About Me
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Jason Powell
Jason Powell is a corporate and securities attorney in the Austin office of Dickinson Wright, where he specializes in the intersection of real estate and sophisticated capital markets. He serves as a strategic advisor to real estate sponsors, investment managers, and developers, focusing on the structuring and execution of joint ventures, private equity funds, and syndications.
EXPERTISE
Core Expertise in Real Estate Capital Markets
Jason’s practice is centered on helping clients navigate the complexities of capital formation. He has extensive experience in:
Joint Ventures & Syndications
Negotiating complex promote structures, waterfall distributions, and governance rights for single-asset and portfolio-level investments.
Real Estate Private Equity Funds
Guiding sponsors through the entire fund lifecycle, from initial formation and “blind pool” structuring to deployment and eventual exits.
Digital Assets & Tokenization
Advising at the forefront of real estate fintech, Jason assists clients in leveraging blockchain technology for Real Estate Token Offerings (RETOs), ensuring compliance with evolving securities laws while fractionalizing institutional-grade assets.
Securities Compliance
Structuring private offerings under Regulation D (506b and 506c), Regulation A+, and Regulation CF, and navigating the Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act.
APPROACH
A Business-First Approach
Beyond legal documentation, Jason provides commercially grounded guidance on asset management, recapitalizations, and strategic financings. Having served as General Counsel to two corporations, he brings an “inside-out” perspective on risk management and capital allocation.
By combining his academic background in finance and economics with experience in the corporate suite, Jason translates dense securities regulations into actionable business strategies—serving as a partner to management teams while protecting long-term enterprise value.