Death of Legal Star – ‘Star Wars’ Lawyer – Saddens Hollywood

Tom Pollock arrives at The Academy Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of "Do The Right Thing" held at the Bing Theater on Thursday, June 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Leading entertainment lawyer Tom Pollock, who counted Star Wars creator George Lucas among his clients, has died this week. Tom Pollock is also the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute. He was 77. Pollock started the entertainment law firm Pollock, Rigrod, and Bloom in 1970 and apart from George Lucas on his client list he was also involved in the negotiations for the “Indiana Jones” and “Superman” franchises for the firm, which had become Pollock, Bloom and Dekom. Pollock left his law firm in 1986 and became executive vice president of MCA Inc. and chairman of its Motion Picture Group, Universal Pictures. He oversaw “Jurassic Park,” the “Back to the Future” trilogy, “Do the Right Thing,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “Cape Fear,” “Parenthood,” “Kindergarten Cop,” Oscar best picture winner “Schindler’s List,” “Field of Dreams,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Apollo 13” and “Babe.” “We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Tom Pollock,” said NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer in a statement. “He played a critical role in securing our studio’s legacy, and was an extraordinary executive, influential attorney, and a dear friend to so many of us. We will forever feel his impact on our company and within our industry. On behalf of everyone at Universal, we send our deepest condolences to his family and honor his extraordinary accomplishments.” Read More at LawFuel MoFo Chair Val Dahiya on ‘How I Made Chair’ Val Dahiya was profiled in ALM’s article, “How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Building… Read more : MoFo Chair Val Dahiya on ‘How I Made Chair’ Anna Adams Named Solicitor-General: The Lawyer Who’s Seen It All Gets the Top Job From Yale to the Auckland High Court, from Crown prosecutor to PHARMAC board member,… Read more : Anna Adams Named Solicitor-General: The Lawyer Who’s Seen It All Gets the Top Job When the System Looks Broken, Young Clients Stop Playing By Its Rules A new term has entered the financial lexicon — and lawyers advising younger clients… Read more : When the System Looks Broken, Young Clients Stop Playing By Its Rules Former Linklaters Investigations and Corporate Crime Specialist Joins Foot Anstey National law firm Foot Anstey appoints former Linklaters lawyer to its investigations and corporate… Read more : Former Linklaters Investigations and Corporate Crime Specialist Joins Foot Anstey Trustpilot Appoint 20 Year Legal Veteran As Group General Counsel Shazadi Stinon joins Trustpilot after building more than 20 years of legal experience, most… Read more : Trustpilot Appoint 20 Year Legal Veteran As Group General Counsel London Law Move Sees Yet Another Raid on Lathams by Sidley Austin Fresh from its raid on Latham & Watkins Sidley Austin has returned for more… Read more : London Law Move Sees Yet Another Raid on Lathams by Sidley Austin

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