Facts: - birth name: lawrence a. jacobs - spouse: hannah jacobs - birth date: 4 may 1955 - name: lon jacobs - birth place: pennsylvania , united states - occupation: general , businessperson counsel of time inc. , lawyer , executive Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lawrence jacobs .
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lawrence '' lon '' a. jacobs -lrb- born may 4 , 1955 -rrb- is the former chief legal officer , senior executive vice president and group general counsel of news corporation .in april 2013 , he began his tenure as the general counsel of empire state development , however jacobs resigned in november in order to join time inc. , where he currently serves as their general counsel .