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Corporate & Transactional Counsel · Licensed in Florida
Jack N. Ross
Jack represents founders, owners, and investors in privately held businesses on the transactions and contracts that decide what a company is worth: mergers and acquisitions, outside general counsel work, commercial real estate, and entity structure. He works deals from both the legal and the investment banking side of the table.
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Deal counsel, at a glance.
- Both sides of the tableLegal counsel on M&A and investment banking deal execution, so documents match the economics.
- Lower middle marketDeal experience with founder-owned businesses from $10M to $250M in enterprise value.
- Top Negotiator AwardFirst of 177 students, University of Mississippi School of Law negotiation tournament.
- Finance trainingMBA candidate in finance and accounting, University of Georgia Terry College of Business.
About Jack
A deal lawyer who has sat on the banker's side of the table.
Jack leads the firm's corporate and transactional practice. He represents buyers and sellers in acquisitions of privately held businesses, drafts and negotiates purchase agreements and joint venture agreements, serves as outside general counsel to growing companies, and advises owners, brokers, and developers on corporate structure, contract strategy, and commercial real estate.
Alongside his practice, Jack works in middle-market investment banking, managing sell-side transaction execution for founder-owned and family-held businesses: origination, financial modeling, diligence, negotiation, and closing. He drafts and negotiates letters of intent, purchase agreements, NDAs, and engagement agreements across concurrent live deals. Clients get a lawyer who reads a purchase agreement the way the buyer's banker, lender, and counsel will, and who knows which terms actually move value.
Before joining the firm, Jack served as a corporate counsel extern on NASCAR's in-house legal team, working on sanction, sponsorship, event, and intellectual property licensing agreements and a land purchase and sale. Practice at a Fort Lauderdale firm sharpened his read on indemnity, insurance, and liability exposure, which now shapes how he negotiates risk allocation in every deal. And because the firm's litigation practice sees what happens when documents fail, he drafts with the dispute in mind.
Jack is licensed to practice law in Florida and handles Florida matters directly. Georgia-law corporate matters are handled together with Mitch Skandalakis, the firm's Georgia-licensed attorney. He is completing an MBA in finance and accounting at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business.
Direct line: (770) 891-3681
What Jack handles.
- Mergers & AcquisitionsBuy-side and sell-side representation from the letter of intent through closing, including earnouts, escrows, and indemnities.
- Outside General CounselContract review, negotiation, and week-to-week counsel for growing companies without an in-house department.
- Commercial Real EstatePurchases, sales, development contracts, brokerage agreements, and commercial leases.
- Business Formation & GovernanceEntity selection, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and buy-sell provisions.
- Joint VenturesJoint venture agreements that allocate control, capital, and exits before the partners need them.
- Commercial ContractsCustomer, vendor, licensing, sponsorship, and services agreements, negotiated before they bind you.
How an engagement works.
- Scope in writingA clear engagement letter with a flat fee by phase or a written estimate, before any work begins.
- Terms that holdThe letter of intent, lease, or agreement negotiated around the economics that actually move value.
- Diligence to closingDocuments, disclosure schedules, and closing deliverables managed so the deal closes on the timeline it was priced on.
Education and honors.
- Florida State University College of LawJuris Doctor with a Business Law Certificate; Business Law Clinic member.
- Wayne Hogan Trial Competition championFlorida State Mock Trial Team. Best Advocate Award, first of 130 competitors.
- University of Mississippi School of LawTop Negotiator Award (first of 177), 1L Negotiation and Moot Court tournament champion, Dean’s Scholarship.
- University of Georgia Terry College of BusinessMBA candidate, finance and accounting concentration, completed while practicing full time.
- Georgia Southern UniversityBachelor of Arts in Political Science and Finance.
- The Florida BarLicensed to practice law in Florida. Florida Bar No. 1073804.
Questions about working with Jack.
When should I bring a lawyer into the sale of my business?
Before you sign a letter of intent. Exclusivity, price mechanics, working capital, and escrow terms set at the LOI stage are effectively binding in practice and are the hardest terms to renegotiate later.
What does outside general counsel look like?
A defined monthly scope or hourly work under a written estimate, agreed before work begins. Jack reviews and negotiates contracts before they are signed, builds templates your team can use, and answers the week-to-week questions a growing company runs into.
Is Jack Ross licensed in Georgia?
Jack N. Ross is licensed to practice law in Florida and handles Florida matters directly. Georgia-law corporate matters are handled together with Mitch Skandalakis, the firm’s Georgia-licensed attorney.
Do you work alongside brokers, bankers, and CPAs?
Yes. Jack works deals from both the legal and investment banking side, and he coordinates closely with the client’s broker, banker, lender, and CPA so the documents match the economics and the deal closes on schedule.
Do you represent buyers or sellers?
Both, but never both sides of the same transaction. Each party to a deal should have its own counsel.
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Corporate and transactional inquiries go directly to Jack Ross. Prefer the phone? Call (770) 891-3681.