Candice Cook Simmons

Candice Cook Simmons is the Managing Partner at The Cook Law Group, PLLC, a published writer, noted philanthropist, and business strategist in the technology, entertainment, and corporate sectors.
Educated at the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt Law School with attendance at additional programs at Oxford and Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, her career began in private practice as a litigator and she went on to become known as the attorney who trademarked the Cronut pastry for Dominique Ansel--changing the way small businesses and entrepreneurs looked at Intellectual Property Law and the protection of innovative creations. Cook's work includes a vast array of intellectual property, business, entertainment, and technology clients. Her success in finding creative business-oriented solutions resulted in her selection as one of the top attorneys in the United States and as a New York Super Lawyer in 2018 & 2019. Cook is also the Co-Founder of Wrd. Ventures.