Latham & Watkins LLP

Alex Cohen is Co-chair of Latham’s national office, a central resource for clients and Latham lawyers facing complex issues arising under the US securities laws. Mr. Cohen’s practice covers capital markets, registration and reporting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), corporate governance, accounting restatements, investigations by the SEC and related issues.

Mr. Cohen is a former senior official of the SEC. He joined the SEC Staff in 2006 as Deputy General Counsel for Legal Policy and Administrative Practice and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff. During his time at the SEC, Mr. Cohen advised the SEC Chairman on highly sensitive questions across all aspects of the agency’s work, including the SEC’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. He also worked closely with the Chairman, Commissioners and senior agency staff to develop and implement SEC rulemakings.

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