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    Full-Stack Counsel for the AI Age.

    Backing the operators reshaping gaming, sports, entertainment, and tech.

    From contract drafting and review to outside counsel, deals, and fundraising: your whole legal stack, handled by one team at a fixed fee. We move at your speed, not the glacial pace of legacy firms.

    Super Lawyers Rising Star — NJ 2025 & NY Metro 2026·Director, Seton Hall Gaming Law Bootcamp·Licensed in NY, NJ & OH

    Built Different. Billed Different.

    Andrew R. Jacobs, Esq. - Founder of Jacobs Counsel
    ABOUT DREW

    The Walk-On's Approach to Every Engagement

    Drew Jacobs walked on at Boston College basketball, competed in the ACC, and later built Seton Hall Law's sports, entertainment, and gaming program. He runs the Annual Gaming Law Bootcamp and founded Jacobs Counsel to represent athletes, creators, and gaming companies with the same intensity they bring to their own careers.

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    The 360 Engagement

    One Engagement. The Whole Picture.

    A real engagement in sports, gaming, or tech rarely sits inside one practice area. A NIL agreement touches IP licensing, brand contracts, and tax structure the moment the money lands. A gaming launch touches 50-state regulatory analysis, payment processor agreements, IP, and corporate formation. A startup at Series A is balancing customer contracts, equity, IP, and the founder's personal asset protection at the same time. Jacobs Counsel was built to handle the full picture inside a single engagement — one team, one timeline, AI-native infrastructure, while legacy firms are still routing your matter through three partners and a junior associate.

    The Founder

    Outside counsel for AI and tech startups through fundraising, customer contracts, IP and trademark strategy, and commercial deal execution.

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    The Gaming Operator

    50-state skill-versus-chance opinions accepted by Apple, Google Play, and major payment processors. Licensing, terms of service, IP protection, and outside counsel for the cap table.

    Book a Gaming Strategy Call

    The Athlete

    NIL representation, House revenue-share contracts, brand deal review, transfer portal counsel, and IP and trademark protection — built around the first money hitting and the career that follows.

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    The Online Creator and Brand

    Brand deal review, sponsorship and AdSense terms, talent agreements, trademark protection, and the entity and tax structure to hold an audience-driven business together as it scales.

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    The Hospitality Operator

    Liquor license applications and transfers across NY, NJ, and OH, multi-unit expansion, lease and vendor contracts, and ongoing compliance for restaurant, bar, and venue groups.

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    Every engagement runs on AI-native research, drafting, and review systems built inside the firm.

    WHAT WE DO

    Close Deals. Protect Assets. Build Legacies.

    Full-suite counsel organized around the three things every client we serve needs to protect.

    Business Protection

    Corporate counsel from formation through exit — contracts, compliance, and the cap table.

    Brand Protection

    Trademark, IP, and licensing strategy for athletes, creators, and the brands they build.

    HOW WE WORK

    An AI-Native Firm Built for Speed and Value

    Legacy firms bill junior associates to do the research and pass the cost to you, then move at a glacial pace while the deal — or the company — waits. We use AI to handle the heavy lifting (research, drafting, document review) so our attorneys focus on strategy, negotiation, and judgment. The result: faster turnarounds, fixed fees, and senior-level attention on every matter — built for the companies coming online in the AI age, not the ones still faxing redlines.

    Licensed in NY, NJ & OH
    Super Lawyers Rising Star — NY Metro 2026 & NJ 2025
    100% Attorney-Reviewed Deliverables
    REFERRAL PARTNERS

    I Work With Your Trusted Advisors.

    Financial advisors, CPAs, and attorneys refer their clients to me for business deals, IP protection, NIL counsel, and gaming compliance. (Estate planning referrals → Legacy Counsel by Jacobs Counsel.)

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    "As an entrepreneur building my own business, I am grateful to have Drew as my trusted legal counsel. His work is prompt, thorough, professional, and relatable."

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    Carley Horan

    Entrepreneur

    "Drew and his team are the best of the best. Honest, hardworking, and reliable. They've handled a wide range of legal projects on our behalf and they always deliver quality work - on time."

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    Gene Williams

    Business Owner

    "Excellent counsel and guidance making sure we covered all the issues and nuances to our estate planning and wills. Highly recommend!"

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    The same checklists and frameworks I use with paying clients, written up so you can put them to work today.

    What Happens Next

    What happens when you book the call.

    No pitch deck. No junior associate. No retainer required to talk.

    01

    Book in 30 seconds

    Pick a 15-minute slot on the calendar. Tell us the situation in a sentence. We come prepared — no intake form to fill out first.

    02

    Direct, 15-minute strategy call

    You talk to the principal. We tell you what we would do, what it would cost, and whether we're the right fit. If we're not, we point you somewhere we are.

    03

    Fixed-fee scope in writing

    If it's a fit, you get a defined scope and a fixed-fee quote — usually within 24 hours. The number does not move unless the scope does.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What does a matter actually cost?
    Most work is quoted as a fixed fee against a defined scope — you see the number before any work begins, and it does not move unless the scope does. Ongoing counsel runs on a monthly retainer sized to the company. Where fixed-fee genuinely doesn't fit (open-ended disputes, litigation posture, novel regulatory work), we'll quote hourly with a not-to-exceed estimate so you're never surprised by an invoice.

    Why hire a boutique instead of a larger firm?
    At a larger firm, your matter is routed to a partner you met once and pushed down a chain of associates billing in six-minute increments. At Jacobs Counsel, the principal owns the strategy, the judgment, and the final word on every deliverable. AI-augmented workflows handle the research and first drafts so the time you pay for is spent where it actually moves terms.

    Can you really cover sports, gaming, and tech under one roof?
    Yes. The clients we serve almost always need more than one of those at once. A college athlete signing a House revenue-share deal needs the contract reviewed, the IP protected, and the first money structured before it lands. A gaming founder needs the regulatory opinion, the operating agreement, and the customer terms. Running those workstreams through one principal keeps the strategy consistent and the timeline tight.

    What happens on the strategy call?
    Fifteen minutes, no pitch. You walk through the situation, Drew tells you what he would do about it and what it would cost, and if Jacobs Counsel is not the right fit he will say so and point you somewhere that is. Most calls end with either a clear scope and quote or a short list of things you can handle on your own.

    Can you help with NCAA House settlement revenue share deals?
    Yes. This is a core focus. We review and negotiate NIL revenue share agreements under the NCAA House settlement framework, making sure athletes understand roster guarantees, revenue splits, and transfer portal implications before signing.

    I'm a financial advisor — how do we work together?
    We partner with RIAs, family offices, and wealth managers to handle the business and IP legal execution for your clients — entity structuring, contracts, brand protection, NIL deals, and gaming compliance. You stay the quarterback. (Estate planning is handled through our sister practice, Legacy Counsel by Jacobs Counsel.)

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