James M. Kennedy

James M. Kennedy
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James M. Kennedy

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James M. Kennedy is the senior vice president of business strategy and serves as Chief Legal Counsel for Pixar. He oversees the company’s legal and business affairs and works closely with his counterparts at Walt Disney Studios. He brings to Pixar more than twenty-five years of experience in entertainment law.

He has held executive legal and business affairs positions at the California-based entertainment software company THQ, Inc., at Electronic Arts, Inc., Mindscape, Inc., and at Lucasfilm, Lucas Digital, and LucasArts Entertainment Company. A recognized expert in his field, Kennedy has been a law school lecturer and adjunct professor, and speaks frequently at entertainment industry events.