
Jackson Overton
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Investment Management
- Private Equity
- Fund Formation
- Institutional Investors
- Hedge Funds
- Credit Funds
- Real Estate
- Represents private fund managers, sponsors and investors.
Jackson advises clients on a broad array of investment management matters. His practice includes the formation and operation of private funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate joint ventures (JVs).
Jackson received his J.D. cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he was a Sumners Foundation scholar and lead articles editor for the SMU Law Review Association. While in law school, Jackson represented the student body as a full, voting member of SMU’s Board of Trustees, with service on the University’s Executive Committee, Academics Committee and Legal Affairs Committee.
Jackson earned a B.A. and B.B.A. magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University, and was recognized by the business school faculty as Outstanding Real Estate Finance Major.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
B.A., Southern Methodist University, magna cum laude, 2021
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, cum laude, 2021
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
B.A., Southern Methodist University, magna cum laude, 2021
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, cum laude, 2021
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