Law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp announced that renowned entertainment industry executive John Schulman will join the firm as a partner and chairman of its entertainment department, effective Jan. 1, 2010. In addition, he also will become a new member of the MS&K governing board.

Schulman retired last year after a 25-year career at Warner Bros., where he was the executive vice president and general counsel of the studio. During that time, he created, staffed, and built what is now recognized as one of the top in-house legal departments in the entertainment industry and earned a reputation as a highly regarded entertainment lawyer and corporate executive.

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