Adrian Perry

Adrian Perry, Technology & IP Transactions partner, and co-chair of Covington’s Entertainment and Media and Music industry groups, is helping to shape the future of how content is created and consumed. Adrian is an authority on digital content licensing and distribution issues, artificial intelligence matters, and on data collection and licensing, with a focus on the music, sports, TV, and film industries. Adrian is ranked by Chambers in both the Technology and Media & Entertainment categories and has been recognized multiple times by Billboard (Top Music Lawyers), The Hollywood Reporter (NY Power Lawyers), and Variety (Dealmakers Impact Report and Legal Impact Report). Adrian brings industry perspective from his non-legal work few lawyers can offer, from touring as a musician with national acts and licensing his music for film and TV, to working for Saturday Night Live, and scouting for Epic and Columbia Records. He is a frequent speaker, including at SXSW and Mondo.NYC, where he serves on the conference’s steering committee, and he is a member of the ABA’s NFT Task Force, was formerly on the Law360 media & entertainment editorial board, and is a board member of Second Stage Theater, the Tony Award winning Broadway theater company. As a leader of Covington’s work in the artificial intelligence space and co-chair of the firm’s metaverse, NFT and web3 practice, Adrian is a sought-after thought leader on AI, NFT and metaverse issues in the entertainment industry, having authored articles for The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Variety, Law360, etc.