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Bowmans Zambia
3RD FLOOR, EVEXIA COMMERCIAL BUILDING, PLOT NUMBER 1014
CHURCH ROAD, LUSAKA
Zambia

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Bowmans Zambia has a strong banking and corporate practice. The firm has a strong client base, working with large banks as well as government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia. The firm’s strong presence across Africa allows for the Zambian office to work on many cross-border deals. Managing partner Mabvuto Sakala is a specialist in employment-related litigation and alternate dispute resolution, while Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda is an expert in financial and corporate law.

Leading individuals

Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda – Bowmans Zambia

Practice head(s):

Mabvuto Sakala; Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda

Other key lawyers:

Joshua Mwamulima; John Kawana

Testimonials

‘The team is very agile and work very well in high pressure circumstances, making them a great choice for client’s with fast-paced business needs.’

‘Always responds and available when needed. Knowledgeable in legal framework.’

‘The partners are easily accessible and available to give both brief and detailed advice.’

‘Bwalya Chilufya is a seasoned professional and is highly client focused. Together with Joshua Mwamulimwa, they work with a high sense of what the client needs or might need in the future. ’

‘Mabvuto Sakala and John Kawana are able to intelligently decipher key issues and find solutions around them. They are highly dependable for even urgent legal opinions owing to their vast knowledge base.’

‘I find Bwalya Chilufya not only competent but socially adept. I get the sense that they genuinely care about my business. ’

Key clients

First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQML)

Absa Bank Zambia Plc (Absa)

Prudential Life Assurance Zambia Limited

The Coca-Cola Company

Mopani Copper Mines

National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA)

Public Service Pension Fund Board (PSPF)

YesCash Zambia Limited t/a Express Credit

Frontclear Management B.V

Agricultural Leasing Company Zambia Limited

Work highlights

Advised Standard Bank and FirstRand Bank on a ZAR5.95 billion refinancing facility to The Foschini Retail Group Proprietary Limited (TFG), a South African JSE-listed retail clothing group with presence across 24 countries.
Acting for Absa Bank Zambia Plc, formerly Barclays Bank Zambia PLC, as respondent in an employment class action claim involving pensions and employment benefits with an anticipated settlement value of ZMW49m.
Advised Mr Price Group Limited in relation to the acquisition of control of Blue Falcon 188 Trading (Proprietary) Limited, which owns the Studio 88 group of businesses, from RMB Ventures Six (Proprietary) Limited and the current management of the Studio 88 Group, for ZAR 3.6 billion.

About Bowmans Zambia: Bowmans’ Namibian practice is one of the largest and most established full-service corporate and commercial law firms in the country.

Bowmans’ Namibian team has represented borrowers and lenders in the largest project finance transactions and most important mergers and acquisitions in the country to date. Its dispute resolution team members regularly litigate and are skilled in private arbitration and mediation.

Other areas of specialist knowledge are employment, insolvency, privacy and data protection law, along with real estate and conveyancing. Sector expertise covers natural resources, infrastructure, property, maritime and shipping, and oil and gas.

Clients include national and international corporate entities, development and development finance institutions, and international law firms.

About Bowmans: Bowmans helps its clients manage legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Its enviable track record of providing legal services to the highest professional standards on the continent, spans corporate, finance, competition, taxation, employment, technology and dispute resolution matters.

With over 500 specialist lawyers, Bowmans draws on its unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment in Africa to advise on a wide range of legal issues.

The firm delivers integrated legal services from nine offices (Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Moka, Nairobi, Swakopmund and Windhoek) in six countries (Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia).

Everywhere it operates, Bowmans offers its clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market, and an understanding of their businesses. The firm’s aim is to assist its clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks.

The firm works closely with its Alliance firms Aman & Partners LLP in Ethiopia and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Nigeria. Bowmans has special relationships with firms in Mozambique and Uganda; a non-exclusive co-operation agreement with French international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel that provides access to lawyers in francophone west and north Africa; regularly works with other leading independent law firms across the rest of Africa; and is a representative of Lex Mundi, a global association of independent law firms in more than 125 countries.

Clients include domestic and foreign corporates, multinationals, funds and financial institutions, across a range of industry sectors, as well as state-owned enterprises and governments.

Offices
Kenya: Nairobi
5th Floor, ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing, Riverside Park, Chiromo Road, Nairobi
T: +254 20 289 9000
E: info-ke@bowmanslaw.com

Mauritius: Moka
3rd Floor, The Dot, Avenue De Telfair, Moka
T: +230 460 5959
E: info-ma@bowmanslaw.com

Namibia: Swakopmund
No. 6 Antonius Garten, c/o Hendrik Witbooi Str & Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue, Swakopmund
T: +264 64 406 320
E: info-na@bowmanslaw.com

Namibia: Windhoek
33 Schanzen Road PO Box 3516, Windhoek
T: +264 61 382 800
E: info-na@bowmanslaw.com

South Africa: Cape Town
22 Bree Street, Cape Town
T: +27 21 480 7800
E: info-cpt@bowmanslaw.com

South Africa: Durban
Ground Floor, Compendium House, 5 The Crescent, Westway Office Park, Harry Gwala Road, Westville, Durban
T: +27 31 109 1150
E: info-dbn@bowmanslaw.com

South Africa: Johannesburg
11 Alice Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg
T: +27 11 669 9000
E: info-jhb@bowmanslaw.com

Tanzania: Dar es Salaam
2nd Floor, The Luminary Cnr Haile Selassie and Chole Roads, Masaki,
Dar es Salaam
T: +255 76 898 8640
E: info-tz@bowmanslaw.com

Zambia: Lusaka
3rd Floor, Evexia Commercial Building, Plot Number 1014, Church Road, Lusaka
T: +260 21 135 6638
E: info-zb@bowmanslaw.com

Key areas of spcialisation:
Banking and financial services regulatory
Commercial property
Competition
CorporateiInvestigations
Corporate services
Data protection
Debt capital markets
Dispute resolution
Employment and benefits
Environment, sustainability and climate change
Equity capital markets
ESG
Finance
Fintech
Governance, compliance and investigations
Government contracting and public procurement
Intellectual property
International arbitration
Litigation and arbitration
Local Content and broad-based black economic empowerment
Media, Entertainment and broadcasting
Mergers and acquisitions
Oil and gas
Pensions law
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory services
Restructuring
Shipping, aviation and logistics
Tax
Technology
Telecommunications

Key areas of practice:
Aviation
Construction
Consumer goods
Education
Energy
Financial institutions
Hotels and leisure
Industrials
Infrastructure
Insurance
Mining
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare
Ports, rail and logistics
Technology, media and telecommunications

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chairman and Senior Partner	Ezra Davids	ezra.davids@bowmanslaw.com	+27 11 669 9000
Group Managing Partner	Alan Keep	alan.keep@bowmanslaw.com	+27 11 669 9000
Office Managing Partner, Cape Town	Deon de Klerk	deon.deklerk@bowmanslaw.com	+27 21 480 7800
Office Managing Partner, Durban	Yasmeen Suliman	yasmeen.suliman@bowmanslaw.com	+27 31 109 1150
Senior Partner, Kenya	Richard Harney	richard.harney@bowmanslaw.com	+254 20 289 9000
Managing Partner, Kenya	Paras Shah	paras.shah@bowmanslaw.com	+254 20 289 9000
Managing Partner, Mauritius	Fazil Hossenkhan	fazil.hossenkhan@bowmanslaw.com	+230 460 5959
Senior Partner, Namibia	Irvin Titus	irvin.titus@bowmanslaw.com	+264 64 406 320
Managing Partner, Namibia	Stephen Vlieghe	stephen.vlieghe@bowmanslaw.com	+264 64 406 320
Senior Partner, Tanzania	Wilbert Kapinga	wilbert.kapinga@bowmanslaw.com	+255 76 898 8640
Managing Partner, Tanzania	Michael Strain	michael.strain@bowmanslaw.com	+255 76 898 8640
Managing Partner, Zambia	Mabvuto Sakala	mabvuto.sakala@bowmanslaw.com	+260 21 135 6638

Name	Position	Profile
Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda	Partner	View Profile
John Kawana	Partner	View Profile
Joshua Mwamulima	Partner	View Profile
Mabvuto Sakala	Managing Partner, Zambia	View Profile