Gary O. Concoff

Partner

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A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1936

Mr. Concoff is born in Los Angeles, California.

1958

Mr. Concoff receives a Bachelor of Science in business administration and accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles and is commissioned in the U.S. Army as Second Lieutenant.

1962

Mr. Concoff receives a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School at Harvard University and becomes an associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.

1963

Mr. Concoff marries Jean F. Concoff and is admitted to practice in the state of California.

1965

Mr. Concoff becomes an associate then partner at Kaplan Livingston et al in Beverley Hills, California.

1968

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “The Thomas Crown Affair” starring Steve McQueen.

1969

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “The Fox” starring Anne Heywood and directed by Mark Rydell, and for the television series “H.R. Pufnstuf” produced by Sid and Marty Krofft.

1973

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “Papillion” starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, and for the film “Enter the Dragon” starring Bruce Lee.

1976

Mr. Concoff co-founds the Entertainment Symposium at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he serves as co-chair.

1980

Mr. Concoff becomes an adjunct professor and law lecturer in Motion Picture Transactions continuing for three years, at the University of California, Los Angeles law school.

1981

Mr. Concoff becomes partner at Sidley Austin LLP.

1982

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “Conan the Barbarian” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

1985

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “Kiss of the Spiderwoman.”

1987

Mr. Concoff is appointed chairman of the forum committee of the Motion Picture and Television Division of the American Bar Association, holding this position for five years.

1988

Mr. Concoff becomes partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.

1996

Mr. Concoff becomes an attorney at TroyGould.

2001

Mr. Concoff becomes a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and joins the BAFTA Board of Directors.

2004

Mr. Concoff provides financing legal, production legal, and distribution legal services for the film “The Machinist” starring Christian Bale.

2009

Mr. Concoff serves as a speaker, moderator, organizer and co-chair of several programs at the Cannes Film Festival.

2017

Mr. Concoff is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.

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