Alfred W. Schlesinger has been a practicing California attorney for over forty years, specializing in the field of music and intellectual property. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and obtained his law degree at Loyola University in Los Angeles.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Schlesinger spent eight years as a music publisher and record company executive, and qualified as an early member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as a songwriter and record producer. He also had one experience as a personal manager, representing the group “Bread” from its inception to its dissolution ten years later.

Mr. Schlesinger has written articles for the Beverly Hills Bar Association and various other legal journals and has lectured and served as an expert witness throughout the United States. He is a past president of the California Copyright Conference and a founding member of the International Entertainment Lawyers Association.

Mr. Schlesinger has taught courses concerning the legal and practical aspects of the music business at UCLA and currently teaches a music business course for two weeks each year at Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts in Winter Park, Florida. He also appears frequently as guest lecturer and panelist at schools and music business seminars.

He was a two term Chairman and President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, served as its Treasurer for a period of four years and served as a Trustee of said organization for twelve years. Mr. Schlesinger also was on the TV Committee which co-produced the Grammy Show on behalf of the Academy for eleven years.

Mr. Schlesinger served four (4) years as President of the Society of Singers, a charitable organization benefiting professional singers and is currently the Chairman of the Board of said organization. He also served for ten (10) years as a member of the Board of Directors of Musicares, an organization devoted to assisting those in the music business who are in need. A number of years ago he was honored by being named Billboard's Entertainment Attorney of the Year.