Clients hire Jacob because his aggressive, tenacious, creative and proactive strategies often put the other side on its heels, and because he gets successful results in investigations and litigation.  Jacob has secured superior results for his securities enforcement, white-collar criminal defense, FCPA and internal and government investigations clients.  Jacob brings his experience and  outstanding reputation, including for creative strategies and solutions, to the defense of investigations, litigation strategy and governance counseling.  Jacob's clients view him as a trusted advisor who understands the needs of their business.

A former Senior Counsel in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, US federal criminal prosecutor of corruption and financial crimes and New Orleans Assistant District Attorney, Jacob has practiced in the private sector for 17 years.  He has obtained favorable results for individuals, including auditors and attorneys, and for corporations and their officers, directors and other senior officials in federal and state securities, financial crimes, FCPA, export, government contracts, public corruption, and other government investigations, including Inspector General investigations.