David L. Cook

Practice Areas

David concentrates his practice in the area of environmental law and litigation, specifically focusing on commercial, real estate and agribusiness matters.

David has significant expertise on all major federal and New York State environmental laws, including environmental compliance, regulations, natural resources and environmental due diligence with respect to real property use and redevelopment. He has represented clients on both individual and joint presentation of potentially responsible party (PRP) groups as common counsel. David has also been lead counsel in providing comments to major regulatory proposals by both the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.

David is also recognized as one of the leading agribusiness lawyers in New York State – having played an integral role in major enforcement actions brought by federal and state regulators against agriculture operators, including major dairy and other agricultural operations, throughout the Northeast.

As a litigator, he has represented clients on shareholder disputes, non-compete agreements, wage and hour claims, civil rights claims, discrimination, insurance coverage, zoning and land use, eminent domain, real estate contract disputes, title defense, toxic torts and construction. He has handled litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including multiple trials to verdict, as well as in arbitrations and mediation.

Career

Joined the firm as Partner in 2019.

Professional Memberships

American Agricultural Lawyers Association; American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER), Litigation Section; Monroe County Bar Association, Litigation Section; New York State Bar Association, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, Environmental & Energy Law Section; New York State Agribusiness Association; The New York Bar Foundation, Fellow; Northeast Dairy Producers Association

Personal

J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, J.D., Brigham Young University, M.P.A. and Weber State University, B.A., cum laude