Dr. Lisa Jacobs

Instructor

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Biography

Lisa R. Jacobs is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she co-teaches a course on International Business Negotiations. She is a partner at Stradley Ronon’s Philadelphia office and focuses her practice on representing businesses, institutional, and individual clients in domestic and international transactional matters. Her expertise includes complex corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, institutional private equity financing, venture capital transactions, asset securitizations, and private placements, particularly in the food, beverage, and healthcare industries. Jacobs is a member of the American Law Institute and has been active with the American Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association, serving in leadership roles such as Co-Chair of the ABA’s Uniform Law Committee. Additionally, she has advised the Pennsylvania Department of State Corporations Bureau and was involved in drafting the Pennsylvania Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. Jacobs has also served on various boards, including Republic Bancorp and the Freedom Valley YMCA. She graduated with honors from Villanova University School of Law and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
Specialization Notes

Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.