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Andrew N. Jacobson

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225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2900, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Areas of Practice

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Education

Berkeley Law, University of California (Boalt Hall)
J.D., 1991
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
B. Architecture, 1984
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Selected Client Successes

Shining Success: Investment Group Acquires a Retail Gem
Blackburn Investment Management: Acquisition of Six Boutique North Shore Resort Properties

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 1999
California, 1991

Leadership & Community

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • California State Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions and Land Use Planning, 2024
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law: Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions, 2004-2023
  • National Retail Tenants Association: former Board Member
  • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: Pro Bono Counsel
  • Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota: Pro Bono Counsel

Overview

Andy Jacobson's legal practice covers a broad range of commercial real estate issues, with a particular focus in commercial and retail/restaurant property matters, including purchase and sale, leasing, design and construction-related agreements.

Andy is a frequent author and speaker on real estate subjects. He teaches Real Estate Transactions and Land Use Planning at the University of Minnesota Law School. A graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, Andy is also a licensed architect, having earned his Bachelor's of Architecture from California Polytechnic State University, and practiced architecture prior to attending law school. Andy is a member of both the Minnesota and California bars.

Experience

  • Represented Fortune 500 companies in the management of domestic real estate portfolios, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, construction, and related matters.
  • Represented commercial, industrial, and warehouse businesses with purchase and sales transactions, leases, and design/construction agreements across a spectrum of settings, from small local sales offices, corporate campus, and large warehouse/distribution facilities.
  • Represented businesses in various sectors of the restaurant, entertainment, and retail industries in the negotiation of letters of intent, leasing standards, leases, design, and construction agreements related to locations in a variety of settings, including shopping malls, lifestyle centers, strip centers, stand-alone sites, and urban entertainment developments.
  • Represented major league sports franchise in the development of a downtown, state of the art corporate office/practice facility in tandem with a strategic partnership with a world class sports medicine facility.
  • Represented private university on the development of baseball/softball and hockey facilities.
  • Represented individual, industry, and institutional owners in the drafting and negotiation of complex design, engineering, and construction-related agreements, between the owner and architects, engineers, and contractors, in a variety of project delivery structures, including design/build.

Additional Qualifications

Licensed Architect, California

Honors

Mentor of the Year Award, Maslon LLP, 2016

2014 Founders' Award, National Retail Tenants Association (NRTA)

1998 Excellence in Writing Award, Best Cutting Edge Article, American Bar Association Probate & Property Magazine

AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell®

Have You Heard?

News
Presentations
Publications
Legal Alerts
"Annual Case Law Update" and various other retail and restaurant lease related classes, National Retail Tenants Association, Annual Conferences, since 1999
August 30, 2013
"Sharpen Your Pencils: What Every Owner Needs to Know About Contracting with Designers and Constructors," Maslon Speaker Series, 2007
January 1, 2007
"Wireless Telecommunications Agreements," California Real Property Law Conference, Coronado, California, 1997
February 1, 1997
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"Owner-Contractor Form Agreements—An Owner's Perspective (with Sample Inserts)," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, July 2017
June 21, 2017
"Owner-Architect Form Agreements: An Owner's Perspective," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, March 2017
March 1, 2017
"An Updated and Expanded Narrative Real Estate Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, November 2015
November 4, 2015
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