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John A. Schulman

Legal Expertise

Financing, production and distribution of motion picture, television, video and web-based entertainment and related consumer products in the U.S. and worldwide.

 

Representative Matters

  • Served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Warner Bros.
  • Developed and staffed studio’s in-house legal department of 150 attorneys.
  • For 25 years, oversaw studio litigation, from complex rights cases and copyright disputes to matters involving economic interests, including participation claims.
  • At the studio’s legal helm during the arrival, growth and evolution of video, interactive games, web-based platforms and other technical innovations and applications.

 

John A. Schulman

Practice Area

Industry Focus

  • Entertainment

Education Collapse

  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., 1972
  • Yale University, A.B., 1968

Court Admissions Collapse

  • California

Professional Recognition Expand

  • "Leading Lawyers in Media and Entertainment," Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011)
  • "Top 5% of lawyers in Southern California," Southern California Super Lawyers (2011)
  • "Top 100 Power Lawyers," The Hollywood Reporter (2010)
  • "Learned Hand Award," American Jewish Committee (2009)
  • "Outstanding Corporate Counsel," Los Angeles County Bar Association (2002)
  • "Lawyer of the Year," Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Section (1998)
  • AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications and Presentations Expand

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations Expand

  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Bet Tzedek
  • Entertainment Mediators, Inc.
  • Board of Directors, Music Center
  • Board of Directors, Southwestern Law School
  • Executive Director, USC Entertainment Law Program

Other Career Experience Expand

  • Served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Warner Bros.