Gail Ross

Gail Ross

William Morris Endeavor
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 9/19/2025
Agent Bio

Gail was a partner at Trister, Ross, Schadler & Gold and founded the Gail Ross Literary Agency, which became the Ross Yoon Agency in 2010.

Washingtonian magazine has named her one of the most powerful women in Washington for several years running.

She is the author of The Writer’s Lawyer and The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law’s chapter on book publishing contracts, and speaks widely about publishing and book contracts across the country.

Gail co-founded the Washington, DC office of WME in 2023 and represents vitally important nonfiction across all genres, working with thought leaders, CEOs, social justice activists, journalists, historians, and experts.

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Clients
  • Ada Ferrer
  • Kai Bird
  • Martin Sherwin
  • Joby Warrick
  • Tina Rosenberg
Book Sales
  • Cuba: An American History
  • American Prometheus
  • Black Flags
  • The Haunted Land
  • The Writer’s Lawyer
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