Elizabeth Lenjo Explained

Elizabeth Lenjo
Birth Place:Kenya
Alma Mater:Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya School of Law

University of Turin Department of Law
Years Active:2011–present
Nationality:Kenyan
Citizenship:Kenyan
Intellectual Property & Entertainment Attorney

Elizabeth Lenjo is a Kenyan lawyer is currently the Chair of the Kenya Copyright Tribunal.[1] [2] She also sits on the board of Kenya's Nuclear Power and Energy Agency.[3]

Background and education

Elizabeth (More commonly known as Liz) was born in Kenya, June 19, 1986.[4] After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, graduating in 2009, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. After attending the Advocates Training Program at the Kenya School of Law, she was admitted to the Kenyan bar.[5]

In 2016, she was one of the 40 applicants admitted to the Master of Laws degree course at the University of Turin, in Italy, specializing in intellectual property law. The course is administered by the University of Turin Department of Law in conjunction with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). She graduated in 2017.[4] [5]

She holds certificates in intellectual property law, mediation, arbitration and related subjects from WIPO and Harvard University. She also has a certificate in fashion law, obtained from Fordham University School of Law, in New York City.[5]

Career

Lenjo is a lawyer, advocate of the High Court of Kenya and an expert in the areas of intellectual property law, media law, and entertainment law. She is a practitioner of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.[4]

After practicing solo for nearly six years, Elizabeth co-founded Kikao Law Firm with legal partner, Sarah Ochwada, who specializes in sports and entertainment law.[6] After disbanding Kikao Law, she now heads MyIP, a boutique Law firm.

Elizabeth Lenjo lectured at Strathmore University, teaching media law and ethics at the university's school of law and teaching business law at the university's school of mathematics.[4]

She was appointed to chair Copyright Tribunal by Chief Justice Hon. Martha Koome, She also sits on the board of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency.[7]

Family

Elizabeth is married to Al Kags and they have two children.[8] [9]

Other considerations

In September 2018, Business Daily Africa, a Kenyan, English language, daily newspaper, named Elizabeth Lenjo, among the "Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya in 2018".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-26 . Elizabeth Lenjo sworn in as chairperson of the Copyright Tribunal . 2023-04-11 . News Moto . en-US.
  2. Web site: Njoki . Joan . 2022-09-30 . ELIZABETH LENJO TAKES OATH OF OFFICE AS CHAIR OF THE COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL . 2023-04-11 . Corporate Juror . en-US.
  3. Web site: Board of Directors . 2023-04-11 . Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) . en-US.
  4. Web site: Business Daily Staff . September 2018 . Top 40 Under 40 Women In Kenya, 2018 . 16 October 2018 . PDF . . Nairobi.
  5. Web site: Liz Lenjo, Adjunct Tutorial Fellow in Media Law at Strathmore University and Founding Partner at Kikao Law, Nairobi, Kenya . Elizabeth . Lenjo . . 16 October 2018 . 16 October 2018.
  6. Web site: About Kikao Law: Partners . Kikao Law . Kikao Law . Nairobi . 16 October 2018 . 16 October 2018.
  7. Government . Kenya . 15 July 2022 . Kenya Gazette . Kenya Gazzette . CXXIV-No.136/ . 5526.
  8. News: Ashioya . Eddy . November 20, 2022 . BEAUTY, BRAINS AND COPYRIGHT LAW . 16 . November 20, 2022.
  9. Web site: About Elizabeth Lenjo . Lizlenjo.com . Lenjo . Elizabeth . 16 October 2018 . 16 October 2018 . Nairobi.