International Exchange Program

Ms. Lenjo is a managing partner at Kikao Law-Lenjo, Ndirangu, Ochwada & Associates Advocates, an all-women boutique law firm that specializes in intellectual property, sports, and media law in Nairobi, Kenya. Previously, Ms. Lenjo worked as a communications consultant for the Kenya Association of Music Producers and as a senior licensing officer at the Music Copyright Society of Kenya.

Ms. Lenjo writes a blog at www.lizlenjo.com that disseminates IP law in plain English for the creative industries market, for which she was nominated for the Kenya Blog Awards in 2014 and 2015. She has also contributed to various publications such as The Sunday Nation, Copyright News, Prestige Signature Magazine, Fountain Media, and the book, Seeking Destiny, which shared personal stories from seventy successful women.

Ms. Lenjo is a graduate of The Catholic University of Eastern Africa and Kenya School of Law. Currently, she is pursuing her LL.M. in intellectual property law at a distinguished program administered by the University of Turin in Italy and the World Intellectual Property Organization, where Marc Randazza is her thesis advisor.

In the winter of 2017, Ms. Lenjo was a resident in Randazza Legal Group’s Las Vegas office. During her time there, she observed the U.S. legal system, educated Randazza Legal Group’s lawyers on Kenyan practice, and collaborated with Mr. Randazza on her thesis.