Jake is an Associate in Michael Best’s Corporate practice, assisting clients with a variety of business and transactional matters.
Before joining Michael Best, Jake was a legal intern for the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Division of Corporation Finance. In this role, he reviewed documents filed by publicly held companies and filings related to mergers and acquisitions. He also assisted with several projects, such as conducting investigations of industry practices and drafting proposed statutes.
While pursuing his law degree, Jake also served as a legal intern for Penn State’s Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic where he assisted with forming limited liability companies and drafted a variety of agreements, including operating agreements, stockholder agreements, restricted stock agreements, and more. Jake also gained valuable experience by counseling clients on the most appropriate structures for their start-up companies.