Individual Advising Appointments with Douglas P. Jacobs (’71), Senior Vice President and General Counsel, A&E Television Networks

Please sign-up for a time on the CDO Bulletin Board beginning on Wednesday, April 3rd. Douglas P. Jacobs joined A&E Television Networks in September 2006 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, where he is responsible for managing A+E Networks’ Legal and Business Affairs team. With over 30 years of experience as a negotiator and litigator, beginning in private practice, then with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jacobs has specialized in media and entertainment law and litigation. Jacobs joined A+E Networks from Court TV, where he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel. At Court TV, Jacobs was a member of the senior management team, supervising all legal matters relating to programming and distribution and leading efforts to gain access for cameras in court. Prior to joining Court TV, he was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at CBS, where he served as advisor to CBS management on legal issues arising from news, entertainment and sports broadcasts, and he was Vice President of Business Development for CBS Sports. Throughout his 18-year career at CBS, Jacobs defended a roster of correspondents and reporters, including Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Ed Bradley and others, and he was instrumental in obtaining the rights to the Fiesta Bowl and the Orange Bowl, along with major figure skating, and professional ski and car racing events. With CBS v. Ziff Davis in 1990, Jacobs obtained a landmark decision from the New York Court of Appeals, reversing 90 years of precedent requiring reliance for breach of warranty. Jacobs earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College, and a J.D. from Boston University, where he was an Editor of the Law Review. He is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey, Florida and federal courts. Jacobs resides in New Jersey with his wife Roz.