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Harvey
S. Jacobs, Principal
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| Legal Expertise: |
 Real Estate Transactions;
Real Estate Settlements both residential and commercial; Condominium
conversions, Business
formation - Limited Liability Companies, S and C Corporations, Limited
Partnerships, Corporate Contracts, Internet-law,
Trademarks, Domain Name issues, Netpreneurship, Venture Capital. |
| Education: |
Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree in Accounting from The George Washington University (1980); Juris
Doctor from Brooklyn Law School (1983). |
| Recent Accomplishments: |
Represented New York purchaser of Sharre
Tefila Synagogue in Silver Spring, MD and Baptist Church in Washington,
DC. Coordinated all feasibility studies, obtained certificates of
occupancy and obtained tax exemptions for client. Concluded multi-million-dollar
acquisition of downtown DC office building for Texas lender; Completed
condominium conversion of capital hill area building; conducted settlement
of multi-million dollar industrial park (Route 50) for foreign investors;
drafted portions of the "Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act" for the
District of Columbia; Successfully foreclosed on several DC tax sale
properties resulting in clients' obtaining "developable" real estate near
Union Station at
fraction of market value; Successfully structured $11 million first round
investment from major money center investment bank for start-up
Application Service Provider; defended California ISP against alleged
trademark infringement claims over domain name; prosecuted U.S. trademark
applications for Australian software company; successfully negotiated
cutting edge strategic marketing agreement with America Online. Team
member for direct public offering over the Internet. Designed and
implemented award winning real estate web site www.stressfreesettlements.com. Retained as
real estate settlement expert witness by nation's largest
bank, and DC Bar Counsel. |
| Publications: |
Washington Post Article July 29, 2007
pF05; "Whose Service With Settlement? Editor, Residential Real Estate
Settlements Section, DC Bar Practice Manual, 12th ed. (2004); "Strategic
Online Marketing Agreements," Internet Newsletter - Legal and Business
Aspects (September 1998); Legal Affairs Columnist for Small Business News
of Washington (September 1998); "Home-Based
Business Owner's Relief Act," Business and Professional Association
of Metropolitan Washington (November 1998); Co-Author, White Paper: CyberNotary in conjunction with General Dynamics Communications Services
(November 4, 1999). Internet-Law Correspondent for
ABC-TV's
World News Now ; MSNBC programs. Lecturer: "Fundamentals of Real Estate
Closings in Washington, DC" (2004-2007)
Lorman Educational Services.
Lecturer at Executive MBA Program and The George Washington University and
Virgina Tech (2007). Frequent contributor to media on Internet
and High-Tech issues see: J&A
In the News. |
| Bar Admissions: |
District of Columbia, Maryland, and New
York. |
| Memberships/ Professional Affiliations: |
D.C. Bar
Association, Past Chair, Real Property Transactions Subcommittee;
Elected to DC Bar Real Estate Housing and Land use Section Steering
Committee; D.C. and
Maryland Land Title Associations; Director, Downtown
D.C. Kiwanis Club; Sponsor, Baltimore-Washington Venture Group;
Speaker, Center For The Advancement of Small Business, Past President,
School of Business and Public Management Alumni Association, The George
Washington University. |
| Personal Interests: |
Participating in evolution of Internet,
playing tennis, visiting as many beaches as possible around the world. |
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