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Zara Jamal
Work Department
Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Zara Jamal is a Partner at Abreu Advogados since 2016, and at JLA Advogados, Abreu Advogados’ associate firm in Mozambique, since 2014. She works primarily on the implementation of international businesses and project finance transactions in Mozambique, focusing particularly on the banking, insurance, real estate, agriculture and energy sectors.
Her practice centers particularly in the areas of banking, finance, corporate and regulatory law, often advising on international project financing transactions.
Her experience includes Islamic Banking having provided services for Murabaha’s first transaction in Mozambique.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
International Bar Association
Mozambique Bar Association
Education
Law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University Faculty of Law (2006)
Postgraduate degree in Islamic Banking & Finance from the London School of Business and Finance (2012)
Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property from the University of Lisbon Faculty of law (2010)
Postgraduate degree in Information Society Law from the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law (2008)
Postgraduate degree in Competition Law and Regulation from the Economic, Institute for Economic, Fiscal and Tax Law (IDEFF) (2009)
Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property from WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization, in Dubrovnik, Croatia (2011)
Postgraduate degree in International Finance Law from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University (2017)
Lawyer Rankings
Mozambique > Foreign law firms
Abreu Advogados
excels in sectors such as energy, aviation, infrastructure, natural resources, and financial markets. The firm’s diverse experience includes advising on oil and gas logistics platform concessions and retail real estate projects, as well as providing litigation and debt collection support to major domestic banking clients. Ana Sofia Batista and José Maria Corrêa De Sampaio lead the team from Lisbon, alongside Zara Jamal, who manages local partner firm JLA ADVOGADOS in Maputo. Batista is adept at M&A negotiations, including private equity transactions, while Jamal specialises in project and energy financing, real estate, and banking. Manuel Santos Vítor handles M&A deals across the energy, natural resources, and leisure spaces, and Isabel Pinheiro Torres contributes banking and finance expertise.
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