lets be part of the the intellectual elite....

Do we get to ask if he's linda eastman's brother????


Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about their work experiences, sharing valuable advice and insight about how they found their chosen path.
John Eastman ('64) will be the guest at the Dean's Roundtable on Thursday, September 30. Mr. Eastman has a private practice specializing in art and entertainment law. The firm, Eastman & Eastman, currently serves as counsel to Paul McCartney, the estate of Francis Bacon, and the de Kooning family. The Eastman firm has also been linked with Andrew Lloyd Weber, David Bowie, Billy Joel and the Tennessee Williams estate.
Mr. Eastman is intimately involved in the music business as chief executive officer of MPL Communications (McCartney Productions Ltd.), one of the largest privately owned music publishing companies in the world with a wide range of musical copyrights. He is a former director of Apple Corps Ltd., the business venture formed by the Beatles, and Linda McCartney Foods, the line of frozen vegetarian meals founded by his late sister.
Active in philanthropy, he is a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and former a trustee of Smith College.
Mr. Eastman attended Stanford University (A.B. 1961) and New York University School of Law (J.D. 1964). He and his wife live in New York City and have three children.

How to segue from jock to smarmy

On Friday October 1, IPELS (Intellectual Property and Entertainment LawSociety) is trwowing our first event of the year. We will be attending theNew York Mets v Montreal Expos game at Shea Stadium. The night will beginat about 6:00pm, with a discussion hour with David Cohen, Mets teamcounsel and graduate of Harvard Law School. Mr. Cohen will discuss hisjob, and answer any questions we might have.

The meeting will be followedby a cocktail party that the Mets are nice enough to throw for us. The NewYork Mets have then provided tickets for all of us to attend the game.Therefore, the cost of the evening will only be transportation to and fromShea Stadium.At this time, there are about 25 spots open for the night. We will berunning a lottery to determine who will fill those spots. We have reservedall these spots for 1L's

.This should be a very fun, interesting event. David Cohen is a younglawyer who is extremely friendly, and excited about talking to us as agroup. Fred Wilpon, the Mets owner, might also join us for part of theevening.