Senior Counsel Anti-Piracy EMEA
Job ID: 10148365
Location: London, United Kingdom
Business: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
Date posted: Apr. 24, 2026
Job Summary:
Overall Purpose of the Role:
The Antipiracy group combats piracy of TWDC’s digital content and physical products in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). This position works on substantive intellectual property legal issues, antipiracy and anti-counterfeiting strategies.
Areas of Responsibility:
* Managing physical anti‑piracy programmes, including criminal, administrative, and civil legal procedures to address counterfeiting online and on the ground, supervision and management of outside counsel and investigators in multiple countries, and ensuring an integrated approach to worldwide IP and enforcement issues while serving local needs.
* Managing online VOD and live enforcement initiatives across multiple EMEA markets, including overseeing notice and takedown programmes, supervising civil litigation and criminal prosecutions against piracy services and their infrastructure, directing the work of outside counsel, and collaborating with co‑litigants.
* Counselling internal clients on copyright and trademark law, including the company’s enforcement strategies, and providing ongoing support by advising on both individual cases and broader programme initiatives.
* Keeping current with the legal, policy, and technology landscape to ensure compliance and best‑in‑class solutions.
* Demonstrating diplomacy, strategic decision‑making, meticulous attention to detail, and organisational and time‑management skills, consistently delivering impactful results across multiple high‑priority, high‑volume projects.
Experience:
* Minimum of 7 years post‑qualification experience at a law firm or a combination of law firm and in‑house work, preferably handling intellectual property litigation/antipiracy matters and licensing, and excellent interpersonal, writing, and analytical skills.
* Substantial experience with laws governing the enforcement of intellectual property rights, in particular, copyright, trademark, and legal and technological issues relating to enforcement and internet investigations.
* Knowledge of international intellectual property frameworks, and IP enforcement by border forces and law enforcement agencies is a plus but not required.
Required Education
* Law degree from an accredited law school required.
This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home.
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far‑reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world‑class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
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