Liz Lenjo is the Founder and Managing Consultant of MYIP Legal Studio. She specialises in Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Media and Fashion Law. She is a Member of the Copyright Tribunal, the tribunal established under Section 48 of the Copyright Act (CAP 130). She serves in the Kenya Fashion Council as the Head of Intellectual Property & Policy in the Legal Committee.
Liz holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Turin (Italy) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and Postgraduate Diploma Kenya School of Law. She also holds a Certificate in Fashion Law from Fashion Law Institute – Fordham University Law School (New York). She also has professional certificates in IP Management, Mediation & Arbitration from WIPO Academy and CopyrightX from HarvardX.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tab]
Liz is an adjunct faculty member at the Strathmore University Law School where she teaches Media and Entertainment Law as well as Business Law. She is also a published scholar.
Her LL.M research paper has been published by the renowned Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 2018 titled: “Inspiration versus Exploitation: Traditional Cultural Expressions at the Hem of the Fashion Industry.” The paper is available online on Westlaw and Nexis as well as the Marquette IP Law Review website.
Liz is a blogger on www.lizlenjo.test on IP and Entertainment Law matters focusing on non-legal minds to understand basic issues on these areas of law. She is also the Chapter Lead of Creative Commons Kenya and the head of the Culture & Entertainment Platform.
Liz has been recognised for her efforts in the legal field and is a recipient of the prestigious nomination: Business Daily Top 40 under 40 Women 2018.
