Jay Rakow, Esq.
As former general counsel for MGM and Paramount, as well as a founding partner of Christiansen Miller and former partner of Wyman Bautzer, Jay Rakow, Esq. brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a neutral. He has litigated for both plaintiffs and defense in a wide variety of practice area. Particularly adept at entertainment matters, Mr. Rakow also excels at commercial disputes, complex litigation, employment and patent and copyright litigation.
Legal Experience
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.
- Los Angeles, California
- Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
(of NYSE-listed parent company and operating companies) - August 2000 - April 2005; Consultant, April 2005 - present
CHRISTENSEN MILLER FINK JACOBS GLASER WEIL & SHAPIRO
- Los Angeles, California
- Founding Partner, 1988-1993
- September 1996 - August 2000
- Head of Entertainment / Intellectual Property Practice
PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
- Los Angeles, California
- Senior Vice President and General Counsel, January 1994 - July 1996
- Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, June 1993 - January 1994
WYMAN BAUTZER CHRISTENSEN KUCHEL & SILBERT
- Los Angeles, California
- Partner, 1984-1988, Associate 1980-1984
DEWEY BALLANTINE BUSHBY PALMER & WOOD
- New York, New York;
- Associate, 1977-1980
Education
CORNELL LAW SCHOOL - Ithaca, New York
J.D. (cum laude) 1977
Chairman of Honor Committee and President, Cornell Law Student Association, 1976-1977
Peter Belfer Memorial Prize in Securities Regulation
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - New York, New York
B.A. 1974 Major: Chemistry
Four years on Dean's List, New York State Regents Scholarship
Activities
- Member, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Member, Cornell Law School Advisory Council
- Member, American Bar Association (Sections on Intellectual Property and ADR); Los Angeles County Bar Association; Century City Bar Association 1986-1992 (Chairman, Section on Business Litigation, 1987)
- Commercial Arbitration Panelist, American Arbitration Association
- Member, Board of Directors, John Tracy Clinic (a free clinic for deaf preschool children)
- Television Panelist, 1985-1986, "Law Forum" and "Gray Davis' Financial Forum," on Financial Network in Los Angeles
- Chairman, Cornell Law School Class Reunions, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997
- Member, Cornell Alumni Ambassador Network - interview undergraduate admissions applicants for Cornell; also engage in fundraising efforts for the law school
- Appearances as guest speaker or panelist - various bar associations, Cornell Law School, USC Law School, Pepperdine Law School
Bar Admissions
- New York
- California
- District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Central
- Districts of California and the Northern, Southern and Eastern
- Districts of New York
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