The Firm Trusted by the Founders, Athletes, and Creators Building the Future.
Built Different. Billed Different.
Legal advisory for the companies and people poised to win in the AI age — startups, founders, athletes, creators, gaming companies, and hospitality groups. Full-suite business, brand, and wealth protection delivered with AI-augmented workflows, senior judgment on every matter, and fixed-fee pricing whenever the work allows. Built to 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
A Walk-On's Approach to Every Engagement
I walked on to Boston College basketball, competed in the ACC, and learned what it means to prepare for moments that matter. After law school, I built Seton Hall Law's sports, entertainment, and gaming program from the ground up and now run the Annual Gaming Law Bootcamp, one of the largest in the country. I founded Jacobs Counsel to give athletes, creators, gaming companies, and startups the same thing I wanted as a walk-on: someone who takes your deal as seriously as you do.
Learn MoreOne 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, tax structure, and estate planning 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 pre-exit estate planning timed to the equity event.
Book a Startup Counsel CallThe 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 CallThe Athlete
NIL representation, House revenue-share contracts, brand deal review, transfer portal counsel, IP and trademark protection, and first-money estate planning structured before the wire hits.
Book a Sports & NIL CallThe 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.
Book a Creator Counsel CallThe 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.
Book a Hospitality CallThe Executive or High Earner
Estate planning around equity and stock comp, asset protection, dynasty trusts, and the legal infrastructure to keep a high-income career and a long-term family balance sheet aligned.
Book an Estate Planning CallEvery engagement runs on AI-native research, drafting, and review systems built inside the firm.
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.
Wealth Protection
Estate, asset protection, and legacy planning timed to the equity event, the wire, or the exit.
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.
I Work With Your Trusted Advisors.
Financial advisors, CPAs, and attorneys refer their clients to me for estate planning and asset protection.
Trusted by Elite Clients
"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."
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."
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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