LOS ANGELES – Loeb & Loeb is pleased to announce that firm Co-Chair John Frankenheimer will be honored at The Saban Free Clinic’s 14th Annual Golf Classic. The tournament will be held on Monday, April 13th at the El Caballero Country Club. A long-time supporter and close friend of the Saban Free Clinic, Frankenheimer is being honored for his sustained dedication and support of the clinic’s development. Past honorees have included Chairman and CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment Irving Azoff, William Morris Agency’s Worldwide Head of Music Peter Grosslight and former chairman and CEO of United Artists Jerry Weintraub.
“I’m humbled by this honor,” Frankenheimer said. “The Saban Free Clinic provides access to health care for many low income families and individuals in Los Angeles who may have no other place to turn for emergency medical services as well as preventative care and education.”
Frankenheimer is Co-Chair of Loeb & Loeb and chairs the firm’s Music Practice Group. His practice is centered in the entertainment and media industries, with emphasis on both institutional and talent clients. He also represents writers, producers and directors in both film and television, as well as executives in various technology and media companies. Frankenheimer is listed as a leading lawyer in The Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500 and Southern California Super Lawyers. He was listed in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list, Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Law” and Billboard magazine’s “Power Lawyers Top 100 List”. Frankenheimer was also the recipient of the Torch of Liberty Award for Community Service from the ACLU of Southern California as well as the Spirit of Music (Man of the Year) Award in Entertainment and Media Communications from the UJA Federation of New York.
The Saban Free Clinic first opened in 1967 as the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Clinic. It has evolved over and was known as the Los Angeles Free Clinic until 2008 when the name was changed to the Saban Free Clinic. Forty-one years after first opening its doors, The Saban Free Clinic now provides over 85,000 patient visits annually, operating with a $12 million budget, a committed staff of over 200 and between 400 to 600 volunteers working at sites throughout the city. The clinic provides dependable and affordable quality health care and human services in a caring environment for the underserved and those who are most vulnerable.
Loeb & Loeb LLP is a multi-service national law firm with more than 300 attorneys focusing on select practice areas, rather than endeavoring to be all things to all clients. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009, the firm is recognized as a leading law firm in the areas of advanced media, finance, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights, entertainment, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, technology, advertising and promotions and tax and wealth services. Loeb & Loeb has four domestic offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Nashville, and the firm has applied to open a representative office in Beijing to serve a rapidly growing number of Asian clients.
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Chairman Emeritus, Loeb & Loeb LLP; Chair, Music Industry