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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 within the Nigerian Media and Entertainment Industry.
The firm has been engaging with the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE) on several policy initiatives notably working in collaboration with a leading data analytics company to research and prepare subsequent mapping reports of Nigeria’s National Creative Cultural and Tourism Industry.
This landmark report lays the foundation for regulatory reforms that foster sustainable growth across the sector in line with FMACTCE’s ambition to increase the sector’s contribution to GDP from 1-10% and introduce 2 million new jobs for youth in the country.
Furthermore, PUNUKA has been at the forefront of shaping the regulatory landscape for emerging technologies in the Nigerian creative economy.
The firm reviewed the effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Nigeria’s Creative Industries led to a collaboration between Google Nigeria and FMACTCE which resulted in a policy position on AI for the creative sector issued by the ministry.
The firm also recently contributed a chapter titled “AI- Generated Music and Copyright Ownership: Who Gets Paid? – A Nigerian Perspective” to the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL)’s Book Publication, “Music Without Borders: Hot Legal Topics in the Music Business after the First Quarter of the 21st Century”.
Through these initiatives, PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors continues to play a pivotal role in fostering a balanced regulatory environment that fosters innovation while safeguarding the rights and interests of industry stakeholders.
PUNUKA has been instrumental in training legal practitioners, creatives, and policymakers on the nuances of media and entertainment in Nigeria and across Africa.
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.
Additionally, PUNUKA’s affiliations with a network of international law firms through membership of Lawyers Associated worldwide (LAW) and organisations such as the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) enable it to adequately cater to its clients’ cross-border business and legal needs within the industry.
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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 ten (10) 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 recognised 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, 2024 and 2025 by Media Law International.
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