BARRY HIRSCH: To Michael’s credit, he was the first agent, at least that I was aware of, that embraced lawyers insofar as being part of the original dealmaking process. I think historically lawyers, especially with agents at the William Morris office and a couple of the other agencies at the time, were looked upon as people who caught paper and went over the paper. Most agents trained in those days were really trained to go over contracts. Michael realized that by getting the lawyer involved in the beginning, he could accomplish several things: One, he would nourish the relationship with the
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