Areas of Experience
Asset Protection
Tax Planning
Licensing
Employment Agency Law
International Tax
International Estate Planning
Professional Summary
Mr. Jacobs is the firm’s Deputy Managing Partner, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Jacobs’ practice concentrates in the areas of international tax, trusts, corporate and commercial law, with emphasis on asset protection and tax planning on behalf of the firm’s international clients. His practice areas also include licensing, employment agency law, and professional practices.
Mr. Jacobs is on the Boards of numerous business and not-for-profit entities, and represents several French agencies in their U.S. affairs.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Jacobs practiced as a Tax Accountant for Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) in 1968, and as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York from 1968 to 1969.
Education
J.D. Fordham University, 1968
B.B.A. (Public Accounting) City College of the City University of New York, 1965
Admissions
New York
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
Memberships
American Bar Association, Panel of Arbitrators
New York State Bar Association, Committee on International Law
New York State Bar Association, Committee on Real Estate Financing
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