Bryson L. Cook

Representative Matters

• Structured the first publicly traded bond issue secured by commercial real estate and developed sale/leaseback programs for the city of Baltimore, the state of Maryland, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and Johns Hopkins University
• Represented Marriott International in Host Marriott's conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT), the sale of the Maryland Jockey Club to Magna Entertainment, and numerous transactions involving Guthy-Renker Corporation, the world's largest infomercial company
• Experience with and proficient knowledge of corporate governance demonstrated in connection with the restructuring of CareFirst, Inc. and the split up of Meritage, Inc., a rollup of large machine tool distributors
• Developed unique tax, wealth transfer, succession, and governance structures in the representation of large, privately held businesses, including the creation of a Dutch holding company for a Malaysian billionaire and numerous freeze transactions for wealthy real estate developers and other entrepreneurs

Education

• J.D. cum laude University of Pennsylvania Law School 1973
• Order of the Coif, 1973
• M.B.A. Wharton School of Finance and Commerce 1973
• A.B. Economics magna cum laude Princeton University 1970

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

• Named Baltimore Tax Law "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers, 2013 – 2014, 2019
• Recognized in Chambers USA (Senior Statesman), Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Maryland, 2017 - 2019
• Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2016, 2018
• Recognized in Chambers USA (Band 1), Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Maryland, 2004 - 2016
• Named Baltimore Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers, 2013
• Listed for more than 20 years in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Tax Law
• Recognized in Legal 500, Domestic Tax: East Coast, 2011
• Recognized in Chambers USA (Band 2), Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Maryland, 2003
• Named in the top 15 lawyers in a poll of members of the Net-Invest Group, an Internet-based group that links investors and entrepreneurs
• AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell