Marvin L. Berenson, Senior Vice President & General Counsel

As Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Marvin Berenson oversees the BMI Legal department and all of the company’s legal affairs.  His staff works to protect the rights of songwriters and counsel BMI staff on questions of law.

Berenson joined BMI in 1976 as a member of the legal staff specializing in copyright litigation. He was named Senior Vice President & General Counsel in 1991.

Berenson’s present and past industry affiliations include member and past Treasurer of the Copyright Society of the USA, member of the Board of Directors of the American Copyright Council, staff member of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory council, Executive Board of the International Literary and Artistic Association – USA, Intellectual Property Organization, American Bar Association – Intellectual Property Section, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Anti-Trust Section.  He has served on the CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) Technical Committee for the Promotion of Repertoire, and currently serves on the CISAC Legal Committee. 

Berenson graduated from Michigan State University and received his law degree from Boston University School of Law.  He was admitted to the bar in 1967.