Laurence Brown spent the first 14 years of his working career, between 1973 and 1987 in UK Law Enforcement, (Trading Standards) investigating issues relating to Copyright and Trade Mark infringements and commerce in general. In 1987 Laurence joined the UK Video Industry, holding a pivotal role in one of the industry’s leading trade associations, bringing about changes in UK and Europe legislation and the development in raising standards within the industryIn January 1993 Laurence moved from the Video Industry to the Computer Games Industry,when he joined Sega Europe Limited as Chief Investigating Officer, responsible for its Anti-Piracy program and investigation into losses within the supply chain In November 1995 Laurence left Sega, and formed his own consultancy practice working as an independent investigating consultant with a number of International Corporations, conducting investigations, and operational management of campaigns against piracy and supply chain lossesthroughout Europe and the Middle East.Laurence joined TAPA EMEA in 2008 where he held the role of Executive Director, working with the Board and members of the Association to implement its policies and programs throughout the EMEA region, until 2020.In November 2020 he rejoined the service of Trading Standards, working as a contractor for Caerphilly as part of their Covid Enforcement team. Following this he was appointed as a Fair Trading Officer by the Authority to assist in a project concerning unlicensed dog breeding activities.