming trial is one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 Cases’ of 2024.

Prior to joining Hausfeld, Alex was part of the legal teams:

• The defence of a large private bank and overseas subsidiaries in High Court and Court of Appeal litigation, including a successful challenge to the relevant jurisdiction of the claim.
• The successful defence of a multinational client subject to a SFO investigation regarding allegations of bribery.
• The defence of a claim against a UK-based corporate under Indonesian law, as well as simultaneous arbitration counterclaims, and settlement negotiations.
• An international civil fraud arbitration.

Prior to joining Hausfeld, Alex:

• Researched and prepared papers on existing corporate and financial laws and how they pertain to climate risk.
• Prepared briefs to counsel for legal opinions on directors’ duties and disclosure obligations and climate change in various jurisdictions (predominantly in South-East Asia).
• Managed the preparation of multiple iterations of a global document on directors’ duties and climate change in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative.