Philip Galanes was born and raised in New England, and earned degrees from Yale College and Yale Law School.  He worked as an entertainment lawyer at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, representing clients in film, theater, television and fine art.  More recently, he served as the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Golden Books Family Entertainment, a children’s media company.  He now represents clients in private practice and sits on the boards of directors of several companies.

Philip’s first novel, Father’s Day, was published by Alfred A Knopf in June 2004.  The paperback edition will be published by Vintage this June.  Hailed by Publishers Weekly as “winsome and marvelously witty,” it was selected by Barnes & Noble for its “Discover Great New Writers” program.”  He is working on his second novel.

Always an avid furniture collector, Philip now also consults on interior design projects for select clients.  Recent projects include a House in East Hampton, interior design, furnishings and art for an Edward Durrell Stone townhouse, and a guest house/garden pavilion in Greenwich Village. 

Philip lives in East Hampton and New York City.