The 2026 edition of the Career Training for Lawyers brings together six outstanding practitioners and industry leaders — each a recognised authority in their field. This is the faculty you learn from, not just a list of names.
MUSIC LAW
Yemisi Falaye | Vice President, Legal & Business Development, The Temple Company
Yemisi is one of Nigeria’s most influential entertainment lawyers, with over 20 years of legal experience. She currently leads legal and business development at The Temple Company, one of Nigeria’s foremost talent management firms. Before that, she headed the Entertainment Law Group at Dentons ACAS-Law — the largest law firm in Nigeria — where she built a client portfolio that reads like a who’s who of Nigerian music, including D’banj, Adekunle Gold, Kizz Daniel, Zlatan Ibile, Joeboy, Simi, Cuppy, Wande Coal, and many others. She brings two decades of deal-making, rights management, and artist representation to this session.
FILM LAW
Omotayo Inakoju | Head of Legal, EbonyLife Group
Omotayo is an Entertainment and Film Lawyer with over a decade of hands-on experience advising, structuring, and negotiating for the African entertainment ecosystem. As Head of Legal at EbonyLife Group — one of Africa’s most prominent media companies — she leads legal strategy across film, television, and streaming projects. If you want to understand how the biggest Nollywood deals get structured and what it takes to negotiate with global streaming platforms, this is the session you need.
FASHION LAW
Bernice Asein | Founder, Nigerian Fashion Law Institute & Cardinal Counsel
Bernice is a lawyer specialising in startup law, intellectual property, and fashion law, with over six years of legal practice and over nine years of experience in the fashion industry. She is the Lead Counsel at Cardinal Counsel and the founder of the Nigerian Fashion Law Institute — Africa’s first institution dedicated to the intersection of law and fashion. Bernice has worked with numerous fashion creatives, startups, and businesses, empowering them through legal frameworks, mentorship, and education. She sits at the frontier of law, policy, and creative innovation.
ART LAW
Adedunmade Onibokun | Managing Partner, AOC Solicitors
Adedunmade is a lawyer, author, and Managing Partner of Adedunmade Onibokun & Co. (AOC Solicitors). He specialises in Corporate Commercial Law and Art Law, advising artists, cultural institutions, and creative entrepreneurs on intellectual property, contracts, and regulatory matters. He has been appointed by the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy to two national policy review committees — the National Cultural Policy and the National Creative Economy Policy committees — bringing both practice and policy insight to this session.
GAMING & ESPORTS LAW
Oyiza Maleek | Gaming & Entertainment Law Practitioner
Oyiza Maleek, Esq. is a Legal Practitioner with specialized expertise in gaming and entertainment. She currently serves as the Head of Legal at Tradabets, where she oversees regulatory compliance, licensing obligations, governance structures, and adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to gaming operations. Oyiza has provided regulatory and compliance advisory services to gaming operators, supporting compliance with gaming legislation, regulatory guidelines, internal control systems, and reporting obligations.
SPORTS LAW
Abiodun Sonaike, Esq. | Partner & Co-founder, Lithos Legal Consult
Abiodun is a Corporate and Sports Law specialist with extensive experience in football regulation, player contracts, transfers, FIFA regulations, dispute resolution, and sports governance. He is a Partner and Co-founder of Lithos Legal Consult, Director of Legal of the Nigerian Youth Football Development League, and International Legal Adviser to Kanu International Football Academy (KIFA). He has appeared in celebrated football disputes, is a regular speaker at Sports Law events at Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Lagos, and sits on the Executive Committee of the NBA-SBL Sports, Entertainment and Media Committee.
Six modules. Six experts. Two days. One training that could change the direction of your practice.
This is not a conference. It is a structured, practical masterclass designed to give you the knowledge, frameworks, and networks to build a practice in Africa’s creative economy.
📅 28th & 29th October, 2026
🕘 9:00am – 5:00pm daily
📍 NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos
💻 Also live on Zoom — attend from anywhere
REGISTRATION
Physical — ₦135,000 | Early Bird ₦100,000
Virtual — ₦85,000 | Early Bird ₦60,000
Early Bird ends 30th September, 2026
Secure your spot: https://selar.com/11h84v18ag
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