Attorney

Ron Bienstock  was playing gigs by night and the editor for the International Musicians & Recording World when he was hired by Hoshino to serve as their General Counsel.  It was at that time when Ron realized he could combine his two loves, music and the law.  In 1987 he opened Bienstock & Michael to represent both music manufacturers and musicians.  The tag line for his practice is “a full-service Entertainment and Intellectual Property law firm.”  Over the years he has represented many music companies and has been a regular attendee at the NAMM Shows, often giving presen

Ed Cramer was the long time music attorney who played a vital role in ensuring the performance and composing rights of musicians and songwriters. His list of clients reads like a who’s who of American Popular Music and his dedication to ASCAP and other organizations has helped many performers gather the royalties they earned with their writing and recordings.

Arthur Linter had many stories to share, like the one about his real birthday. “My mother told me, ‘Your birthday is March 14, 1913, but it says April 5 on your birth certificate because the doctor put it in his pocket and carried it around for a few days before he filed it.’” He was a street wise kid from Brooklyn who took night classes to become an accountant and lawyer while working the day job of assisting his father in making headstones at a local cemetery. “The work was rewarding but I often told my father that his clients kept dying off.”

Mark Sendroff grew up close to downtown New York and at a young age fell in love with Broadway shows.  Following his love of the theater and interest in the law, Mark became one of only a few lawyers specializing in theater in New York.  While his practice has grown over the years, so has his passion to share the finer points to students interested as he is to work in the entertainment law field. Mark produced the Mostly Mercer album bringing several of his friends to record their favorite Johnny Mercer songs.  One track features Mark himself, proving he is not just another pretty