Background
Lanchner, Bertrand Martin was born on October 3, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abraham Joseph and Mina (Grossman) Lanchner.
Lanchner, Bertrand Martin was born on October 3, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abraham Joseph and Mina (Grossman) Lanchner.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1951; postgraduate, Columbia University Graduate School Business, 1951-1952; postgraduate, U. Vienna, Austria, summer 1955; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1955.
Associate firm, Sage, Gray, Todd & Sims, New York City, 1955-1957; attorney, Warner Brothers Pictures, New York City, 1957-1959; assistant general counsel, Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, New York City, 1959-1962; general counsel, Lawrence C. Gumbinner Advertising Agency, New York City, 1962-1963; director business affairs and sports contract negotiations, Columbia Broadcasting System-television, New York City, 1963-1969; general counsel, executive vice president, Videorecord Corporation American, Westport, Connecticut, 1969-1973; senior vice president, secretary, general counsel, N.W. Ayer, Inc., New York City, 1973-1997; also board directors, N.W. Ayer, Inc., New York City with, Lanchner Law Firm, since 1997. Board directors 170 E. 79th St. Corporation, Advertising Information Services Inc., New York City. Guest lecturer Yale University Law School.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York (chairman subcommittee advertising agency 1981-1983), Copyright Society United States, American Association Advertising Agencies (chairman legal committee 1986-1989, 95-97), American Corporation Counsel Association (chair advertising committee 1996-2002), American Advertising Federation (member legal committee), Harvard Club New York City, East Hampton Tennis Club (board directors since 2004, president since 2006), Tennisport Club.
Married Nancy Nelson, April 26, 1979. 1 son by previous marriage, David. 1 stepdau., Renate.
