Copyright Litigation   Entertainment Litigation   General Business Litigation		Email: wrintala@rsjr.com   Tel: 310.203.0935   Fax: 310.556.8921

Bill Rintala has handled copyright, trademark and unfair competition cases for Warner Bros., Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, CBS, William Morris Agency and Host Marriott Corporation and was co-counsel for the heirs of Margaret Mitchell in a successful suit to establish ownership of the motion picture sequel rights to "Gone With The Wind." He has also litigated a wide range of business disputes, including trade secrets, franchise issues, Uniform Commercial Code, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and talent agency disputes.

Admitted:

• California, 1967
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Education:

• University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, CA, 1967 J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
• Law Review: Executive Director, California Law Review, 1966 - 1967
• Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1961 B.A.

Affiliations:

• Public Counsel, 1977 - 1980
  Member, Board of Directors
• Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1980 - 1990
  Chair, Amicus Brief Committee
• Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1971 - Present
  Member
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Member
• American Bar Association
  Member, Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections
• State Bar of California, 1981 - 1984
  Appellate Courts Committee
• State Bar of California, 1967 - Present
  Member
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  Member

Published Works:

• Comment: "The Mere Evidence Rule: Limitations on Seizure Under the Fourth Amendment", 54 California Law Review 2099, 1966
• Copyright, Competitive Business Practises, Second Edition, 1991
• Remittitur, California Civil Appellate Practice, Third Edition, 1996
• Chapter on Copyright in CEB (Co-Author) Attorney's Guide to the Law of Competitive Business Practices, 1981
• "Review by California Supreme Court", CEB, California Civil Appellate Practice, 2nd Edition, 1985

Representative Cases:

• Wendt v. Host International, Inc., 197 F.3d 1284 (9th Cir. 1999)
• Wendt v. Host International, Inc., 125 F.3d 806 (9th Cir. 1997)
• Crawford v. Board of Education, 17 Cal.3d 280, 130 Cal. Rptr. 724, 551 P.2d 28 (Cal. 1976)
• Blair v. Pitchess, 5 Cal.3d 258, 96 Cal. Rptr. 42, 486 P.2d 1242 (Cal. 1971)
• Serrano v. Priest, 5 Cal.3d 584, 96 Cal. Rptr. 601, 487 P.2d 1241 (Cal. 1971)
• Vylene Enterprises, Inc. v. Naugles, Inc., 968 F.2d 887 (9th Cir. 1992)
• Trust Company Bank v. MGM/UA Entertainment Co., 593 F. Supp. 580, aff'd. 772 F.2d 740 (N.D. Georgia 1984, 11th Cir. 1985 1984)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Copyright, Continuing Education of the Bar
• Copyright, Practicing Law Institute

Past Positions:

• Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin, Partner
• Western Center on Law and Poverty, Assistant Director of Litigation, 1968 - 1971
• California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division 3, Honorable Murray Draper, Law Clerk, 1967 - 1968