Bill Cook

CEO at Cook Consulting Group, LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Chicago Area, US
Languages
  • English -
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Credentials

  • Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
    United States Department of Defense
    Jun, 2017
    - Sep, 2024
  • Illinois Procurement Gateway Certified
    Illinois Procurement Gateway/CMS
    Mar, 2017
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • Cook Consulting Group, LLC
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CEO
      • 2017 - Present

      Company founder Bill Cook is regarded as the most experienced cybersecurity attorney in the country. While Cook Consulting Group was certified by the Office of Veterans Affairs in 2017, Cook himself has over 35 years of experience advising and modernizing government entities and private organizations to meet cybersecurity threats and address the legal risks facing organizations. He has particular expertise in hostile technology, having helped more than 50 companies overcome computer intrusions and liability in the past two years alone.Cook Consulting Group, LLC is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy. Companies doing business with federal and state government bodies and agencies can receive credit for employing our services to meet their requirements.Bill trains clients on incident response, policies and procedures required by various regulations and privacy compliance. He also uses his extensive background to speak to clients about the current state of the cyber threat, malware, complex HR relationships and appropriate responses. Bill’s presentations are in high demand. Bill has testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, the FCC and the National Science Foundation on Internet law and liability. He taught Internet and web law as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Law School and was a guest lecturer on information security law and liability at Bell Laboratories, Harvard, Yale, Purdue, the University of Illinois and the University of Salzburg.

  • William Cook LLC
    • William Cook, LLC
      • Dec 2016 - Present

      Provide data privacy and security counseling and training for clients and created policies and practices to enable clients to meet state, federal and international standards. Provided incident response counseling following 52 client intrusions. Advised corporate boards, CEO and GC on data risk response and due diligence planning. Export and import cont Provide data privacy and security counseling and training for clients and created policies and practices to enable clients to meet state, federal and international standards. Provided incident response counseling following 52 client intrusions. Advised corporate boards, CEO and GC on data risk response and due diligence planning. Export and import cont

  • Reed Smith LLP
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Attorney
      • Apr 2015 - Dec 2016

      Data privacy and security, export and import control law. Assisted clients with data breach and remediation with special focus on Advanced Persistent Threat and Ransomware hostile technology. Advise corporate boards on legal and regulatory obligations stemming from computer intrusions and loss of data. Data privacy and security, export and import control law. Assisted clients with data breach and remediation with special focus on Advanced Persistent Threat and Ransomware hostile technology. Advise corporate boards on legal and regulatory obligations stemming from computer intrusions and loss of data.

  • McGuireWoods LLP
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Data Privacy Team
      • May 2010 - Mar 2015

      Formed and led the firm's data privacy and security practice. Worked closely with FBK and US Secret Service to assist clients with data breach response to industrial espionage, ransom ware and advanced persistent threat attacks. Formed and led the firm's data privacy and security practice. Worked closely with FBK and US Secret Service to assist clients with data breach response to industrial espionage, ransom ware and advanced persistent threat attacks.

Education

  • Creighton University School of Law
    Juris Doctor (J.D.)
    1971 - 1973
  • Creighton University
    Bachelor’s Degree
    1964 - 1968

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