Africa’s content industry is having a moment. Nigerian films are landing global distribution deals. Streaming platforms are investing directly in local production. International studios are actively seeking African stories and African talent. But behind every one of these deals sits a lawyer who understands not just contract law, but the specific mechanics of how content gets financed, produced, licensed, and distributed across borders.
Omotayo Inakoju is one of those lawyers — and she’s joining CTL 2026: The Lawyer in the Creative Economy to teach the Film and Media Law module.
A Career Built Inside the Industry
Omotayo is an Entertainment and Film Lawyer with over a decade of hands-on experience advising, structuring, and negotiating for the African entertainment ecosystem. She currently serves as Head of Legal at EbonyLife Group, one of Africa’s most prominent media companies, where she leads legal strategy across film, television, and streaming projects.
In this role, she works directly with global studios and distributors — including Netflix, BBC Studios, Sony Pictures, FilmOne Entertainment, and Genesis Group — giving her a front-row view of how content distribution actually works in the digital age, not just how it’s described in textbooks.
Before joining EbonyLife, Omotayo began her career at Silverbird Communications, one of Nigeria’s pioneering television and media brands. There, she managed high-value partnerships, broadcast transactions, and cross-border collaborations — experience that laid the foundation for her deep understanding of media operations, regulatory compliance, and content exploitation at scale.
What She Brings to the Table
Across her career, Omotayo has distinguished herself through:
Strategic legal advisory for international and local film studios, streamers, producers, and talent
Drafting and negotiating complex film, broadcasting, and licensing agreements essential to modern content production and distribution
Guiding companies through compliance requirements spanning media, data, copyright, and digital distribution in an increasingly tech-driven ecosystem
Representing production companies and talent in high-stakes negotiations to close co-production, streaming, and financing deals
This is the kind of experience that can’t be taught from a textbook — it comes from sitting across the table during real negotiations with real global players, and understanding what actually moves a deal forward or breaks it.
A Vision for Africa’s Creative Economy
Omotayo is deeply invested in the future of Africa’s creative economy. She advocates for stronger legal and infrastructural frameworks to help African content compete globally — from IP management to distribution systems. Her conviction is straightforward: with the right legal structures in place, content can become one of the next major economic engines for African nations.
That perspective is exactly what CTL 2026 is designed to pass on to the next generation of lawyers serving this space.
What This Means for CTL 2026
At CTL 2026: The Lawyer in the Creative Economy, Omotayo will lead the Film and Media Law module — walking participants through the practical realities of structuring, negotiating, and protecting content deals in a rapidly evolving industry. This isn’t a theoretical overview; it’s a masterclass from someone who does this work daily, at the highest levels of the industry.
Whether you’re advising a producer on their first co-production deal, helping a studio navigate streaming licensing, or simply trying to understand how Nigeria’s film industry actually does business, this module is built to give you real, applicable expertise.
Register for CTL 2026: The Lawyer in the Creative Economy
Omotayo Inakoju is one of several leading practitioners teaching across six modules this October — Music Law, Film Law, Fashion Law, Art Law, Gaming Law, and Sports Law.
📅 Dates: 28–29 October 2026
📍 Venue: NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos
💻 Format: Hybrid — attend physically or join via Zoom
Pricing:
Physical: ₦135,000 (Early Bird ₦100,000)
Virtual: ₦85,000 (Early Bird ₦60,000)
Group discount: 10% off for 3 or more registrations from one organisation
Early Bird pricing ends 30 September 2026.
👉 Register now:
For enquiries, reach us at lawlexisinternational@gmail.com or @lawlexisng.