Olympians
$1.5M
Professional Athletes
over $1.5M in contracts negotiated
NIL
Student Athletes
Team CSM
Lander Cook
Managing Partner, Agent
Born and raised in Northern-Ontario, Lander stayed close to home and attended Lakehead University where he played hockey for the Thunderwolves in OCAA. Following Lakehead, he went on to compete with St. Lawrence College Surge while obtaining his Law Clerk Diploma.
Upon graduating his Post-Graduate program, Lander cut his teeth doing corporate work & yearned to experience the rigors of litigation and saw firsthand how trials are won against all odds through both Criminal Law & Commercial Litigation.
With his experience on & off the ice, and the lack of representation across female sports, Lander founded Cook Stark Management to be at the forefront of the female game. Bilingual in both official languages, Lander brings a relentless & different approach to being a player agent.
Eleni Demestihas
Partner, General Counsel, Agent
Eleni has been a member of the Massachusetts bar and a practicing attorney since 2021. She has experience as an employment litigator for a mid-size law firm, in-house, where she has worked on the team side (in Major League Soccer), and most recently in the nonprofit industry. Through these experiences, her broad base of legal knowledge includes insurance, labor, employment, technology, data privacy, intellectual property, marketing, real estate, and employee benefits.
Outside of her legal education, Eleni has been around women’s hockey, in some capacity or another, since the NWHL was founded in 2015. She spent three years working as a social media coordinator for The Ice Garden, a now-independent women’s hockey blog, and later covered the sport as a member of the media. She was Boston-based throughout law school and the beginning of her legal career, always to be found at a rink in her free time, watching and covering any level of women’s hockey played in the metro area.
David Stark
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
As a co-founder of Cook Stark Management, Dave leverages his expertise to empower and enhance the careers of elite female athletes.
Through this platform, he works to connect these
athletes with opportunities that align with their professional aspirations and personal values. David is dedicated to exploring the nuances of mental and physical prowess that define top
performers.
His work, both in media and athlete management, underscores his commitment to promoting excellence and continuous improvement within the sports industry.