September 01, 2004
Cahill and Schulman Elected to Board of Trustees
Over
the course of his career, Mr. Cahill has held executive positions
in the entertainment industry and practiced law with major
Southern California law firms, in addition to his work in finance
and investment. With TCW, a major Los Angeles-based investment
management company which he joined in 1991, he oversees all
legal affairs and regulatory matters. Earlier, he served as
senior vice president and general counsel of Act III Communications,
the media and entertainment company owned by famed producer,
writer, director Norman Lear, where he dealt with legal matters
related to film production, publicity and theater and television
station ownership.
Before entering private industry, Mr. Cahill spent a number of years with major law firms, most recently dealing with issues of public and private finance, acquisitions, and general finance as an attorney with the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers. Earlier, he was engaged in litigation and general corporate matters as a principal in the San Diego law firm of Shenas, Robbins, Shenas & Shaw.
In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Cahill serves on the board of the Constitutional Rights Foundation and is a former member of the board of the American Corporate Counsel Association. He earned his B.A. degree in Math and Philosophy from Bishops University, Quebec (1972); an LL.B. degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (1975), York University, Toronto; and an LL.M. degree from Harvard University (1978).
As
executive vice president and general counsel for Warner Bros.,
John Schulman oversees a legal department that includes125
lawyers involved in the financing, production and distribution
of audio visual entertainment initially released in theater,
television, video or over the Internet in the United States
and throughout the world.
Mr. Schulman joined Warner Bros. In 1984 as vice president and general counsel. In 1989, he became senior vice president, general counsel before assuming his current position in 1991. Prior to joining Warner Bros., he was a founding partner in the law firm of Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Schulman and earlier, a partner in the firm of Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin.
A leader in the legal profession and the community, Mr. Schulman serves on the board of directors of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the California Legal Corps, the Los Angeles Library Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Early Education. In legal education, Mr. Schulman has served as a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law and as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Youth Law Center. Mr. Schulman earned his A.B. degree from Yale University in 1968 and his J.D. degree from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1972.
Cahill and Schulman Elected to Board of Trustees
Michael
E. Cahill, group managing director and general counsel of The
TCW Group, Inc., and John A. Schulman, executive vice president
and general counsel of media giant Warner Bros., have been
elected to the Southwestern Board of Trustees.
Before entering private industry, Mr. Cahill spent a number of years with major law firms, most recently dealing with issues of public and private finance, acquisitions, and general finance as an attorney with the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers. Earlier, he was engaged in litigation and general corporate matters as a principal in the San Diego law firm of Shenas, Robbins, Shenas & Shaw.
In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Cahill serves on the board of the Constitutional Rights Foundation and is a former member of the board of the American Corporate Counsel Association. He earned his B.A. degree in Math and Philosophy from Bishops University, Quebec (1972); an LL.B. degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (1975), York University, Toronto; and an LL.M. degree from Harvard University (1978).
Mr. Schulman joined Warner Bros. In 1984 as vice president and general counsel. In 1989, he became senior vice president, general counsel before assuming his current position in 1991. Prior to joining Warner Bros., he was a founding partner in the law firm of Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Schulman and earlier, a partner in the firm of Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin.
A leader in the legal profession and the community, Mr. Schulman serves on the board of directors of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the California Legal Corps, the Los Angeles Library Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Early Education. In legal education, Mr. Schulman has served as a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law and as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Youth Law Center. Mr. Schulman earned his A.B. degree from Yale University in 1968 and his J.D. degree from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1972.
