Michael Jacobson
Attorney at Law
New York
NY, OH
"A pleasure to work with. Very professional. Always available. Great experience!"
About
Most recently I was general counsel of Grovo, a B2B SaaS platform based in New York City. I was a member of the company’s management team and first legal hire, responsible for all legal matters, including commercial contracts, employment and compensation issues, financing and real estate issues, and advising on product development.
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"A pleasure to work with. Very professional. Always available. Great experience!"
"Michael couldn’t have been more capable and willing to work with us. As a startup, good legal advice is hard to come by, and Michael has the knowledge and capability to not only advise us on legal issues, but to help us see the larger picture from an entire business perspective. Michael helped us to see our legal options, but also develop our negotiation strategies to keep us sound asleep at night. We couldn’t recommend Michael more highly."
"Michael helped us draft and negotiate our first convertible note, and I could not have been happier with the process. In addition to a quick turn around and high level of professionalism, Michael took the time to explain the nuances of the note and translate his legal execution with the business logic that we wanted reflected in our legal documents."
Work History
Jacobson Legal PC
Principal
Jan 2013 - Present
Boutique law practice focused on advising companies and entrepreneurs from formation to exit.
Grovo Learning, Inc.
Senior Director of Legal Affairs
Mar 2015 - Jul 2017
I was general counsel of Grovo, a B2B SaaS platform based in New York City. I was a member of the company’s management team and first legal hire, responsible for all legal matters, including commercial contracts, employment and compensation issues, financing and real estate issues, and advising on product development.
BakerHostetler
Associate
Sep 2007 - Apr 2012
Principal areas of practice included international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and corporate investigations. Experience included: representation of companies acquiring and disposing of strategic business assets in the media and technology sectors; startup financing and corporate governance; private equity investment; and negotiation and analysis of commercial contracts.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
Summer Associate
May 2006 - Aug 2006
Permanent offer extended.