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Lisa R. Jacobs is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she co-teaches a course on International Business Negotiations. She is also a practicing partner at DLA Piper LLP (US) in Philadelphia, focusing on complex corporate transactions and governance matters.
Her educational background includes a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law, earned with honors, where she served on the editorial board of the Villanova Law Review. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Lisa R. Jacobs specializes in corporate law, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital, private equity fund formation, asset securitization, and governance. Her work particularly emphasizes the food and beverage and healthcare sectors. She is frequently engaged as a lecturer and has authored numerous articles on business organizations and related legal issues.
While specific publications are not listed, her scholarly and professional output centers on business law, uniform acts, and corporate governance, reflecting a strong engagement with both academic and legislative dimensions of corporate law.
- Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission (ULC)
- Chair, US-Canada Harmonization of Registration of Foreign Judgments Acts
- Chair, ULC Diversity and Inclusion Project
- Co-Chair, ABA Uniform Law Committee
- Chair, Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Department of State Corporations Bureau
- Member, American Law Institute (since 2009)
Ms. Jacobs actively contributes to legal reform and governance through her advisory and drafting roles. She has served on the Title 15 Drafting Committee and was instrumental in drafting Pennsylvania’s Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. She advises on corporate legal issues for the upcoming Museum of the American Revolution and serves on the boards of Republic First Bancorp and the Philadelphia-Freedom Valley YMCA, reflecting her commitment to civic and institutional leadership.
She is involved in legal education and policy development through her roles with the ULC, ABA, and Pennsylvania Bar Association, and continues to bridge academic instruction with high-level legal practice.
