The Business Journal raises the curtain on the legal stars who work in L.A.’s entertainment industry.
SCHUYLER MOORE, 55
Firm: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Law School: UCLA
Clients: Many.
Years in Practice: 30
Most Challenging Deal: DreamWorks financing transaction in 2009: represented Indian company, Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd., in deal to finance new DreamWorks studio.
Best Career Moment: Closing DreamWorks transaction.
Worst: Disney loss on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” since I was expert witness for Disney.
Highlight From Past Year: Being named as one of the top 100 lawyers in California by California Daily Journal and being featured in Super Lawyers.
Longest Workday: Twenty-four hours, because deals wait for no man.
How My Practice Is Changing: It changes every day to keep up with new media, laws and financing transactions.
If I Weren’t an Attorney: I would race motorcycles, snowboard and hang-glide all day.
My Colleagues Don’t Know: That I am just warming up.