Counsel - Mumbai, India - Disney

Disney

Verified Company

Mumbai, India

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter

Description

Counsel

Job ID

Location

Mumbai, India

Business
Disney Star

Date posted
Jul. 13, 2023

Job Summary:

About the Role:

In this role the incumbent will have an opportunity to provide legal advisory around strategic partnerships, entry into new joint ventures or investments and rights acquisitions having strategic or network-level impact.

You will be evaluating and advising on key rights acquisitions and work on strategic monetization of rights.

Key Responsibilities:

Business advisory around strategic partnerships, entry into new joint ventures or investments and rights acquisitions having strategic or networklevel impact.
Structuring, negotiating, and drafting: Documentation for key partnerships, strategic bids and rights acquisitions and other strategic networklevel initiatives.
Investment documentation including shareholders' agreements, share purchase agreements, etc. essentially, negotiating prime positions for Disney-Star entities, structuring the resulting entities in an optimum manner and maximising value of the JV/combination by obtaining key rights for Disney-Star
Evaluating and advising on key rights acquisitions (through bilateral negotiations as well as tender processes) and strategic monetization of rights.
Research and advisory around key regulatory issues impacting the media and technology sector or Disney Star India as an organization (e.g. issues around antitrust, data privacy, FDI policy and offshore investments, etc.), evolving strategies to derisk our businesses from regulatory risk while maintaining operational efficiency and working to maximize revenues.

Qualifications:

68 years of transactional experience in general corporate or banking/finance (of which at least 34 years should be at a tier 1 law firm).
Excellent drafting and research skills.
A keen interest in the media/entertainment sector and the associated regulatory landscape
Experience handling media/broadcast issues and media rights agreements would be an added advantage.

Personal Attributes:

An analytical bent of mind and the ability to problemsolve.
Good organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively within a team and a fastpaced dynamic business environment.
Excellent communications skills and the ability to communicate legal issues and solutions in an articulate, precise, and effective manner.

About Disney Star:

Disney Star is a leading media & entertainment company in India that reaches over 700 million viewers a month in nine different languages.

Our entertainment portfolio which cuts across general entertainment, movies, sports, infotainment, kids, and lifestyle content generates over 20,000 hours of original content every year.

Disney+ Hotstar, India's leading streaming platform, enables us to reach and entertain audiences anywhere, anytime.

Disney+ Hotstar has changed the way Indians consume their entertainment - from their favourite TV shows and movies to sporting extravaganzas.

With leadership positions in every segment it occupies, Disney Star has been redefining the media landscape for more than 30 years now, anchored on the three pillars of storytelling, innovation, and an unwavering focus on delivering to the expectations of our audiences.

Join us, and let's continue to inspire a billion imaginations.