Paul Jacobs, a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s New York office since 1978, is Co-Head of the Firm's Corporation, Business and Banking Department. Mr. Jacobs is primarily engaged in the practice of corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements, joint ventures and licensing arrangements.

Mr. Jacobs also represents companies and investment groups engaged in leveraged buyouts, venture capital activities and other financing arrangements; foreign companies that have U.S. subsidiaries; and foreign companies selling securities in the U.S. markets. Mr. Jacobs also represents a number of publicly traded companies and has represented special committees of the boards of directors of publicly traded companies. A member of the Firm's elected Policy Committee, he has served as a director of several publicly-traded companies and has served on the Advisory Committee of two different venture capital groups.

• More than 35 years corporate and securities law experience
• Represented acquirers in excess of 30 leveraged buyout transactions
• Represented issuers and underwriters in more than 50 public offerings
• Represented at least 30 different venture capital funds in connection with their portfolio transactions
• Represented issuers in excess of 75 private placements
• Represented more than 25 different publicly traded companies

• American Bar Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Committee on Problems Concerning the Recruitment of New Lawyers (1992 - 1996)
• New York State Bar Association

• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in the World
• Chambers USA, Americas Leading Lawyers for Business - Leading Individual (Private Equity: Buyouts and Venture Capital Investment)
• "New York Super Lawyer - Business/Corporate"  The New York Times Supplement
• "The Best Lawyers in America"

1971 - J.D., Columbia University Law School
1967 - B.A., Political Science, Colgate University

Mr. Jacobs was elected to Phi Beta Kappa while attending Colgate University. He was admitted to practice in New York in 1971.