E. Gabriel Perle
Senior Counsel


(203) 327-4500 x124
egperle@ogrp.com

Mr. Perle is one of the country's leading authorities in intellectual property, copyright, publishing, computer, entertainment and communications law. Mr. Perle was formerly Corporate Vice President - Law of Time Inc. where he was responsible for the legal affairs of that communications company, including the magazines Time, Life, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Money and People, Time-Life Books, Home Box Office and the entity now known as Time Warner Cable. Mr. Perle currently handles a wide range of publishing, entertainment, sports and other copyright-related matters. His many years of experience help him counsel clients on the practical aspects of their businesses, highlighting the intellectual property law aspects of their activities. He is engaged in important copyright litigation, and serves as an expert witness in matters relating to copyright or to the customs and practices of the publishing industry.  Mr. Perle was appointed by the President to the National Commission on New Technological Works ("CONTU"), that drafted the legislation enacted by Congress for the protection of computer programming and software.


Education
Queens College, BA, Economics
Yale Law School, JD, Editor, Yale Law Journal

Admissions/Affiliations
New York
Connecticut

Copyright Society of the U.S.A., past President and presently Honorary Trustee
American Bar Association, twice Chairman, Copyright Division/IP Law Section
U.S. Trademark Association, past Vice President/ Member of Board of Directors
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
National Commission New Technologies Uses Copyrighted Works (“CONTU”), Commissioner
American Arbitration Association, former Director

Baron deHirsch Fund, presently Honorary Trustee
Former Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve

Publications and Lecture Experience
Mr. Perle is co-author of the two-volume work, Perle & Williams on Publishing Law, published by Aspen Law and Business, which is currently in its Third Edition, with annual updates. He is the author of many articles and is a frequent lecturer on copyright and publishing matters, contributing to and chairing many programs of the Practicing Law Institute, Law and Business, the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He has been a member of the advisory board of the Bureau of National Affairs Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal. Mr. Perle frequently lectured at the Stanford Alumni Publishing Course and the New York University School of Continuing Education.