Jay Spillane
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Sherman Oaks, California
Spillane Trial Group PLC
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Appellate; view more
Licensed in California since: 1986
Education: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2010, 2018 - 2026 Call today:
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15260 Ventura BlvdSuite 840
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Spillane Trial Group PLC is devoted to business trials. Jay Spillane has tried and won cases in state, federal and bankruptcy courts and arbitral and administrative tribunals. The firm has argued and won cases before the state and federal courts of appeal.
Spillane Trial Group does not merely shuffle paper during the pretrial process with the end goal of steering the client into settlement. They begin and end every engagement with the singular goal of prevailing at trial. Their focused and aggressive approach results in superior settlements where they can be achieved. Where they cannot, we have a fine track record of trying and winning cases.
Jay Spillane is hired by private clients to handle “bet the company” cases, ones who prefer his focused, cost effective and responsive service. The firm is experienced in trying cases involving entertainment, sports, intellectual property, technology, finance, real estate, bankruptcy disputes, securities, directors’ and officers’ liability, professional negligence, family wealth and company control.
Their cases are not limited to California. They try cases throughout the country in cooperation with local counsel. They are experienced in steering litigation involving multiple actions, across multiple jurisdictions and with multiple counsel.
In addition to appearing at the inception of a case, they are also asked to appear at the eleventh hour for trial.
Jay Spillane appears for plaintiffs and defendants. The firm handles most cases at competitive hourly rates. On a select basis Spillane Trial Group considers high stakes business cases on contingency.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, AppellateFocus areas
Appeals, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret
- 70% Business Litigation
- 20% Intellectual Property Litigation
- 10% Appellate
First Admitted: 1986, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.spillaneplc.com/meet-jay/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Chair, Litigation and Entertainment Sections Los Angeles Copyright Society Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 2020
- Arbitrator, International Film & Television Alliance
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
Kent Steffes v. Karch Kiraly et al. Los Angeles Superior Court. 1996
Mahaco Investors v. Lyon
Watson v. Grupo Modelo. Orange County Superior Court. 1999
America Online v. Netvision Audiotext. USDC E.D. Va. 2000
Vista del Montano v. Sinatra. LA Superior Court. 2006
Henry Nicholas and Henry Samueli. 2001
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Net Management Services. USDC C.D. Cal. 2004
Lindsara v. Kelly Slater. LA Superior Court. 2005
DeLaRosa v. Maniquis. LASC 2013
Patricia Raynes Davis v. Estate of Marvin Davis. USDC C.D. Cal. and JAMS. 2007
CWIE v. Bandwidth Consulting, Inc. USDC C.D. Cal. 2009
Paul v. EYP; EYP v. Paul. USDC C.D. Cal., USDC S.D.N.Y., 2010
Semel v. McAdams. LASC 2014
Rubin v. Loeb, LASC 2015
Weber v. Combatant Gentlemen, USDC C.D. Cal. 2016
LAUSD v. Nesler. LA Superior Court. 1988
ALS Scan v. Cloudflare, USDC C.D Cal. 2018
Rodney Dangerfield v. Harold Ramis. Private Judge. 1992
Lew Wasserman v. Sundance Development. LA Superior Court. 1994
Jaffe v. Beswick. USDC C.D. Cal. Bk. 1994
PCG, M3 v. Paulina Rubio. LA Superior Court. 2004
Leroy v. Restful Group, AAA 2013
Mythic Entertainment v. Antigua Pictures. USDC C.D. Cal. 2007
Pitts v. Hatfield. USDC C.D. Cal. 2007
UNICOM Systems, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc. USDC C.D. Cal. 2008
Astrablu v. Eastman
Tsai v. Tsai. LA Superior Court. 2011
In re Restful Groups, USBC S.D. Cal. 2013
Banner Entertainment v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 4th 348 (1998)
Konski v. Danish Film Directors. USDC C.D. Cal. 2014
California Farms Investors v. Roberts. USBC C.D. Cal. 2015
Kilroy v. Smith Worley, JAMS 2018
Howard v. Howard. LASC 2018
Seven Words, LLC v. Network Solutions, 260 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2001)
Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill, LLC, 340 F. Supp. 2nd 1077 (C.D. Cal. 2004), aff’d in part, 488 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 709 (2007)
Pacific Marine Shipping Ass’n v. Goldstene, 517 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2008)
Roberts v. Broadcast Music, Inc., B26392 (2d Dist. 2016)
California Farms Investors v. Roberts, 9th Cir. BAP 17-1010 (2017)
- Published Decisions Pacific Marine Shipping Ass’n v. Goldstene, 517 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2008) (California ocean going vessel regulations were preempted by Clean Air Act). Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill, LLC, 340 F. Supp. 2nd 1077 (C.D. Cal. 2004), aff’d in part, 488 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 709 (2007) (affirming judgment for defendant ISP under the DMCA and CDA). Seven Words, LLC v. Network Solutions, 260 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2001) (domain name dispute). Banner Entertainment v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 4th 348 (1998) (motion to compel arbitration in film dispute). Significant Trials Tsai v. Tsai. LA Superior Court. 2011. Represented the defendant and cross-complainant in a three week bench trial in Los Angeles Superior Court concerning a multi-million dollar family wealth dispute. Decision pending. Astrablu v. Eastman. International Film & Television Alliance. 2011. Represented the claimant in an arbitration against Kevin Eastman (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”) concerning the rights to produce a motion picture based upon a graphic novel. Decision pending. UNICOM Systems, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc. USDC C.D. Cal. 2008. Represented the plaintiff in a three week jury trial involving infringing use of mainframe software. Won a verdict on copyright, circumvention and fraud claims. Pitts v. Hatfield. USDC C.D. Cal. 2007. Represented the plaintiff in a one week pro bono civil rights jury trial. Obtained a verdict that the defendant officers violated the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. Mythic Entertainment v. Antigua Pictures. USDC C.D. Cal. 2007. Represented the plaintiff in a jury trial for breach of contract and copyright infringement. The action settled just prior to the hostile examination of the principals of the defendants. PCG, M3 v. Paulina Rubio. LA Superior Court. 2004. Represented the plaintiff advertising agency in a two week jury trial against singer Paulina Rubio for breaching an agreement to appear at a trade show. Obtained a verdict for the plaintiffs. Jaffe v. Beswick. USDC C.D. Cal. Bk. 1994. Represented the plaintiff in a one week bench trial in Bankruptcy Court concerning the dischargeability of a debt. Obtained a judgment of non-dischargeability. Lew Wasserman v. Sundance Development. LA Superior Court. 1994. Represented Robert Redford’s company, Sundance Development, in a one week bench trial in which former MCA mogul Lew Wasserman sought to enforce an alleged settlement of a claim to rescind a land purchase contract. Obtained a decision completely in favor of Sundance. Rodney Dangerfield v. Harold Ramis. Private Judge. 1992. Represented Harold Ramis in dispute over credit and compensation in relation to “Rover Dangerfield.” The action settled during trial. LAUSD v. Nesler. LA Superior Court. 1988. Represented the Los Angeles Unified School District in a two week eminent domain bench and jury trial. In the bench trial portion, the court ruled that the LAUSD had correctly followed CEQA procedures, and that the taking was proper. In the jury trial portion, the jury returned a verdict valuing the subject apartment building near the value estimated by the LAUSD. Significant Settlements Paul v. EYP; EYP v. Paul. USDC C.D. Cal., USDC S.D.N.Y., 2010. Represented hedge fund in bi-coastal litigation over a defaulted $10 million secured credit facility afforded to film producer Steven Paul’s companies. Paul filed suit in California alleging that the fund had foreclosed on film assets that were not collateral for the loan. The fund filed suit in New York to collect on the loan, and also alleged fraudulent conveyance of loan proceeds. All applications by Paul for injunctive relief were denied and the California action was dismissed. After the dismissal the entire dispute was resolved confidentially. CWIE v. Bandwidth Consulting, Inc. USDC C.D. Cal. 2009. Represented plaintiff CWIE, a web host and bandwidth provider, in dispute concerning CWIE’s “angel” shares in the defendant, obtained pursuant to a stock subscription agreement. CWIE’s shares were repurchased at a substantial premium prior to trial. Patricia Raynes Davis v. Estate of Marvin Davis. USDC C.D. Cal. and JAMS. 2007. Represented Ken Kilroy, former President of the Marvin Davis Companies, in a suit brought by daughter of billionaire Marvin Davis against the Davis family and its top advisors. After convincing the arbitrator that Kilroy could not be held liable consistent with his employment contract absent willful misconduct, the case settled and Kilroy was dismissed with prejudice. Vista del Montano v. Sinatra. LA Superior Court. 2006. Represented defendant and cross-complainant commercial developers in a suit to collect millions in unpaid fees on notes and guarantees. The developers cross-claimed under lender liability theories. The case settled prior to trial for a small fraction of the amount sought. Lindsara v. Kelly Slater. LA Superior Court. 2005. Represented surf champion Kelly Slater against a claim for production fees in connection with filming of a Slater-branded surf tournament. The case settled for a small fraction of the claim. Perfect 10, Inc. v. Net Management Services. USDC C.D. Cal. 2004. Represented the defendants in action by Perfect 10 claiming that the defendants were secondarily liable for receiving Internet traffic from websites containing infringing images of Perfect 10 works and unlicensed images of celebrities. After the court denied Perfect 10’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its entirety, and with motions for summary judgment pending, the matter settled and was dismissed. Henry Nicholas and Henry Samueli. 2001. Represented Broadcom co-founders Henry Nicholas and Henry Samueli in a potential lawsuit over a sports joint venture. The dispute was resolved without an action being filed. America Online v. Netvision Audiotext. USDC E.D. Va. 2000. Represented defendants in a spam case filed by AOL, in which AOL claimed that the defendants had conspired to receive the benefits of traffic from unsolicited bulk emails. The matter settled with motions pending for summary judgment, including one to declare the Virginia spam statute unconstitutional. Watson v. Grupo Modelo. Orange County Superior Court. 1999. Obtained significant settlement prior to trial for former major league baseball pitcher whose hand was injured by a defective Corona bottle. Mahaco Investors v. Lyon. 1998. Represented investors in connection with bankruptcy and state court litigation flowing from San Juan Puerto Rico hotel fire and ensuing disputes between partners of hotel-owning entities. Actions settled prior to the deposition of General William Lyon. Kent Steffes v. Karch Kiraly et al. Los Angeles Superior Court. 1996. Represented AVP champion and gold medalist Kent Steffes in personal and derivative action against AVP and its board. The matter settled during the bankruptcy of the AVP.
Educational Background
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Major: Political Science, Honors: cum laude, 1982
Honors
- Order of the Coif
Industry Groups
- Entertainment
- Finance
- Manufacturing
- Real Estate
- Technology
Office location for Jay Spillane
15260 Ventura Blvd
Suite 840
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 424-217-5980
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2010, 2018 - 2026
