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Jacob has litigated and counseled regarding a variety of issues affecting the firm’s agribusiness clients including: agricultural products liability, agricultural contracts and contracts litigation, agricultural debtor-creditor litigation and counseling, agricultural intellectual property litigation, environmental and nuisance law litigation and counseling, and antitrust and trade regulation. Jacob has argued cases before appellate courts in Iowa and Minnesota and trial courts in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska. In addition, Jacob has represented clients in numerous arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association and the National Grain and Feed Association. Jacob has also represented clients before the United States Department of Agriculture Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Representative Cases DeBruce Grain, Inc. v. Mitchell, No. 6-1010/05-1934 (Iowa App. July 25, 2007). Affirming trial court’s decision in action arising out of a dispute as to the ownership of a cash forward contract for the purchase of soybeans and awarding the proceeds of the contract to client Cargill. Kordek v. United Agri Prods., Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27903 (N.D. Ill. April 16, 2007). Denying plaintiffs’ motion to quash a subpoena issued by client United Agri Products and directed to counsel for the plaintiffs seeking counsel’s file prior to the commencement of the purported limitations period because plaintiff had placed the information at issue by pleading the applicability of the discovery rule. Hostetler, d/b/a Triple "D" Farms v. Cargill, Inc., NGFA Arbitration No. 2104 (NGFA March 16, 2007). Denying Ohio claimant’s cause of action for breach of a cash forward contract and awarding client Cargill damages on its counterclaim for breach of contract. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. v. Flesner, No. 05-cv-03258 (C.D. Ill. January 17, 2006). Entering a permanent injunction in favor of client Pioneer in action arising out of defendants’ unlawful brown bag sales of Pioneer seed. Cargill, Inc. v. Mitchell, 720 N.W.2d 192 (Table) (Iowa App. April 26, 2006). Affirming trial court’s decision setting aside a fraudulent conveyance to evade client Cargill’s judgment against plaintiff. Cargill, Inc. et al v. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General of the State of Iowa, Case No. 4:06-cv-20 (S.D. Iowa January 19, 2006). Consent Decree between the State of Iowa and client Cargill (and its affiliates) setting aside as unconstitutional Iowa’s prohibition against processor ownership of livestock. Mitchell v. Cargill, Inc., NGFA Arbitration No. 2107 (NGFA June 23, 2005). Dismissing producers’ claims for breach of a cash forward contract against client Cargill following such claims being involuntarily compelled to NGFA arbitration from the Iowa District Court. Del-Maur Farms v. Cargill, Inc. et al, No. 4:04-cv-03282 (D. Neb. January 20, 2005). Dismissing plaintiff’s Packers and Stockyards Act claim against client Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation. Abmeyer et al v. NuFarm et al, No. 1:04-cv-00093 (E.D. Mo. November 1, 2004). Dismissing plaintiffs’ nuisance claim against client United Agri Products in action arising out of the alleged off target movement of pesticide in Arkansas and Missouri. Education J.D., University of Iowa (2003), Order of the Coif, with high distinction B.A., Iowa State University (2000), Dean’s List Presentations Arbitration and Agricultural Contracts Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (2005), Strategies in Defending Agricultural Product Liability Claims American Agricultural Law Association Annual Convention (2004). | 