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

• The Best Lawyers in America
  • Lawyer of the Year, Tax Law, Baltimore, 2013, 2014, 2019
  • Lawyer of the Year, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Baltimore, 2013
  • Tax Law, 1993 – 2021
  • International Trade and Finance Law, 2003 – 2021
  • Corporate Law, 2006 – 2021
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2008 – 2021
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2010 – 2021
• Chambers USA
  • Senior Statesman, Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, Maryland, 2017 – 2019
  • Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions (Band 1), Maryland, 2004 – 2016
  • Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions (Band 2), Maryland, 2003
• Super Lawyers, Maryland, 2008 – 2016, 2018, 2021
• Legal 500, Domestic Tax: East Coast, 2011
• Net-Invest Group, Top 15 Lawyers (Named in a poll of members of the Internet-based group that links investors and entrepreneurs)
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated