About the Firm

COOKE CLEVELAND focuses its practice on the needs of start-up and mature small and medium sized businesses, multinational corporations and governments.

A Brief Overview

With its experienced team of U.S. based lawyers, the firm has the competency and present expertise to provide a range of legal services in relevant practice areas. The Firm assists mature and start-up enterprises to advance their local and international business objectives and opportunities through effective domestic representation and partnerships with local counsel where international issue are present.

The Firm, through its experienced attorneys and relationships with international firms, has a strong knowledge of U.S. business and trade laws, as well as access to access to relevant local laws, local business and political developments and local legal and business practices of countries where our clients seek to do business.

Why We Are Different

Business today operates in a cross-cultural environment and increasingly without borders. Our attorneys strive to navigate the wide range of business climates with cultural sensitivity, industry expertise, and knowledge of regional customs and practices required to produce desired outcomes for clients. COOKE CLEVELAND assists companies to advance their domestic U.S. and international business objectives and opportunities through effective representation with a personal touch. We believe in the power of relationships, and we apply this to the way we interact with our partners, affiliates, vendors, clients, and all with whom we do business. We strive to provide just the right blend of formality with a desire to deliver the best outcomes for our clients.

Our Partners

Edmund D. Cooke, Jr.

Edmund D. Cooke, Jr.

Partner

Lisa S. Cleveland

Lisa S. Cleveland

Of Counsel

Shani M. Cooke

Shani M. Cooke

Paralegal

Adeyinka Ogunleye

Adeyinka Ogunleye

Of Counsel

Theophilus Abolarin

Theophilus Abolarin

Of Counsel

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