UM Law alumnus David Schawartz will be speaking today, 11/6/07, in the Student Lounge. Below is his bio.
DAVID B. SCHWARTZ is Vice President of Business Affairs for The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Television division, where he works on the cutting edge of new technological distribution platforms for movies and TV shows. David came to Disney after stints at indie film houses Gold Circle Films ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") and Alpine Pictures ("The Convent"), where he handled business and legal affairs work for the production and distribution of numerous feature films.
David's also a creative force in his own right. He co-wrote and co-produced the award-winning feature film "Fighting Gravity"; served as a comedy writer on several syndicated television shows, including the nationally-syndicated sketch-comedy series "The Newz"; and his graphic novel "MELTDOWN", published by Image Comics, was one of the most critically-acclaimed books of 2006.
David earned his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1996, where he studied entertainment law on a full-tuition merit scholarship as a Dean's Honor Scholar. As an undergraduate, Mr. Schwartz studied film production and direction at New York University. While a student at NYU, David interned at both Marvel Comics and NBC-TV's "Late Night with David Letterman". David has studied theater at the New World School of the Arts, the Performing and Visual Arts Center, and the South Center for the Arts.
