Eric Weissmann is a senior partner in the firm's entertainment department, and was one of the founding partners of the firm. He represents actors, directors, producers, and financiers. Mr. Weissmann has lectured at many law schools, including Harvard, Yale, Boalt, UCLA, and USC. He has participated at entertainment symposiums in foreign countries, including Russia and Australia, at the Cannes Film Festival, and has lectured for the U.S. State Department in Brazil, Bolivia, and El Salvador. Mr. Weissmann is a former president of the Los Angeles Copyright Society and was the first recipient of the Indy (Friends of Independents) Award given by the Independent Feature Project West. Mr. Weissmann also has extensive international entertainment experience and has represented the New South Wales (Australia) government film industry, the studio owned by the then-government of Yugoslavia, and a branch of Gozkino, the Ministry of Film of the USSR. Mr. Weissmann is listed in numerous publications naming the best lawyers in America. Mr. Weissmann received both his undergraduate and law degrees from UCLA.