About
Ann Cook brings a enterprise-centered technique to Phillips ADR, leveraging a decade at Ernst & Young LLP, inclusive of two years as General Counsel. Experienced as each plaintiff and defendant, she is familiar with dispute dynamics and has litigated, arbitrated, and mediated instances in accounting, securities, contracts, and employment. A creative problem solver, Ann cautioned on complex corporate initiatives, balancing hazard and enterprise goals, earning reputation as a tenacious leader.
At EY, Ann controlled prison strategy for a $20B organization with 50,000 personnel, overseeing litigation and regulatory topics throughout high regulatory hobby. She advised on public disclosure and financial ruin issues for over 1,000 public audit customers and led legal efforts for a potential enterprise-defining transaction.
Before EY, Ann turned into a tribulation attorney at King & Spalding, dealing with excessive-stakes professional liability litigation in federal and kingdom courts. Her final trial, a two-month jury case, resulted in a complete win for her customer after four hours of deliberation.
Ann helps the Inner City Scholarship Fund, Lawyers Division, and speaks at securities and accounting seminars, advocating for opportunity dispute resolution. She lives on Long Island together with her husband and dual daughters. Ann earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Union College and J.D. with honors from Hofstra Law, where she was a Law Review editor and obtained the 2020 Outstanding Women in Law award.
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Legal Issues
- Healthcare Industry
- Securities Litigation/Directors & Officers Liability
- Subprime and Capital Markets
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Antitrust Litigation
- Healthcare Industry
- Securities Litigation/Directors & Officers Liability
- Subprime and Capital Markets
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Antitrust Litigation
- English: Spoken, Written
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