Overview
Cole Jackson is an associate in Gunster’s West Palm Beach office, where he is a member of the firm’s Corporate practice group. Cole’s practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions. Cole represents buyers (including both private equity firms and strategic buyers) and sellers in complex transactions in a wide range of industries, from aerospace to construction, healthcare to information technology services, manufacturing to natural resources, and everything in between. Utilizing his accounting background to gain a deep understanding of clients’ businesses, Cole strives to provide practical and focused advice to founders, multigenerational family businesses, private equity firms, and strategic buyers.
In addition to mergers and acquisitions, Cole’s expertise extends to general corporate matters, including drafting and negotiating organizational documents, providing corporate advice on litigation matters, and negotiating and evaluating contracts vital to clients’ organizations.
Cole graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and received his bachelor’s degree in accounting with high distinction from the University of Iowa.
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Book Awards: Corporations; Criminal Procedure: Adversary System; Health Law Survey; Introduction to Lawyering
- Fredric G. Levin Ethos of Excellence Scholar
Practices
Education
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, B.B.A. in Accounting, high distinction, 2019
Admissions
Florida Bar, 2022