Spyglass Media Group, the independent production and distribution outfit launched this week by Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment, has tapped Barber’s former MGM colleague, Cheryl Rodman, as its Chief Legal Officer.

She will oversee legal matters and business & legal affairs for the company, including corporate matters and strategic growth initiatives. She will report to Barber, who is chairman and CEO of Spyglass.

At MGM, Rodman held the position of Evp and Deputy General Counsel. She also worked with Barber as General Counsel at Spyglass Entertainment, the production and co-financing company he founded..

Before her run at Spyglass, Rodman was an associate at the law firms Troop Meisinger Steuber & Pasich and Akin, Gump,...