Charles R. Jacob III
Of Counsel
New York
cjacob@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5143Charles R. Jacob III
Of Counsel, New York
cjacob@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5143Related Expertise
Financial and real estate industry clients and high net worth individuals turn to Chuck Jacob to resolve complex disputes across the financial and real estate industries, as well as in fiduciary matters.
In his financial industry practice, Chuck asserts and defends claims for institutional clients, managers, executives, and high net worth individuals involving commercial and investment banking, mortgage-backed securities, CDOs and other derivatives, mortgage servicing, professional liability, and fiduciary obligations.
In his real estate industry practice, Chuck guides clients to resolve complicated real estate litigation matters, often involving multiple parties.
Chuck has extensive trial experience in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, and in arbitration and mediation.
Related Representative Matters
Favorable jury verdict defending client against breach of contract claims by investment bank.
Favorable settlement for European landowners in a cross-border dispute with a foreign sovereign.
Full recovery of termination payments owed to bank client by defaulting CDO.
Prosecution and defense of claims by investment banks for deal-related compensation under engagement letters.
Foreign public company's U.S. subsidiary against its former CEO who had breached his fiduciary duties.
Prosecution and defense of numerous mortgage put-back cases involving mortgage securitizers, investment and commercial banks, and other parties to mortgage securitization structures.
Senior banking executive in a high-profile wrongful termination dispute involving a European bank.
National mortgage servicing company in several adversary proceedings brought by Chapter 7 trustees in bankruptcy court.
Principals of a hedge fund advisor and advisory company against breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract claims.
Investment fund client of amounts owed because of an investment bank's bad faith pricing methodology in connection with the closing out of a mortgage-backed security residual interest.
Mortgage lender that involuntarily became the owner of a toxic mold-damaged hotel in multiple construction and lender liability litigations; took over the stalled cases, which involved more than twenty parties, and within months achieved a settlement of all actions with a recovery higher than the client's best-case estimate.
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Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Admissions
- New York
Education
Columbia University School of Law ( J.D. , Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar )
Yale University ( B.A. , cum laude )