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Creative Economy Legal Advisory
Legal strategy for the industries exporting African culture to the world.
OVERVIEW
Nollywood. Afrobeats. African gaming, fashion, animation, and digital content. The creative economy is one of the continent’s fastest-growing sectors — and one of its most legally underserved. Deals are done on handshakes, catalogues go unregistered, and value leaks offshore through contracts creators never fully controlled.
LexInventum brings institutional-grade legal strategy to creative businesses — informed by our role as legal strategist to the Labari Fund, Nigeria’s first Creative Economy Fund.
WHAT WE DO
For Creators & Creative Businesses
Rights management: copyright registration, chain of title, and catalogue audits
Recording, publishing, distribution, and sync agreements
Film and production legal: financing, co-production treaties, talent agreements, E&O readiness
Gaming and interactive media: IP, publishing deals, and monetisation compliance
Fashion and design: brand protection, licensing, and manufacturing agreements
Influencer, brand partnership, and endorsement frameworks
For Creative Investors & Institutions
Experience: legal strategist to the Labari Fund
Creative economy fund design and structuring
IP-backed lending and royalty financing structures
Slate financing and revenue waterfall design
Due diligence on catalogues, libraries, and creative portfolios
For Platforms & Distributors
Content licensing and acquisition frameworks
Streaming, VOD, and digital distribution agreements
Royalty administration and collecting society engagement
For Policymakers
Creative economy policy, incentives, and legislation
Cultural IP protection and traditional knowledge frameworks