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Job Title: Intellectual Property Counsel – Litigation & Enforcement
Department: Global Legal Group
Location: Relocation support available for Dubai or Malta
Position Summary
My client a leading iGaming company are looking for a sharp, confident, and experienced Intellectual Property Counsel – Litigation & Enforcement to join their Global Legal team.
Key Responsibilities
1. Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Lead the management of a global docket of IP litigation matters, including trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret disputes.
Develop and drive litigation strategy from pre-litigation assessments through to resolution, including trial and appeals.
Oversee external counsel in multiple jurisdictions, ensuring effective and efficient litigation management.
Draft, review, and negotiate legal pleadings, briefs, motions, and settlement agreements.
Represent the company in negotiations, mediations, and other alternative dispute resolution forums.
2. Global IP Enforcement & Brand Protection
Build and execute a proactive global IP enforcement program to address infringement, piracy, and counterfeiting.
Lead digital brand protection initiatives, including domain disputes (UDRP), takedown actions on social platforms, and e-commerce enforcement.
Manage trademark oppositions, cancellations, and other administrative actions to defend brand integrity.
Collaborate with global customs and enforcement authorities to coordinate anti-counterfeiting operations.
Advise on intermediary liability, online platform compliance, and global IP enforcement trends.
3. Strategic Legal Advisory & Risk Management
Provide cross-functional legal guidance to product, marketing, and business teams on IP-related risks for new launches and campaigns.
Support IP due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.
Partner with the IP portfolio team to align prosecution strategies with enforcement trends and business objectives.
Lead training sessions and educational initiatives on IP best practices for internal stakeholders.
Qualifications & Skills
Qualified to practice law in a key jurisdiction (e.g., UK, US, EU member state, or equivalent).
7–10 years of post-qualification experience focused on IP litigation and enforcement, ideally with experience in both top-tier law firms and in-house roles.
Hands-on experience handling complex IP disputes across multiple international jurisdictions.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement brand protection programs, both online and offline.
Strong advocacy, negotiation, and legal writing skills.
Industry experience in technology, gaming, media/entertainment, or consumer products is highly advantageous.
Education
LL.B., J.D., or equivalent legal degree from a recognized institution.
An LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law or related specialization is a significant plus.
Admission to the bar in a recognized legal jurisdiction.
Mission
You will own the design and delivery of my clients entry strategies in American markets, ensuring they are strategically sound, financially viable, and operationally scalable. You build the go-to-market blueprint for each priority opportunity, own the business case, and lead the internal alignment across functions. You shape and structure strategic partnerships, tenders, and consortia from a Group-level perspective.
Key Responsibilities:
Define go-to-market models (e.g., JV, PMA, acquisition, B2B, license) with input from relevant teams
Build and own the financial business plan and profitability model for each opportunity
Design strategic partnerships or consortia, aligning legal, governance, and financial dimensions
Serve as the clients lead on internal governance for market entries (SteerCos, investment committees)
Support execution of M&A projects in coordination with Group Corporate Development
What Success Looks Like:
Market entries are strategically coherent, financially solid, and internally aligned
Approach to tenders and partnerships is differentiated and well-structured
Internal stakeholders are aligned, and execution is seamless across departments
Ideal Profile:
7–10 years in strategy, corporate development, or financial planning in Lottery, Gaming or Betting
Proven experience building BPs and shaping strategic frameworks in regulated industries
Skilled in high-stakes negotiation, modelling, and multi-stakeholder orchestration
Fluent in English; other languages a plus
Senior Corporate Lawyer
Location - Bangkok, Thailand
Onsite
An established iGaming company is moving into multiple New Market Entry and looking to hire a Senior Corporate Lawyer to join the team.
You will serve as the legal foundation for their engineering center—managing entity compliance, data protection, labor law, and cross-border IP and funding—to ensure developers can launch products.
Key Responsibilities
Entity & Board Governance – Handle DBD annual filings, BOI/FBL renewals, and share register updates. Prepare bilingual board agendas, resolutions, and minutes within five business days post-meeting.
Commercial & IP Agreements – Draft and negotiate SaaS, software development, open-source, employment, and IP assignment agreements (primarily in English).
Data Protection (PDPA) – Lead quarterly reviews of DevOps workflows (logs, test data, backups); address compliance gaps, record remedial steps, and report to the global DPO.
Capital Flows – Structure and document capital injections, inter-company loans, and dividends; coordinate with local banks and FX desks on FET submissions.
Employment & Labour – Review employment offers, ESOP grants, contractor transitions, and visa/Work-Permit applications; manage any labour or SSO disputes with external counsel.
Regulatory Monitoring – Stay on top of PDPA updates, BOI rule changes, and export controls; provide Engineering leads with clear and concise briefings.
Process & Governance Tools – Develop and maintain contract templates, signing authority matrix, and the digital board documentation workflow.
Candidate Profile
Licensed lawyer with 8+ years of experience in corporate/commercial law within the tech industry.
Extensive experience implementing PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act) requirements and a strong understanding of BOI incentives and FBL restrictions.
Excellent business-level English, especially for drafting legal documents.
An attractive salary is available