Adv. Perry Novotny

Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University; Principal, Perry Novotny Attorneys at Law; Expert in Legal Aspects of Security; Licensed Attorney in Israel and New York; Former IDF JAG Officer and Legal Advisor to Security Agencies

Adv. Perry Novotny is a Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at Reichman University, Herzliya. He is an attorney licensed to practice law in New York (2001) and Israel (2002), and is Israel’s foremost expert in the field of Legal Aspects of Security.

For over twenty years, his firm has provided legal solutions to security-related issues to countless government and public organizations in Israel and abroad. The firm is certified by the Israel National Police, Israel Security Agency, and Ministry of Defense to conduct legal training for their respective security personnel. Mr. Novotny is a former Military Advocate General officer and served with a combat unit of the Israel Defence Forces and the Israel National Police. He is currently an active IDF JAG reserves officer.

Adv. Novotny served as the legal advisor of the annual ‘Israel Security Conference’ and holds several teaching positions in his field.

In 2018, Adv. Novotny was selected as ‘Person of the Year in Security’ for the year 2017 by Israel’s leading security publication, Metzuda Magazine.