Allison Jacobsen

Driven by a keen understanding of the client’s broader business and reputational objectives, Allison is a trusted advisor to clients with respect to pre-litigation, negotiation, and litigation strategies. She is a trial attorney with extensive experience in federal and state courts, and arbitration proceedings, in complex commercial litigation matters. In recognition of strategic thinking and a successful track record, Texas Lawyer named Allison one of Texas’ Best Lawyers and Rising Stars. National Law Journal also recognized Allison for her second-chair role on the trial team that obtained one of the most significant jury results in the country.

Sample Publications

Words of Wisdom: Effective Use of Experts, ABA Women’s Advocate Newsletter (August 2017)

The Separation of Powers Problem Facing the CFPB, ABA Business Law Section Newsletter (April 2017)

Transnational Bankruptcies: Section=304 and Beyond, 3 Col. Bus. L. Rev. 329

United States Percentage Contingent Fee System: Ridicule and Reform from an International Perspective, 27 Tex. Int’ Law J. 755

Awards and Recognition

Listed in inaugural edition of the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™, exclusively created for women attorneys who have received from their peers, the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell® rating in both legal ability and ethical standards

AV Preeminent® rating for professionalism and integrity

“Texas’ Best Lawyers and Rising Stars,” Texas Lawyer, 2000

Multiple Texas Bar Pro Bono Service Distinction Annual Awards

DAYL contribution award for Best Committee Chairperson

Chairperson ABA Evidence Committee and contributing author and editor for Evidence publication