Senior Corporate Counsel

PlanetArt•Calabasas, CA

20h•$175,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

PlanetArt is seeking an experienced, business-minded Senior Corporate Counsel to provide strategic and practical legal guidance across its e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands. The role advises on data privacy and protection, consumer protection, advertising and marketing compliance, commercial transactions, intellectual property, litigation, and regulatory compliance. The Senior Corporate Counsel works closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Creative, Technology, Product, and Operations, to support business initiatives and develop practical legal solutions aligned with business objectives. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this hands-on, highly visible position has significant responsibility and the opportunity to influence legal strategy across a growing organization. The role calls for a commercially astute attorney who can translate complex legal requirements into clear business guidance, work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate with business partners. The position follows a hybrid work model, with three days onsite and two remote, and candidates must be local to or willing to relocate to the Calabasas area.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar and ability to register as in-house counsel in California.
7–9 years of legal experience, including both law firm and in-house experience.
Prior in-house legal experience with an e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, or marketplace company.
Experience with privacy and data protection, consumer protection, advertising law, and commercial contracting.
International privacy and product compliance experience, including GDPR, GPSR, PPWR, and WEEE.
Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate e-commerce vendor agreements.
Experience handling privacy and e-commerce litigation or disputes and working with outside counsel.
Knowledge of trademark and copyright law, online brand protection, and platform IP enforcement programs.
Excellent judgment, written and verbal communication, confidentiality, and ability to explain legal risk in practical business terms.
Ability to work independently, prioritize a substantial workload, meet deadlines, and personally execute legal work.
Must be local to or willing to relocate to the Calabasas area.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to M&A transactions, including due diligence or ancillary agreements.
Working knowledge of AI governance, open-source licensing, and advertising technology data flows.

Responsibilities

Provide practical, business-minded legal advice to cross-functional teams and monitor regulatory developments affecting the business.
Advise on U.S. state privacy laws and related privacy and marketing requirements, including CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, CAN-SPAM, and TCPA.
Maintain and advise on privacy notices, cookie and consent practices, data processing agreements, and data subject request processes.
Conduct or support privacy impact assessments for products, advertising technology, analytics, personalization, and AI features; partner with Security on incidents and breach notification.
Advise on consumer protection and FTC advertising requirements, endorsements, reviews, pricing, and promotional claims.
Review and maintain website terms of use, terms of sale, promotional terms, and other customer-facing policies.
Draft, review, and negotiate vendor, technology licensing, marketplace, payment processing, logistics, 3PL, affiliate, marketing, agency, and data-sharing agreements.
Assist in managing litigation, arbitration, and regulatory inquiries involving intellectual property, privacy, consumer protection, and commercial disputes, including coordination with outside counsel.
Respond to demand letters, cease-and-desist notices, subpoenas, and regulator inquiries.
Support trademark, copyright, and domain name portfolio management, including clearance, prosecution strategy, and renewals with outside counsel.
Advise on brand protection, counterfeits, marketplace takedowns, DMCA notices, user-generated content, open-source software, and AI tools.
Support acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships through IP, privacy, and commercial due diligence, transaction document review, and post-acquisition integration.