Liz Lenjo, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
An accomplished legal practitioner and governance leader with a distinguished record across intellectual property, regulated industries and complex commercial environments.
She is the Founder and Managing Consultant of MyIP Legal Studio, a boutique advisory firm serving clients across Africa’s creative, digital, technology and energy sectors.
Judicial leadership on intangible assets.
Liz offers strategic judicial leadership on disputes involving commercial rights, licensing, compliance and the cross-border exploitation of intangible assets.
That experience translates directly into modern governance demands in sectors such as international shipping, maritime IP, logistics technologies, digital platforms and supply-chain management.
Governance in a high-compliance environment.
three committees, one steady handLiz served on the Board of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) under the Energy Act (2019). She assisted in overseeing corporate governance, policy alignment and risk management for a state corporation operating in a high-compliance, security-sensitive and globally regulated environment.
She also provided expertise on intellectual property strategy, technology transfer and regulatory frameworks.
- ChairpersonHuman Resource & General Purpose CommitteeBoard of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
- ChairpersonFinance & Strategic Planning CommitteeBoard of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
- ChairpersonAudit CommitteeBoard of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
Volunteer work for Kenya’s creative economy.
Stakeholder engagement, organisational structuring and guiding industry bodies through regulatory reform.
- Interim ChairpersonKenya Fashion CouncilAlso Head of its Legal, Policy and Intellectual Property portfolio.
- Head of LegalPartners Against PiracyVolunteer role in anti-piracy and enforcement.
- MemberInternational Trademark AssociationServed on global committees including the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and the Programming Council.
Her INTA work strengthens her understanding of global supply-chain IP risks, anti-counterfeiting interventions, cross-border enforcement, digital trade, branding and the commercial realities of international logistics.
Teaching, standards and published scholarship.
An adjunct faculty member at Strathmore University Law School, Liz teaches Media and Entertainment Law and tutors with CopyrightX (HarvardX – Kenya).
She chairs the Intellectual Property Technical Committee at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), reinforcing her fluency with standards, compliance, certification processes and cross-sector regulatory ecosystems.
Her LL.M. thesis, “Inspiration versus Exploitation: Traditional Cultural Expressions at the Hem of the Fashion Industry”, is published in the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review and available on Westlaw and Nexis.
Consulting through WIPO, and on stages across Africa and beyond.
Her global profile includes consulting for governments through WIPO, international development institutions and pan-African economic forums.
She has presented and moderated at industry and policy events across Africa and beyond on IP, trade, creative economy governance and cross-border commerce, and has written for and been featured in major local and international media.
WIPOConsulting for governments
CANEX by AfreximbankPan-African creative economy forum
GiZInternational development
Intra-African Trade FairPan-African trade forum
Recognition, on the tape.
Also: Top 25 Women in Digital – Kenya.
- 2018
- Business Daily Top 40 Under 40 Women
- 2021
- WIPR Diversity Shining Lights
- 2022
- Africa Legal Innovation Awards: IP Lawyer of the Year
- WIPR Diversity Beacon of Light
- 2024
- WTR (World Trademark Review) Bronze Award
- 2025
- WTR Bronze Award
- 2026
- WTR Bronze Award
- Chambers and Partners, Band 3, Intellectual Property
Work with Liz, or book her to speak.
For advisory work, contact MyIP Legal Studio. For keynotes, panels, moderation and advisory roles, send an enquiry through the order book.