Corporate Law • Business Litigation • Sports

Jay Haws

JD/MBA Candidate — Wake Forest University School of Law

JD/MBA candidate at Wake Forest Law building toward a practice in corporate transactions and business litigation. Finance background, deal-focused coursework, and a genuine connection to sports that runs through everything I do.

Areas of Interest

My legal studies and practical experience center on the rapidly evolving landscape of sports and business law.

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Corporate & Transactional

Entity formation, commercial contracts, and governance—informed by an MBA and a Finance degree that puts legal advice in full business context.

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Business Litigation

Contract disputes, commercial claims, and high-stakes business conflicts. Practical experience researching and drafting complaints, motions, and demand letters.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Deal structuring, due diligence, and the regulatory considerations that shape transactions—areas central to my coursework and the JD/MBA program at Wake Forest.

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Sports Law

Firsthand experience in sports—as a player, team operator, and compliance extern—gives me grounding in a space that intersects increasingly with business and litigation practices.

Jay Haws

Finance, Business, Law

Jay Haws is a JD/MBA candidate at Wake Forest Law building toward a corporate transactional and business litigation practice. A Finance degree from the University of Minnesota and a concurrent MBA give his legal training a business-first foundation.

At Wake Forest, Jay has earned CALI recognition in Contracts and Corporate Governance, serves as Problem Chair of the Transactional Law Team, and edits the Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law. His coursework spans M&A, Corporate Tax, and Commercial Transactions Drafting.

He took over and ran the Stillwater Loggers, a collegiate summer baseball program, for four years—while also gaining litigation experience at Lester Law and working in guest services with the Minnesota Twins. Sports is a genuine part of his background, not just a specialty label.

JD/MBA Wake Forest Law
B.S. Finance, UMN
CALI Contracts & Corp. Gov.
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