Jared A. Cook is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP where he is a member of the Transactional & Securities Practice.
Mr. Cook was previously a summer associate with Foley and worked in a variety of practice areas including transactional, securities, litigation, and administrative law.
During law school, Mr. Cook was an intern for the American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation project, where he researched current case law and examined state and federal statutory law. He also assisted in the recruitment of volunteer law firms and prepared case summaries for law firms considering pro bono cases.
Prior to going to law school, Mr. Cook was a legislative correspondent for Senator Tom Harkin. In that role, he met with lobbyists and prepared the senator for subcommittee hearings, as well as assisted senior legislative staff with research, drafting memos, writing speeches, and wrote press releases for the senator on various topics.
Mr. Cook earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the George Washington International Law Review. He earned his B.A., with distinction, in political science from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Cook is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.