from New York Law School in 1980,[4] where he won the ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for his article "Copyright and Fair Use: Considerations in Written Works."
He was selected as a "Super Lawyer" in intellectual property for ten years in a row, an honor that is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in the New York Metropolitan area.
Upon graduating from law school, Jacobson worked for the performing rights organization SESAC, Inc.[6] Then, from 1985 until 2010, he served as an attorney and managing partner at Jacobson & Colfin, P.C.,[7][8] where his clients included Mick Taylor from the Rolling Stones, Juan Luis Guerra, David Cassidy, and Marty Balin.
Additionally, Jacobson was responsible for securing a Temporary Restraining Order against Spike Lee's production company "30 Acres and a Mule" for the movie School Daze.
He was also Chairman of the Broadcasting, Sound Recordings and Performing Artists Committee in the Intellectual Property Law section of the American Bar Association.