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Welcome

Cooke Robotham

Our firm helps a wide-range of commercial clients achieve their local, national and / or international goals.

History 01.

Cooke Robotham, an internationally oriented, minority firm was founded to provide solutions to corporate and sovereign clients in order to advance their local and international business strategies.

Specialty 02.

The firm has a distinctive commitment to Africa and the African Diaspora, including within the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Mission 03.

To continually deliver vigorous, innovative representation at a competitive cost.

Effective. Efficient. Innovative.

Cooke Robotham delivers legal services in a manner that is transparent, strategic and practical. We are commited to your success.

Results-driven Counsel

Our primary goal is to anticipate your needs then deliver the best outcomes.

Forward-thinking Lawyers

Experience with start-ups and multinationals, relentlessly pursuing innovative solutions to your complex issues.

Flexible Terms

We offer competitive fee structures and alternative arrangements to fit the needs of your business.

Highest Standards

With an average of 20 years of experience, our skilled attorneys adhere to the highest professional code.

Our Focus

Practice Areas

Our corporate attorneys provide advice and counsel to startup ventures and multinational corporations in a wide range of industries that include hospitality, food and beverage, healthcare, communications, technology, and sovereign governments.

General Corporate Litigation

Our corporate attorneys provide advice and counsel to startup ventures and multinational corporations in a wide range of industries.

Corporate Governance

Cooke Robotham’s corporate governance practice provides advice to companies on board structure / composition and best practices.

Security Law

Cooke Robotham has expertise in formation and ongoing compliance for Hedge Funds, Private Equity/Venture Capital Funds and Family Offices.

Commercial Litigation

Litigation may be a necessary part of preserving and enforcing rights in commercial dealings. Cooke Robotham provides a range of advice with a "litigator's eye."

Labor and Employment Law

The firm’s employment and labor practice attorneys represent businesses in judicial forums and before regulatory agencies.

Real Estate

We represent buyers and sellers in raw land transactions as well as the sale of existing projects.

Health Care

Cooke Robotham has an expertise in representing physicians and physician groups as they grow and evolve in this rapidly changing market.

Sovereign Debt

Our work involves borrowing from private and official sector sources, debt restructuring, and asset and liability management of governments and central banks.

Testimonials & News

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The Governance Audit Practice

Public and private entities are increasingly being scrutinized by oversight and governing agencies regarding their compliance with laws and regulations and, in the case of governments and their component agencies, their compliance with international laws and treaties. Click post title for download link.

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BREXIT - What does it really mean for Africa?

Countries within the continent of Africa are in varied economic and political situations with respect to the UK and other parts of the EU, and so the effects of BREXIT would not be uniform. However, one common effect of the lower value of the UK pound following the BREXIT vote is that the value of remittances to Africa by the estimated one million Africans living in the UK would be reduced. Click post title for download link.

Our Legal Team

Managing Partners

Ed Cooke

Edmund D. Cooke, Jr. practices in the areas of labor and employment law, including Diversity Compliance, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action advice and counsel.
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Edmund Cooke

Managing Partner,
Attorney at Law

John Robotham

In 1990, John Robotham qualified as a British Barrister at the Bar of England and Wales. In 2002, he qualified at the New York bar, and now practices as a Trial Attorney in Washington, D.C.* and Maryland.
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John Robotham

Managing Partner, Attorney at Law, Barrister at Law

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