David Sagal

David Sagal is the former General Counsel at Warner Bros. Pictures, where he also spent time as an attorney specializing in corporate and finance law and as a business affairs and finance executive. Mr. Sagal has worked in Mumbai, Singapore, New York, and Los Angeles and previously served as chairman of the board of the NGO, The Sentry. He is currently the chairman of the pro bono committee of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where he also serves on the Board and the Executive Committee.

David worked for Warner Bros. Pictures for 28 years serving in various capacities, including as General Counsel, where he oversaw management of the legal department, and head of the Financial Investments and Acquisitions business unit, charged with establishing, operating, and managing Warner’s joint ventures and affiliated production companies. Areas of experience include complex financial transactions, intellectual property protection and management, defamation defense, and HR management.  Prior to joining Warner Bros., David worked for the law firm Coudert Brothers in Singapore and Los Angeles, and as a banker with Chemical Bank in Mumbai and New York. David previously was elected to the Governing Board of the La Canada Unified School District, serving as President during his term, and served on the Board of Directors of the NGO The Sentry, serving as its chairman.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of LAFLA as well as on the Executive Committee, and on the Board of the USC/Verdugo Hills Hospital where he has served as Treasurer.  David served as Scoutmaster of Troop 509 for several years and leads a jazz quartet that performs around the LA area.  David has a BA in Political Science and Chinese from UC Berkeley, a Masters in East Asian Studies from Harvard, and a JD from USC.  David is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.