Mrs Zara Jamal > JLA ADVOGADOS > Maputo, Mozambique > Lawyer Profile

JLA ADVOGADOS
Rua dos Desportistas, nº. 691, JAT 6.1 (Building)
13º floor (North fraction)
MAPUTO
Mozambique

Work Department

Banking and Financial Law, Commercial Law (Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Venture Capital), Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Mining, Oil & Gas.

Position

Partner

Career

Zara Jamal is a Partner at Abreu Advogados for four years and also Partner at JLA Advogados, Abreu Advogados’ associate firm in
Mozambique, since 2014. She works primarly on the implementation of international businesses and project finance transactions in Mozambique,
focusing particularly in the areas of banking, real estate, finance, corporate and regulatory law. Zara often advises on international project financing
transactions. Her experience includes Islamic Banking matters, where she assisted Murabaha’s first transaction in Mozambique, and in the
financing of one of the largest gas discoveries worldwide in the last fifteen years.

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Memberships

Member of IBA – International Bar Association.

Registered Arbitrator at Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation Centre (CACM) of Mozambique. 

Education

Law Degree, Catholic University (2006)

Post-graduation degree in International Financial Law – St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University (2017) 

Postgraduate degree in Islamic Banking & Finance, London School of Business and Finance (2012)

Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), in Dubrovnik, Croatia (2011)

Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property, University of Lisbon Law School (2010)

Postgraduate degree in Competition and Regulatory Law, Instituto do Direito Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal (IDEFF) (2009)

Postgraduate degree in Information Society Law, University of Lisbon Law School (2008)

Lawyer Rankings

Mozambique > Local law firms

(Leading partners)

Zara JamalJLA ADVOGADOS

Specialising in projects and infrastructure, JLA ADVOGADOS is particularly active in the energy and finance spaces and frequently handles litigation and debt collection for leading banking sector clients. The firm collaborates closely with the Mozambique desk of Portuguese law firm Abreu Advogados, with managing partner Zara Jamal, who focuses on project finance, real estate, banking, and energy financing, leading the team. Supporting her are Edna Sacate in debt recovery and judicial matters, Absalão Mapanze in litigation and arbitration, and Deivid Sacur in public and labour law.