Atty. Benjamin M. "Ben" 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.
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Benjamin M. "Ben" Cooke is a business attorney based in Cleveland, Ohio, practicing at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. They have 17+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2009. Admitted to practice in Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association (2009). Educated at University of Dayton (J.D., 2004) and University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Governance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Cleveland, OH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- 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
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Ohio. Legal matters in Ohio are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Cleveland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ohio state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ohio brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ohio courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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