Background

After years devoted to litigation, Jake Boyd now focuses his legal practice almost exclusively on transactional matters, advising clients through all phases of their business life cycle. His work includes general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation and governance, and a broad range of business transactions. Jake serves as trusted counsel to business owners navigating the complexities of building and scaling their companies—from initial formation through strategic growth planning and eventual sale or disposition.

Jake also has experience with securities work related to private offerings and private equity investment transactions, helping business owners raise capital to fuel growth and expansion. He is actively seeking opportunities to expand both of these areas of his practice.

What makes Jake unique as a transactional attorney is his extensive litigation background, which provides him with invaluable insight when drafting transactional documents with the goal of preventing future disputes and minimizing litigation risk for his clients. This litigation experience allows him to anticipate potential issues and disputes before they arise and structure deals more effectively to protect his clients’ interests.

Jake is dedicated to providing thorough and practical counsel tailored to each client’s specific objectives. He understands the challenges facing business owners and works collaboratively with clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including construction, insurance agencies, and manufacturing. While Jake’s practice now predominantly centers on transactional work, Jake continues to counsel clients in pre-litigation matters and engages in all aspects of pre-litigation dispute resolution for both individual and business clients.

Awards & Recognitions

Recognized as a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine in 2018 to present

Named to 360 West Magazine’s “Top Attorneys 2020 & 2021” for Commercial Litigation

Elected Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

Areas of Practice

  • Transactional law:
    • Business transactions
    • Mergers & acquisitions
    • Entity formation and governance
    • Contract drafting and negotiations
    • General corporate matters
    • Securities (private offerings)
    • Private equity
  • Pre-litigation counseling and dispute resolution
  • Past Litigation Experience:
    • Business litigation
    • Construction
    • Insurance coverage
    • Covenants not to compete
    • Trade secrets
    • Premises liability
    • Catastrophic injuries
    • Medical malpractice

 

Associations & Memberships

State Bar of Texas

– Litigation Section

– Business Law Section

– Antitrust and Business Litigation Section

Tarrant County Bar Association

Texas Young Lawyers Association

– Business Litigation Section

American Bar Association

Education

Baylor University School of Law, Juris Doctor, November 2013

Southern Methodist University, B.B.A. in Finance, cum laude, May 2010

Bar/Court Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas, 2014
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
11/21/24

FW Magazine names 31 to the Top Attorney List for 2024

Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC announces 31 attorneys have been selected as "2024 Top Attorneys in Tarrant County" by...
12/31/19

Jake Boyd has been elected Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

Election to the Fellows is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a member of the State...