Nick Kounoupias

Legal Director

Nick is an intellectual property and music law specialist with decades of experience across collective licensing, copyright disputes and negotiation.

After qualifying as a solicitor in 1988, Nick spent 16 years as Head of Litigation and Anti-Piracy at MCPS and PRS. During that time, he represented the collecting societies in numerous Copyright Tribunal proceedings involving music licensing schemes and tariffs. He also led music industry anti-piracy work and chaired the BIEM Anti-Piracy Group, giving him extensive experience of copyright enforcement as well as licensing.

Since leaving MCPS and PRS in 2008, Nick has regularly advised licensees in disputes and negotiations with UK collecting societies. Having worked from different sides of the licensing landscape, he understands how licensing organisations approach complex cases - and how to build a strong, well-supported case when something needs to be challenged.

Nick is also a founder of the Alliance for Intellectual Property and has been involved in lobbying for and drafting legislation that led to changes in UK copyright and designs law.

He is a Freeman of the City of London and was named the UK’s IP Champion in 2021