professionals
Rachel M. Stilwell | Associate
rstilwell@gladstonemichel.com
(310) 821-9000
Rachel Stilwell has a broad range of experience in entertainment and business advising musical artists, songwriters and record companies on copyright, trademark and publicity rights issues. She also advises filmmakers, producers, graphic artists and writers on contractual and intellectual property issues.
Rachel is an author and speaker on legal issues affecting the recording
industry and the radio industry, and is a recognized expert in media
ownership regulation.
Prior to joining the firm, Rachel held executive positions with several
top record labels and music marketing companies, including Verve Music
Group in New York, where she ran Verve's multi-format radio promotional
department, supervising all radio activities and promotional tours.
In her spare time, Rachel enjoys listening to jazz and salsa music and
tending to her garden.
Education
J.D., Loyola Law School, 2005
Member, Law Review; First Honors - Jurisprudence Seminar
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Presentations and Publications
Quoted, "Facebook Sometimes Slow to Remove Offensive Conduct, Fake Profiles," MediaShift blog of PBS (April 14, 2011)
Quoted, "Supremes' Gift to TV Stations: Big Bucks," Media Life Magazine (January 25, 2010)
Co-Author, "The Case for the Performing Rights Act," Los Angeles Lawyer (May 2009)
Co-Author, "Performance Royalties: The Letter Of The Law," Radio & Records (October 17, 2008)
Quoted, "Internet Radio in the Balance," IP Law and Business (June 2007)
Quoted, "Ads Test Payola Case Settlement," New York Times (October 25, 2006)
Author, "Which Public? Whose Interest? How the FCC's Deregulation of Radio Station Ownership Has Harmed the Public Interest, and How We Can Escape the Swamp," filed on August 30, 2006 as an Official Comment in FCC Proceeding 06-121 on Media Ownership, and published in the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review (September 2006)
Admissions
California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California