Background
Jacobs, Robert A. was born in 1937 in Waco, Texas, United States.
Jacobs, Robert A. was born in 1937 in Waco, Texas, United States.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1957). New York University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1960. Master of Laws in Taxation, 1963).
Worked at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Admitted to the bar, 1961, New York. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, 1976-1985.
Visiting Senior Lecturer in Taxation, King Hall, University of California at Davis, 1977. Assistant Branch Chief, Corporate Tax Branch, Interpretative Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1963-1967. Special Counsel to Treasury Secretary Fowler, 1965-1967.
Member, Advisory Group to Senate Finance Committee Staff on Subchapter C Revision, 1983-1985. Chair, The Tax Club, 1987-1988. Chair, The Tax Forum, 1989.
Member, Board of Advisors, New York University/Internal Revenue Service Continuing Professional Education Program, 1989-1991. Member, Board of Directors, MFY Legal Services. Member: New York State (Member, Taxation Section Executive Committee, 1980) and American (Chair, Taxation Section Committee on Corporate Stockholder Relationships, 1983-1985.
Member of Council, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993). American Law Institute (Member, Tax Advisory Group to Reporter on Subchapter C Supplemental Study, 1988).
American College of Tax Counsel.
Member, Advisory Group to Senate Finance Committee Staff on Subchapter C Revision, 1983-1985. Chair, The Tax Club, 1987-1988. Chair, The Tax Forum, 1989.
Member, Board of Advisors, New York University/Internal Revenue Service Continuing Professional Education Program, 1989-1991. Member, Board of Directors, MFY Legal Services. Member: New York State (Member, Taxation Section Executive Committee, 1980) and American (Chair, Taxation Section Committee on Corporate Stockholder Relationships, 1983-1985.
Member of Council, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993). American Law Institute (Member, Tax Advisory Group to Reporter on Subchapter C Supplemental Study, 1988).
American College of Tax Counsel.