Ronald S Bienstock

Ronald S Bienstock

Fox Rothschild LLP

Ronald S Bienstock is a Partner and musician with Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC after running his successful boutique entertainment and intellectual property law firm, Bienstock & Michael, LLC, for 30 years. A corporate, entertainment, and intellectual property practitioner, he represents various businesses as well as music instrument manufacturers and songwriters, producers, recording artists, and musicians. As one of the most influential lawyers in the music business, Mr. Bienstock has a lifetime of accomplishments in the entertainment industry. Among his many landmark legal precedents, both international and domestic, was a trademark victory against Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Representing 17 guitar manufacturers in the trademark opposition proceeding against Fender, he successfully argued that Fender should not be allowed trademark registrations to three key guitar and bass body shapes. It is the leading case on the issue in the U.S. Mr. Bienstock was amongst the first music attorneys to create intraband agreements and bifurcated major label and publishing agreements. Mr. Bienstock is an adjunct professor at NYU and is a CLE instructor for Lawline.com and the N.Y. and N.J. Bar Associations. He has been a guest lecturer for music business programs at Ithaca College, the Alaska Bar Association, USC Thornton School of Music, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Seton Hall Law School, William Paterson University, Rutgers Law School, Berklee College of Music, Chicago Kent College of Law, Sabian / Sen, NAMM and many other schools and organizations. Mr. Bienstock earned his B.A. degree from Hobart College and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law. He is a member of the International Law Journal, National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (Voting Member), New York State Bar Association American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association Washington State Bar Association. Mr. Bienstock is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Washington (inactive), District of New Jersey, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.

Ronald S Bienstock's Courses

  • Tuning Into Music Law

    Entertainment, Art & Sports Law

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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    6 Pennsylvania CLE