A legal director stars in Hollywood

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Robert Brada, the exec vice pres and general counsel of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, the noted film producer and distributor, views the copyright and trademark dispute with Sony since Sony started its own James Bond film franchise in 1997 as a major challenge. MGM claims sole ownership of the Bond character's film and television rights and claims that Sony timed its announcement to coincide with MGM's initial stock offering. The dispute with Sony and Marvel Comics over rights to turn the "Spider-Man" comic books into a motion picture was also important.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., MGM, Brada, Robert

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This lawyer's job offers a daily grind

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Shelley B Lanza, the senior vice pres and general counsel of Starbucks Corp, North America's leading retailer of specialty coffees with consolidated revenues of $966.9mil in fiscal 1997, directs attorneys active in areas as diverse as intellectual property, employment law, international transactions, corporate and securities matters, and requires them to change practice areas periodically. The department does as much as possible inside, and treats outside counsel almost as colleagues.

Starbucks Corp., SBUX, Lanza, Shelley B.

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His drive landed him on the green

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Mark E. Stilwell, the executive vice pres of Pebble Beach Co, an owner of many golf courses which was in 1978 purchased by the 20th Century Fox Film Corp, and host to the United States Open golf tournament in 1972 and 1978 has only one deputy and a number of firms which function as outside counsel, pursuing matters ranging from trademark and trade dress issues to land use, environmental and real estate work.

Pebble Beach Co., Stilwell, Mark E.

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