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The firm’s clients include foreign and local corporate entities, SMEs, record labels, management and production companies, theatrical exhibitors and distributors, A-list film and music artistes, high net worth individuals investing in media and entertainment and government/regulatory authorities in the Nigerian Media and Entertainment Industry.
In addition, the firm has represented the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Music Publishers Association of Nigeria (MPAN), Record Labels Association of Nigeria (RLAN) now Record Label Proprietors Initiative (RELPI), Association of Movie Producers (AMP) and the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) at the Nigerian National Assembly as regards the Nigerian Copyright Bill.
Furthermore, PUNUKA has been at the forefront of shaping the regulatory landscape for emerging technologies in the Nigerian creative economy. Most recently, the firm has been actively engaged with the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE) on a number of policy projects.
These projects include reviewing the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Creative Industries in Nigeria in conjunction with Google Nigeria and preparing on their behalf a policy position on AI for the creative industries, the firm’s lawyers are also working with a leading data analytic firm to map the creative industries in Nigeria supporting the ministry to ensure appropriate policies and effective implementation of same.
Through these efforts, PUNUKA continues to play a pivotal role in establishing a balanced regulatory environment that fosters innovation while safeguarding industry stakeholders' rights and interests.
PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors has also been instrumental in training legal practitioners, creatives, and policymakers on the nuances of media and entertainment in Nigeria and across Africa.
Recognising the growing intersection between law, technology, and the creative industries, the firm has designed and facilitated specialized training programs to bridge knowledge gaps and empower stakeholders such as legal training to Nigerian and African filmmakers on both the British Council Film lab accelerator as well as the Realness Institute Creative Producer Indaba PUNUKA’s extensive knowledge of the Media and Entertainment business, its strategic partnership with relevant stakeholders as well as the practices and conventions of the creative economy, enables the firm to provide practical advice to clients in line with global best practices and local law.
PUNUKA’s affiliations with a network of international law firms through membership of Lawyers Associated Worldwide and organisations such as the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers enable it to adequately cater to its clients’ cross-border business and legal needs within the industry.
Contact
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors
4th Floor
PAS World Center
Block A10 Plot 7
Layi Yusuf Crescent
Lekki Peninsula Phase 1
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234-(1) 2704789, 2704791
Fax: +234-(1) 2704790
Email: info@punuka.com
Partner-in-Charge
Isioma Idigbe Tel: +234 – 817 8918 919
Email: i.idigbe@punuka.com
REGIONS WE COVER
Middle East and North Africa
North America
Asia-Pacific
Western Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors’ Media and Entertainment Practice are pioneers and consist of leading experts in the Nigerian Media and Entertainment Industry. The practice is made up of four (4) Partners, one (1) Senior Associate and seven (7) Associates representing clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters across the Film, Music, Media (digital and print), Advertising, Gaming, Leisure, and Hospitality industries. The Practice is headed by Isioma Idigbe, a Partner and a recognized expert in Africa’s media and entertainment law space. Under Isioma’s leadership, the firm has become one of Nigeria’s leading MEIT firms ranking as a Tier 1 firm for media law in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by Media Law International.
