Director of ALARIC Compliance Services, LLC
Edward Cook is a Director of Alaric Compliance Services, LLC and has been practicing law for over 18 years. He began his career as a litigation associate with Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where his securities practice included the Drexel Burnham Lambert reorganization among other matters for financial industry clients. Mr. Cook also worked for several years as a litigator at the law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman and Dicker and has acted as counsel to the boards of a number of small corporations. In his nearly 5 years on active duty with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, Mr. Cook served as a trial attorney and later as legal advisor to several admirals, including the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet. He presently holds the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserve. Additionally, Mr. Cook's public sector experience includes his roles as Counsel to the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security, where he contributed to the development of the national anti-money laundering strategy, and as a municipal judge elected for 2 terms. Mr. Cook received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, and his AB from the College of William and Mary. He is admitted to practice law in New York and before the Second and Fourth Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Tax Court.
