Jonathan Lyons is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (JD) and Washington University in St. Louis (BA). After working briefly in a litigation law firm, Jonathan joined Curtis Brown, Ltd., one of the oldest literary agencies in the United States. Four years later Jonathan joined McIntosh & Otis, Inc., where he served as agent, subsidiary rights manager, and attorney for the agency, before founding Lyons Literary LLC in January 2007. He is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR), The Authors Guild, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and the New York State Intellectual Property Law Section.

With Jonathan's legal expertise and his experience selling domestic and foreign language book rights, paperback reprint rights, audio rights, film/TV rights, and permissions, he is able to provide substantive and personal guidance to his clients in all areas relating to their projects. In addition, with the advent of new publishing technology, Lyons Literary LLC is situated to address the changing nature of the industry while concurrently handling authors' more traditional needs.

Please see Jonathan’s Publishers Marketplace Web page or his blog for more information.