Lawrence Jacobs: Difference between revisions

| name = LonLawrence Jacobs

| birth_place = [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/article/Rupert-Murdochs-Right-Hand-Man/6f5ae721-51e6-4b25-8a38-49506a1fc54d.html Rupert Murdoch’s Right-Hand Man] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113075141/https://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/article/rupert-murdochs-right-hand-man/6f5ae721-51e6-4b25-8a38-49506a1fc54d.html |date=2017-11-13 }} Super Lawyers. Retrieved June 2011.</ref>

'''Lawrence "Lon" A. Jacobs''' (born May 4, 1955) is the [[Chief Legal Officer]], Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel of the [[Las Vegas Sands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Las Vegas Sands Hired Time Inc GC and Other Moves|url=https://bol.bna.com/las-vegas-sands-hired-time-inc-gc-and-other-moves/|publisher=[[Bloomberg Law]]|accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref> Up until 2011, Jacobs served as the Group General Counsel and Senior Executive Vice President of [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=News Corporation Executives|url=http://www.newscorp.com/management/newscor.html|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|accessdate=11 December 2010}}</ref>

Jacobs grew up in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="CC01">{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Timothy|title=Rupert Murdoch’sMurdoch's Right-Hand Man|url=http://www.superlawyers.com/new-york-metro/article/Rupert-Murdochs-Right-Hand-Man/007ebd91-1e78-4fea-90e1-5dfa7c03ea5d.html|accessdate=23 June 2011|newspaper=Super Lawyers|date=December 2008}}</ref>

He graduated from [[Temple University]] ''[[Latin honors|summa cum laude]]'' in 1978 and [[Brooklyn Law School]] ''[[Latin honors|cum laude]]'' in 1981.<ref name="CC01" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Group General Counsel Arthur M. Siskind To Retire At Year-End And Be Succeeded By Lawrence A. Jacobs|url=http://www.newscorp.com/news/news_228.html|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|accessdate=17 June 2011}}</ref> Jacobs is an Adjunctadjunct Professorprofessor at his alma mater [[Brooklyn Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adjunct|url=http://www.brooklaw.edu/Faculty/Directory/Adjunct.aspx|work=Faculty Directory|publisher=[[Brooklyn Law School]]|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> His curriculum as of the Spring 2012 semester is a Media Law and Policy Seminar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curriculum|url=http://www.brooklaw.edu/academics/curriculum/coursedescriptions/course.aspx?id=28|work=Media Law and Policy Seminar|publisher=[[Brooklyn Law School]]|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref>

Jacobs has been a member of the Bar of the [[State of New York]] since 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lawrence A. Jacobs Profile|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/lawrence-a-jacobs/56505|publisherarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210023232/http://people.forbes.com/profile/lawrence-a-jacobs/56505|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2009|work=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=17 June 2011}}</ref>

Most notably, Jacobs was responsible for the acquisitions of [[MySpace]], [[Dow Jones & Company|Dow Jones]] and [[DirectTV]] during his tenure as General Counsel.<ref name="CC03">{{cite news|last=Lieberman|first=David|title=Surprise At News Corp: General Counsel Lawrence Jacobs Leaves|url=httphttps://www.deadline.com/2011/06/surprise-at-news-corp-general-counsel-lawrence-jacobs-leaves/|accessdate=2 December 2011|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=8 June 2011}}</ref>

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Jacobs' resignation came when he approached the company Chief Operating Officer [[Chase Carey]] to inform him that News Corp. was in breach of his contract; chairman & CEO [[Rupert Murdoch]] was using former [[New York City Schools Chancellor]], and newly appointed News Corp. executive, [[Joel Klein]], who joined the company in November 2010, for legal counsel instead of himself.<ref name="CC02">{{cite news|last=Sherman|first=Gabriel|title=How Elisabeth Murdoch is Trying to Finally Get Her Due|url=httphttps://nymag.com/news/media/elisabeth-murdoch-2011-11|accessdate=30 November 2011|newspaper=[[New York Magazine]]|date=4 November 2011}}</ref> He was released from his multimillion-dollar contract with News Corp. with four years remaining on it.<ref name="CC02" />

There are numerous reports regarding the cause for Jacobs' sudden departure, though it is rumored that Jacobs left due to being the top legal officer during the time of the [[News International phone hacking scandal]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Peters|first=Jeremy W.|title=General Counsel of News Corp. Resigns in Wake of Settlement|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/media/09newscorp.html|accessdate=16 June 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 June 2011}}</ref> as well as friction with Klein.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flint|first=Joe|title=News Corp. general counsel is leaving after 15 years|url=httphttps://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/09/business/la-fi-ct-newscorp-20110609|accessdate=16 June 2011|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=9 June 2011}}</ref>

Jacobs currently serves on the board of multiple organizations. On April 1, 2013, he officially began his position as General Counsel of [[Empire State Development Corporation|Empire State Development]], a public authority of the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] that finances and operates several ambitious state projects.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacobs' Twitter Page|url=https://twitter.com/lonjacobs|work=Twitter|accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref> This was Jacobs first time as a Chief Legal Officer following his departure from News Corporation. Despite having joined the company in April, Jacobs left onlyafter seven months into his tenure in order to join [[Time Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Keith J.|title=Time shocker: Pearlstine’s back, Nelson’s out|url=https://nypost.com/2013/11/01/time-shocker-pearlstines-back-nelsons-out/|work=New York Post|accessdate=April 15, 2014}}</ref>

On November 1, 2013, Jacobs returned to the private sector, joining [[Time Inc.]] as it began its transformation from a publishing house into a media corporation, all while being spun off from its parent company, [[Time Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Burton|first=Lucy|title=Legal changes at TIME as News Corp veteran steps in prior to spinoff from Time Warner|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/legal-changes-at-time-as-news-corp-veteran-steps-in-prior-to-spinoff-from-time-warner/3011832.article|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=The Lawyer|date=1 November 2013}}</ref> Jacob played an important role in the company's transition into a public corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Time Inc. Builds Senior Management Team and Reorganizes Editorial Operations|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/ny-time-idUSnBw315984a+100+BSW20131031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101213754/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/ny-time-idUSnBw315984a+100+BSW20131031|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2014|accessdate=31 December 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

In March 2008, Jacobs was honored for his work with the [[Jewish Community Relations Council|JCRC]] and was awarded the Corporate Leader Award. He was presented with the award by his colleague, [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] President and CEO [[Roger Ailes]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Boxer|first=Tim|title=JCRC - Doctor’sDoctor's Advice To A Wife Can Be Lethal To Her Hubby|url=http://15minutesmagazine.com/archives/issue_88/pow_0806-05.htm|accessdate=15 January 2012|newspaper=15 Minutes Magazine|year=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Leon|first=Masha|title=CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein Honored by JCRC|url=http://www.forward.com/articles/13144/|accessdate=15 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]|date=11 April 2008}}</ref>

* [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]

{{s-ttl|title=[[General Counsel]] of [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|years=2004-2011}}