The Jacobs Law, LLC

Business counsel for ownership and growth

The Jacobs Law, LLC works with businesses, entrepreneurs, in-house legal departments, and individuals. Based in the Boston area, the firm handles both transactional work and business disputes. Its listed services cover entity formation, financing, contracts, ownership questions, and business purchases or sales.

Formation work includes business registration and the choice of an entity structure. That choice can affect management rights, ownership interests, and future investment. Formation documents may include state filings, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and records showing who owns the business.

The firm also assists with capitalization, investment, and ownership structuring. These matters often require close attention to voting rights, transfer limits, capital contributions, and the terms attached to a new investment. Clear documents can give owners a shared record of their duties and decision-making authority.

Buying and selling businesses

The Jacobs Law lists the buying and selling of businesses among its services. A business sale may involve a purchase agreement, financial records, contracts, licenses, intellectual property, and other materials tied to operations. The parties also must decide whether the deal concerns company assets or an ownership interest in the entity.

Due diligence gives a buyer a chance to examine the proposed deal before closing. Sellers may need to organize corporate records and identify obligations that affect the transaction. The final documents commonly address payment terms, transferred assets, assumed liabilities, and conditions that must occur before the deal closes.

Contracts, collections, and operating needs

Contract drafting and review form a clear part of the firm's business law work. Contracts can define payment duties, performance standards, renewal terms, ownership rights, and ways to address a dispute. The Jacobs Law also handles civil demand letters and debt collection for businesses.

A demand letter usually identifies the agreement or obligation at issue, explains the claimed breach, and states the requested response. Collection matters may turn on invoices, account records, purchase orders, correspondence, and the terms governing payment. If the parties cannot resolve the issue directly, the dispute may proceed through litigation, mediation, or arbitration.

The firm also lists licensing and permitting. The required approval depends on the business activity and the government body that regulates it. Applications may call for entity records, ownership information, supporting documents, and proof that the applicant meets the relevant requirements.

Intellectual property services

The firm's stated intellectual property work covers trademarks, copyrights, and patents. Those subjects protect different forms of property and follow different legal procedures. A trademark can identify the source of goods or services, while copyright applies to qualifying original expression and patents concern eligible inventions.

Trademark work may include reviewing a proposed mark, preparing an application, responding to examination issues, or addressing another party's use of a similar mark. Ownership and permitted use may also appear in business contracts. Licenses, assignments, and purchase agreements can define who controls the rights and what uses are allowed.

The Jacobs Law also lists trademark infringement as part of its litigation practice. These disputes can involve the marks at issue, the parties' goods or services, the way each mark appears in commerce, and evidence about likely consumer confusion. Courts may also examine ownership records and the timing and scope of use.

Business disputes and lawsuit work

The litigation practice includes breach of contract, class actions, shareholder and partnership disputes, non-compete matters, business torts, and trademark infringement. The firm identifies fraud and unfair competition as examples of business tort claims. It also handles alternative dispute resolution through mediation and arbitration.

Breach of contract cases often begin with the agreement, the parties' performance, and the claimed failure to meet a stated duty. Emails, payment records, amendments, notices, and other business documents may shape the dispute. The available claims and remedies depend on the contract language and the governing law.

In my opinion, the pairing of transactional and litigation services is a useful feature of the firm's stated focus. Contract drafting, ownership planning, and business purchases can create issues that later appear in a dispute. Familiarity with both categories can help counsel identify the documents and events that matter to a business claim.

Owner and partner conflicts

Shareholder and partnership disputes can concern management control, access to records, distributions, ownership percentages, or duties among owners. The governing documents often set the rules for votes, transfers, departures, and deadlocks. State business statutes may supply further rules when the documents leave an issue open.

Non-compete disputes require attention to the written restriction and the law that applies to it. Courts may examine the duration, geographic reach, protected business interest, and type of work covered by the agreement. Related claims can also involve confidential information, customer relationships, or unfair competition.

Class actions and business torts

Class actions add procedural questions to the underlying legal claim. A court generally decides whether the proposed class meets the governing requirements before the case proceeds on a class basis. That inquiry can address common issues, the position of the proposed representatives, and whether class treatment fits the claims.

Fraud and unfair competition claims often depend on the exact statements, conduct, and business records involved. A fraud claim may require proof about a representation, the speaker's knowledge, reliance, and resulting loss. The governing elements vary by claim and jurisdiction.

Mediation, arbitration, and court proceedings

The Jacobs Law includes mediation and arbitration within its dispute services. Mediation uses a neutral person to help the parties discuss a possible agreement. The parties keep control over whether they settle and what terms they accept.

Arbitration places the dispute before an arbitrator who hears the parties' positions and issues a decision under the applicable agreement and rules. The contract may determine where arbitration occurs, how the arbitrator is selected, and which procedures apply. Court litigation follows formal rules for pleadings, evidence gathering, motions, and trial.

As a reviewer, the clearly stated range of dispute methods gives a useful picture of the firm's work. Businesses may face a contract clause that requires arbitration, while another matter may proceed in court or enter mediation by agreement. The firm's listed services address each of those settings.

Named team and geographic reach

The firm's website names Travis J. Jacobs and Anthony Augeri as attorneys. It also lists Erin H. Maguire among its staff profiles. The supplied pages identify no role for Maguire, so the confirmed attorney roster consists of Jacobs and Augeri.

The Jacobs Law offers lawsuit representation for businesses in three New England states. Its stated coverage includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.