Andrew R. Jacobs, Esq.
Founder & Managing Attorney
Legal strategy, substantive counsel, and oversight of the firm's legal work.
Drew leads the firm's gaming, sports, and technology work and is licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio.
ABOUT
We Built the Firm We Wanted to Hire.
Outside counsel for companies across industries, with deeper experience in gaming and esports, AI and startups, sports and NIL, creators, and hospitality.
Licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio
We built Jacobs Counsel for operating companies that need counsel who understand their business, not just their documents.
The model is straightforward: senior judgment on every matter, a principal-led team staffed to the complexity of the work, direct access to the attorneys doing it, and a fee structure that matches the engagement.
Built Different. Billed Different.
Our Team
Legal counsel, firm operations, and client support working together. You work directly with the people doing the work.
Kevin Wiramihardja
Chief of Staff
Firm operations, systems, and team coordination.
Kevin turns chaos into organization for founders and teams, and runs internal operations at Jacobs Counsel.
Jamee Ganal
Executive Assistant
Client experience, follow-up, and communication.
Jamee keeps clients engaged and the firm organized behind them, running point on client experience.
The Firm
Jacobs Counsel LLC serves as outside counsel to companies across industries, with deeper experience in gaming and esports, AI and startups, sports and NIL, creators, and hospitality. Licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio.
Close Deals. Protect Brands. Staff the Work Properly.
Closing Deals
Structuring ventures, negotiating contracts, protecting IP, navigating transactions
Protecting Brands
Trademark filings, IP strategy, brand enforcement, and licensing protection
Principal-Led Staffing
Every engagement is principal-led, with qualified attorneys assigned based on complexity
Principal-led engagements. Appropriate staffing. A fee structure that matches the work.
Approved technology may support review, research, organization, and drafting. Attorneys verify the work and remain responsible for it. Engagements may be hourly, retainer-based, hybrid, or fixed fee for defined projects, and the structure is set out in a written engagement letter.
Estate planning, wills, trusts, and legacy work are handled through our sister practice, Legacy Counsel by Jacobs Counsel.
What Clients Hire Jacobs Counsel For
50-State Gaming Legal Opinions
Compliance analysis for skill-based gaming platforms entering the US market
Ongoing Outside Counsel
Recurring legal support for companies across industries, structured hourly, on a retainer, or as a hybrid
Defined Business Projects
Contracts, transactions, policies, opinions and assessments, or other clearly scoped matters; a fixed fee may be used when assumptions and deliverables are clear
Creator & Athlete Brand Protection
Deal review, trademark strategy, and IP monetization
For Professional Advisors
Financial advisors, CPAs, and wealth managers regularly refer clients to Jacobs Counsel for business transactions, IP protection, and contract work. We coordinate directly with your team to ensure seamless execution. (For estate planning referrals, see our sister practice Legacy Counsel by Jacobs Counsel.)
If you're looking for legal counsel who understands how business, IP, and deal execution fit together, let's talk.
More about our founder
Credentials, bar admissions, academic appointments, recognition, and answers to the questions people ask most about Drew Jacobs.
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