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Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 24, 2013

Warner Bros. attorneys talk strategy in Superman rights case

In an exclusive interview, Warner Bros. General Counsel John Rogovin and lead outside counsel discuss how they turned around the long-running fight over the 80-year-old superhero.


By Jean Yung


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - When John Rogovin stepped in as general counsel at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in the fall of 2008, he found a host of high-pressure issues awaiting his attention.


The former lead lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission and total Hollywood outsider immediately faced legal battles with CBS over "Two And A Half Men," with Fox over "Watchmen" rights and with t...

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