Jacobs Counsel LLC - Sports Entertainment Gaming Attorney
    Sports · Entertainment · Gaming · Tech · Hospitality

    The Firm Trusted by the Founders, Athletes, and Creators Building the Future.

    Built Different. Billed Different.

    An AI-native law firm covering the full transactional surface area for the athletes, creators, founders, gaming operators, and hospitality groups moving fastest. You work directly with the principal on a fixed fee, with senior judgment applied to every line of every matter.

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

    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, 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. I built Jacobs Counsel to handle the full picture inside a single engagement, with one principal, on one timeline.

    The Athlete or Creator

    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 Call

    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 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 Call

    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.

    Book a Creator Counsel Call

    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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    The 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 Call

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

    WHAT WE DO

    Close Deals. Protect Assets. Build Legacies.

    One counsel. Every deal, every contract, every venture.

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

    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.

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    HOW I WORK

    An AI-Native Firm Built for Speed and Value

    Traditional firms bill junior associates to do the research and pass the cost to you. I use AI to handle the heavy lifting — research, drafting, document review — so I can focus on strategy, negotiation, and judgment. The result: faster turnarounds, fixed fees, and senior-level attention on every matter.

    Licensed in NY, NJ & OH
    Super Lawyers Rising Star — NY Metro 2026 & NJ 2025
    100% Attorney-Reviewed Deliverables
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    "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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    Before You Book

    The questions clients ask on the first call.

    What does a matter actually cost?
    Most work is quoted as a fixed fee against a defined scope. Ongoing counsel runs on a monthly retainer sized to the company. You see the number before any work begins, and that number does not move unless the scope does. There is no associate markup and no hourly meter on emails or short calls. See how Deal Counsel is scoped →

    Why hire a boutique instead of a larger firm?
    At a larger firm, your matter gets routed to a partner you met once and drafted by associates billing in six-minute increments. Here, you work directly with me on every document, every negotiation, and every call. AI handles the research and first drafts so the time you pay for is spent on judgment, strategy, and the parts of the deal that actually move terms. See how the firm runs →

    Can you really cover sports, gaming, tech, and estate planning under one roof?
    That is the entire point of the practice. The clients I 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, I tell you what I would do about it and what it would cost, and if Jacobs Counsel is not the right fit I 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. Book the call →

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