Began career as a lawyer in the 1970s and after joining Columbia Pictures Industries as senior counsel in 1979, rose to executive positions of increasing importance within the legal sphere at Columbia Pictures, its parent company Columbia Pictures Inc. and Coca- Cola throughout the 80s. Lemberger was appointed senior vice president of corporate operations and external affairs for CPI in 1985 and by 1990 had joined TriStar Pictures as executive vice president, overseeing the day-to-day activities of the company. In 1992 he was promoted to the newly created position of vice chairman of TriStar with continued responsibility for the day-to-day functions and the additional task of supervising all other aspects of the company's operations.
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Job Titles:
Executive, Lawyer
Milestones
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1979 Joined Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. as senior counsel
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1980 Promoted to assistant general counsel, Columbia Pictures and vice president, legal affairs for Columbia Pictures domestic distribution
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1981 Appointed senior vice president, studio legal affairs, Columbia Pictures
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1983 Named executive vice president studio legal affairs and senior vice president and general counsel for Columbia Pictures Industries
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1985 Appointed senior vice president, corporate operations and external affairs for CPI
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1986 Named senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of the entertainment business sector of the Coca-Cola Company
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1987 Appointed executive vice president of business sector of Coca-Cola
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1990 Named executive vice president, TriStar Pictures
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1992 Promoted to newly created position of vice chairman, TriStar Pictures in February
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Became associate at law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in NY
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Served as law clerk for Judge Charles Tenney in US District Court for Southern District of NY