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'''Lawrence "Lon" A. Jacobs''' (born May 4, 1955) is the former [[Chief Legal Officer]], Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel of [[News Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=News Corporation Executives|url=http://www.newscorp.com/management/newscor.html|publisher=[[News Corporation]]|accessdate=11 December 2010}}</ref>
== Biography ==
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Jacobs has not announced where he will work following his 15 year tenure at the company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Edgecliffe-Johnson|first=Andrew|title=News Corp plans education acquisitions|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7fac7184-92eb-11e0-9ba7-00144feab49a.html#axzz1PVJEEgq2|accessdate=16 June 2011|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|date=10 June 2011}}</ref> In December 2011, it was speculated that Gerson Zweifach will be named the next general counsel, however no statement from News Corp. had been made regarding the appointment.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Russell|title=News Corp. in Talks to Hire Washington Veteran as Its Counsel|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203686204577115011940626638.html|accessdate=22 December 2011|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=22 December 2011}}</ref> On January 9, 2012, the company confirmed that Zweifach would be the new general counsel following Jacobs' departure seven months prior.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrams|first=Rachel|title=News Corp. taps Zweifach|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118048289|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=9 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lieberman|first=David|title=News Corp Names Gerson Zweifach Its New General Counsel|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/news-corp-names-gerson-zweifach-its-new-general-counsel/|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[Deadline.com]]|date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
=== Post News
Jacobs currently serves on the board of multiple organizations.
=== Time Inc. ===
On November 1, 2013, Jacobs returned to the private sector, joining [[Time Inc.]] as they began their transformation from a publishing house into a media corporation, all while being spun off from their 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> Jacobs is playing a primary role in the companies' transition into becoming a public conglomerate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Time Inc. Builds Senior Management Team and Reorganizes Editorial Operations|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/ny-time-idUSnBw315984a+100+BSW20131031|accessdate=31 December 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=31 October 2013}}</ref>
=== Personal life ===
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