PARTNER
ARTHUR B. COOK
specializes in business litigation. Mr. Cook's areas of particular expertise include toxic torts, hazardous waste including Federal Superfund litigation, construction disputes, unfair competition and commercial transactions. Mr. Cook is experienced in proceedings in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.
In 1971, Mr. Cook graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He received both a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California in 1975. He was admitted to the California bar in 1975.
Mr. Cook is a member of the Executive Committee of Attorney-Client Mediation and Arbitration Services, Los Angeles County Bar Association; the Litigation and Natural Resources and Energy and Environmental Law Sections of the American Bar Association; the Defense Research Institute; the Association of Business Trial Lawyers; California Plant Health Association; and Pest Control Operators of California. Mr. Cook formerly served as a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Cook currently serves as the firm's Managing Partner.
Arthur B. Cook 
