Andrew N. Jacobson
Partner
f612.642.8333
andy.jacobson@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Andy Jacobson is a partner and the head of Maslon’s Real Estate Group. His practice covers a broad range of commercial real estate issues, with particular focus on commercial and retail leasing, land use, telecommunications, as well as design and construction-related agreements. Andy is a frequent author and speaker on real estate subjects and teaches Real Estate Transactions at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. A graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, Andy is also a registered architect, having earned his Bachelors 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.
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Financing
- Commercial Leasing
- Design, Engineering and Construction Agreements
- Environmental Due Diligence
- Real Estate Disputes
- Title, Zoning and Land Use
- Property Management
- Acquisitions, Sales and Exchanges
- Purchase and Sale Transactions
- Contracts for Deed
- Due Diligence Activities
- Title and Survey Review
- Ground Leases
- Office, Warehouse and Industrial Leases
- Restaurant and Retail Leases
- Subleasing and Assignment
- Design, Engineering and Construction
- Development
- Environmental
- Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Zoning, Conditional Use Permits
- Easements and Covenants
- Greenacres, Agricultural Conservation Programs
- Subdivisions/Lot Divisions
- Torrens Land Registration
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California,
1991
J.D. - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California,
1984
B. Arch.
Major: Architecture
- Minnesota, 1999
- California, 1991
- Licensed Architect, California, 1987
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- California State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- National Retail Tenants Association - Member
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) - Member
- Industrial Asset Management Association - Member
- “Annual Case Law Update”, National Retail Tenants Association, Annual Conferences, since 2006
- “Real Estate Transactions”, Adjunct Professor, St. Thomas School of Law, since 2004
- “Sharpen Your Pencils: What Every Owner Needs to Know About Contracting with Designers and Constructors”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2007
- “Basic Lease Provisions”, National Retail Tenants Association Annual Conference, Palm Springs, California, 2002
- “Reported Case Updates and Leasing Primer”, National Retail Tenants Association Annual Conference, Palm Springs, California, 2001
- “Restaurant Leasing Issues”, National Retail Tenants Association Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, 2000
- “Big Box Retail Leasing Issues”, National Retail Tenants Association Annual Conference, Palm Springs, California, 1999
- “Wireless Telecommunications Agreements”, California Real Property Law Conference, Coronado, California, 1997
- “The Status of Forced Access”, ABA National Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997
- “The Interface of Telecommunications and Real Estate”, ABA Probate & Property Conference, Washington, DC, 1996
- Establishing, Maintaining and Improving Tenant-Oriented Leasing Standards, ALI-ABA The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 19, January 2003
- A Narrative Real Estate Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist, ALI/ABA The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 17, November 2001
- Wireless Telecommunications Site Agreements, ALI/ABA The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 16, September 2000
- An Owner’s View of Telecommunications Site Agreements, ABA Probate & Property, January/February 1998
- Office Leasing Manual, (contributing author for Chapter 44, Telecommunications), California CEB
- American Bar Association Probate & Property, 1998 Excellence in Writing Award, Best Cutting Edge Article
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)
