About the Author - David L. Gersh
David Gersh spent 40 years in the practice of corporate and securities law, negotiating, structuring and executing complex corporate transactions. He is a retired partner of Paul Hastings, one of the renowned international law firms.

Gersh participated on behalf of Frank Sinatra in the sale of Warner Bros. Studios to Kinney National Corporation to create what is now Time Warner. And he was lead counsel to the British company, TVS Entertainment, in its acquisition of MTM Entertainment, for whom he acted as outside general counsel for more than five years until its sale to the Family Channel.

Gersh is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. He chaired the committee that drafted the revised California Limited Partnership Act. He is Chairman Emeritus of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and past President of the Los Angeles Hillel Council.

Gersh received his BS degree, with honors, and his MBA from the UCLA and his JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Gersh is a published poet and is listed in “Who’s Who in America.” He is the author of four mystery books, the first of which, “Art Is Dead,” will be published by Durban House in September.