Benjamin M. Cooke

Partner

200 Public Square
Suite 2800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Primary Practices

Benjamin Cooke is a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Business Practice Area and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Transactions Group. He has a wide range of experience representing both private sellers and buyers in M&A transactions and has advised numerous buyers in management group buyouts, corporate divestitures, and spin-offs. Benjamin represents private equity and independent deal sponsors and serves as outside general counsel to private companies both in Ohio and nationally, where he handles all contract and transactional matters including shareholder and corporate governance issues, employment and executive compensation, real estate, and business succession planning.

Professional History

Partner, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2023 – present
Partner, Wickens Herzer Panza, 2015-23
Partner, Cooke & Co., LPA, 2009-15
Associate, Jones Day, 2008-09
Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, 2004-08

Accolades

Credentials

Education

University of Dayton, J.D., 2004
- Honors & Activities: Honors & Activities: Law Review, Executive Editor, 2003-04
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2001
- Honors & Activities: Honors & Activities: Four-year varsity baseball

Community Involvement

West Side Catholic Center, Board of Directors, 2006-22

Lorain County Community College Foundation, 2023 – present

Ignatius High School Alumni Council

Awards & Distinctions

The Best Lawyers in America^®, Corporate Governance Law, 2025, Corporate Law, 2024-25

Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers^®, 2008

Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers^®, 2018-2019

Bar Admissions

State of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Memberships & Affiliations

Alliance of M&A Advisors

University of Notre Dame Monogram Club