Liz Lenjo, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya

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CLIENT: Liz Lenjo, Esq.
CLOTH: Intellectual property
CUT: Entertainment & fashion law
ORIGIN: Nairobi, Kenya

Pattern No. 01 — The Advocate

Law, cut to measure for Africa’s creative industries.

Liz Lenjo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the Founder and Managing Consultant of MyIP Legal Studio, a boutique advisory firm serving clients across Africa’s creative, digital, technology and energy sectors.

She chairs the Copyright Tribunal, teaches Media and Entertainment Law at Strathmore University Law School, and leads the Legal, Policy and Intellectual Property portfolio of the Kenya Fashion Council.

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Pattern No. 02 — The Offices

Current roles, label by label.

The tribunal, the boardroom, the classroom and the industry bodies shaping Kenya’s creative economy.

Chairperson

Copyright Tribunal, Kenya

Kenya’s specialised court under Section 48 of the Copyright Act (CAP 130).
Founder & Managing Consultant

MyIP Legal Studio

Boutique advisory for Africa’s creative, digital, technology and energy sectors.
Interim Chairperson

Kenya Fashion Council

Also Head of its Legal, Policy and Intellectual Property portfolio.
Adjunct Faculty

Strathmore University Law School

Teaches Media and Entertainment Law. Tutor with CopyrightX (HarvardX – Kenya).
Chair

IP Technical Committee, KEBS

Standards, compliance and certification across sectors.
Head of Legal

Partners Against Piracy

Volunteer role in anti-piracy and enforcement.
Former Board Member

NuPEA

Chaired the HR & General Purpose, Finance & Strategic Planning, and Audit Committees.
Member

International Trademark Association

Served on the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and Programming Council.

Pattern No. 03 — The Practice

Six swatches of practice.

pinned for the season’s fittings

Work with MyIP Legal Studio ↗

Intellectual property

Copyright, trademarks and brand strategy, licensing and technology transfer for creative and technology businesses.
Media & entertainment

Rights, licensing and compliance across music, film, broadcasting and digital platforms.
Fashion law

Design and brand protection, traditional cultural expressions and industry policy.
Anti-counterfeiting

Supply-chain IP risk, cross-border enforcement and digital trade.
Governance & regulation

Board leadership, policy alignment and risk management in high-compliance environments.
Dispute resolution

Mediation and arbitration, with judicial experience on licensing and commercial rights.

Pattern No. 04 — The Denim · Published scholarship

“Inspiration versus Exploitation: Traditional Cultural Expressions at the Hem of the Fashion Industry”

Her LL.M. thesis, published in the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review and available on Westlaw and Nexis.

COMPOSITION

LL.M. Intellectual Property LawUniversity of Turin & WIPO

LLM

LL.B.Catholic University of Eastern Africa

LLB

Postgraduate DiplomaKenya School of Law

PGD

IP management, mediation, arbitration, fashion lawWIPO Academy · Fordham University School of Law

CERT

MADE IN NAIROBI · TURIN · GENEVA

Pattern No. 05 — The Runway · Speaking

Consulting through WIPO, and on stages across Africa and beyond.

Liz has consulted for international development institutions and pan-African economic forums including CANEX by Afreximbank, GiZ and the Intra-African Trade Fair, and presents and moderates on IP, trade, creative economy governance and cross-border commerce.

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