Register Now: CTL2026 – The Lawyer in the Creative Economy
Africa’s creative economy is on fire. Nigerian music is conquering global charts. Nollywood is closing landmark deals with the world’s biggest streamers. Our designers, athletes, gamers and artists are building empires — and every empire needs a lawyer.
The question is: will that lawyer be you?
Nigeria’s creative industry is projected to generate $14.8 billion in revenue. The music industry alone generated over $400 million in 2024. The fashion sector is a $4.7 billion industry. Nigeria’s gaming sector pulls in over ₦730 billion annually. Nollywood is the world’s second-largest film industry by volume. The creative economy employs 4.2 million Nigerians — and it is growing.
Behind every one of those numbers is a contract, a licensing deal, a rights dispute, or a regulatory question. The lawyers who understand this space will define the next generation of Nigerian legal practice.
What is this training?
The 2026 edition of Lawlexis International’s flagship Career Training for Lawyers series is a two-day, practice-focused masterclass that equips legal practitioners to advise, represent and profit alongside Africa’s booming creative industries.
Since 2018, Lawlexis has trained hundreds of Nigerian lawyers through this series, with faculty drawn from the country’s top law firms and businesses. This year, we go deep into the creative economy — across six high-impact modules:
Music Law — recording deals, royalties, streaming economics, artist management and copyright disputes
Film Law — Nollywood production agreements, streaming licensing, talent contracts and content regulation
Fashion Law — trademark protection, brand licensing, influencer contracts and combating counterfeits
Art Law — gallery agreements, cultural property, NFTs and digital art
Gaming & Esports Law — game publishing deals, esports contracts and Nigeria’s gaming regulation landscape
Sports Law — transfer agreements, image rights, athlete representation and sports arbitration
Plus cross-cutting themes on AI and creative works, financing creative ventures, and data protection.
Meet Your Faculty
This year’s training is facilitated by an outstanding lineup of practitioners and industry insiders — each an authority in their module:
Yemisi Falaye — Temple Management Company (Music Law) One of Nigeria’s foremost figures in talent management and the business of music, bringing real-world insight into how deals are structured and rights are managed at the highest level of the industry.
Omotayo Inakoju — EbonyLife Group (Film Law) A key figure at one of Africa’s most celebrated content and entertainment companies, with deep experience in the production, licensing and distribution agreements that are reshaping Nollywood’s relationship with global streaming platforms.
Bernice Asein — Nigerian Fashion Law Institute (Fashion Law) A leading voice on fashion law in Nigeria, combining legal expertise with a sharp understanding of the brand protection, IP and commercial challenges facing Nigeria’s fast-growing fashion industry.
Adedunmade Onibokun — AOC Solicitors (Art Law) Managing Partner of AOC Solicitors, with extensive practice in art law, cultural property and the legal frameworks governing Nigeria’s visual arts ecosystem.
Oyiza Maleek (Gaming & Esports Law) A practitioner at the frontier of Nigeria’s gaming and esports industry, bringing practical expertise in game development agreements, IP in digital assets, esports regulation and Nigeria’s evolving gaming landscape.
Abiodun Sonaike — Lithos Solicitors (Sports Law) A sports law practitioner with experience in athlete representation, transfer agreements, image rights and the regulatory frameworks governing Nigerian and international sport.
Who should attend?
This training is for you if you are:
A lawyer looking to build or deepen a practice in the creative industries
In-house counsel at a media, entertainment, sports or fashion company
A legal practitioner who wants to understand the deals driving Nigeria’s creative economy
A founder, executive or talent manager who works with lawyers and wants to speak their language
What you will get
✅ Two full days of practical, expert-led sessions (9am – 5pm daily)
✅ Access to an elite faculty of six practitioners and industry insiders
✅ Lecture materials covering all six modules
✅ A certificate of completion from Lawlexis International
✅ A network of creative-economy lawyers and professionals
✅ The option to attend physically in Lagos or virtually from anywhere in the world
Event Details
Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th October, 2026 🕘 9:00am – 5:00pm daily 📍 Physical: NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos 💻 Virtual: Live on Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Registration
Early Bird (ends 30th Sept) Standard Physical ₦100,000 ₦135,000 Virtual ₦60,000 ₦85,000 👥 Group rate: 10% discount for 3 or more registrations from the same firm or organisation.
Register here: https://selar.com/11h84v18ag
Payment: Lawlexis — Fidelity Bank, 4011176564 (Virtual attendees will receive their Zoom link upon registration confirmation.)
Why Lawlexis?
Since 2018, Lawlexis International has delivered Nigeria’s premier continuing legal education series for practicing lawyers. Past editions — The Art of Legal Advocacy, Lawyers at the Centre of African Trade, Introduction to Tech Law, Developments in Corporate Law, and Entertainment & Sports Law Mastery — have trained hundreds of lawyers with faculty drawn from Nigeria’s top firms and businesses.
This is not a conference. It is a training. Practical. Deal-focused. Career-changing.
Organised by Lawlexis International 📞 09029755663 | 📧 lawlexisinternational@gmail.com | 📲 @lawlexisng
Seats are limited. Early bird pricing ends 30th September, 2026. Secure your spot today.
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