Ty Cobb

Early life

Cobb is the son of Grover C. Cobb, a Kansas radio station owner who was senior executive vice president of the NAB which named one of their prestigious awards for him. The senior Cobb was vice-president/general manager of KVGB (AM)/FM in Great Bend, and had a key role in forming the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. Ty Cobb is reportedly a distant relative of Hall of Fame baseball player Ty Cobb. Cobb spent his childhood in rural Kansas.

Education

Cobb received his B.A. degree from Harvard University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown Law School.

Legal career

Cobb was a law clerk for a federal judge, and then worked in the U.S. Attorney's office in Baltimore, serving as chief of the criminal section and head of the region's drug enforcement and organized crime task force. In 1986, after he had been passed over for the U.S. Attorney position in favor of Breckinridge L. Willcox, he joined the Baltimore law firm Miles and Stockbridge. Two years later, he joined Hogan & Hartson, which became Hogan Lovells.

Cobb served as special trial counsel during an independent investigation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the 1990s.

Cobb successfully defended Hudson Foods against allegations that its executives lied to investigators after a recall of beef tainted with E.coli. The executives were acquitted on all charges. He represented Democratic fundraiser John Huang against campaign finance charges. Huang pleaded guilty in 1999. Other high-profile clients have included Eli Segal, Mary McCarthy, AIG, Office Depot, the House of Saud, IBM, and Medtronic.

Cobb is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Trump White House

Cobb joined the White House's internal legal team to manage matters related to the ongoing investigations into Russian election interference and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, starting 31 July 2017. Cobb will work within the White House, unlike other members of Trump's legal team. Cobb will work closely with Donald McGahn but report directly to President Trump.

Cobb said that he took the job with Trump because "it was an impossible task with a deadline." He elaborated further that he had "rocks in his head and steel balls." Cobb was recommended to Trump by John Dowd, a member of his private legal team.

Cobb said that there is no reason to believe that Trump is personally under investigation. He stated further, “They’re in full cooperation mode and they’ve been directed to fully cooperate and get this over with as quickly as possible."