Strategist, leader, connector and highly effective real estate counsel 

Jason Wood is a strategic legal and business advisor to a range of institutional and private sector clients nationwide. Providing counsel on enterprise risk and opportunity, with deep knowledge of his clients’ businesses and growth strategies, Jason connects companies to the resources needed to move their businesses forward. With extensive background in real estate and related transactions, he focuses on:

• Serving as principal outside counsel
• Real estate transactions and development
• Real estate and commercial finance
• Joint ventures

Jason’s clients know him as a trusted advisor, their go-to counsel who is responsive and provides strategic legal advice that is also practical. They know he manages the big picture for them while also homing in on important details. They appreciate his focus on helping them make money and resolving disputes efficiently and effectively, always moving forward to fulfill their business objectives. 

As a client noted on Jason’s Chambers 2024 profile, “He brings business acumen to his negotiation and drafting that adds value from both a legal perspective and financial lens.”

Bar Admissions

• Arizona
• Texas

Education

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program

• University of Texas School of Law (J.D.)

• The University of Arizona (B.S., cum laude)

• "Infilling Abounds in Arizona"
• "Money and Project Are in the Bag: Time to Develop!"
• "Opportunities and Emerging Risks for Building a Successful Legal Department in an Early-stage Company"
• "Sale-Leaseback Strategies and Risks"
• "Tips and Traps in Real Estate Zoning and Transactions"
• "Unlock Value through Real Estate Sale Leasebacks and Monetization Strategies"
• Combating Misperception: Arizona Is Not Out Of Water; Construction Has Not Been Suspended
• Jason Wood and Eric Wanner Write Op-Ed for Phoenix Business Journal Clarifying Misconceptions About Arizona Water Policy
• Real Estate in the Age of the Coronavirus
• Recent Guidance on Opportunity Zones Answers Some But Not All of the Issues

Seminar

• 13th Annual Specialized CLE for In-House Counsel
• Opportunities and Emerging Risks for Building a Successful Legal Department in an Early-stage Company
• Quarles' 17th Annual Specialized CLE for In‑House Counsel
• Quarles' 18th Annual Specialized CLE for In‑House Counsel, Presented by Quarles and ACC's Arizona Chapter