200 Public Square
Suite 2800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Home Professionals Benjamin M. Cooke
Benjamin Cooke is a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Business Practice Area. 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.
University of Dayton, J.D., 2004
Honors & Activities: Law Review, Executive Editor, 2003-04
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2001
Honors & Activities: Four-year varsity baseball
West Side Catholic Center, Board of Directors, 2006-22
Lorain County Community College Foundation, 2023 – present
Ignatius High School Alumni Council
Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers®, 2008
Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2018-2019
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Alliance of M&A Advisors
University of Notre Dame Monogram Club