Michael Evan Jacobs

Michael Evan Jacobs is an attorney at Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC, specializing in business-oriented legal solutions. He delivers efficient, practical representation for companies, investors, and property owners, emphasizing strategic planning, risk management, and responsive service while guiding clients through complex commercial transactions and legal challenges across diverse industries.

Michael earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law after completing a Bachelor of Arts at Emory University. This academic background supports a disciplined approach to legal analysis, contract drafting, and negotiation within sophisticated business, real estate, and financial matters across varied transactional settings.

Michael concentrates his practice on real estate, banking and finance, contracts, construction, and corporate law. He assists clients with commercial and residential closings, leasing, development, financing, and entity formation, helping them make informed decisions that support growth while safeguarding operational and financial interests through proactive planning and counsel.

Michael regularly advises financial institutions, developers, investors, builders, and private equity groups on transactions involving commercial properties, SBA financing, and complex developments. His work includes foreclosures, asset-based closings, and management of diverse property portfolios spanning office, retail, industrial, and residential projects for domestic and international clients across market sectors.

In leasing matters, Michael represents landlords and tenants in drafting, negotiation, restructuring, and dispossessory actions. His corporate practice includes business formation, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases, partnership disputes, and strategic contract negotiation for small to mid-sized enterprises seeking stability and long-term success in competitive markets.

Before joining the firm, Michael Evan Jacobs served as a partner at a full-service law firm and as general counsel to a financial institution. This experience strengthens his ability to deliver practical, business-focused guidance while consistently protecting clients’ interests through every stage of a transaction with efficiency and precision.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• University of Georgia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Emory University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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