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Zara Jamal

Partner · JLA ADVOGADOS

MozambiqueBanking & Finance, Project FinancePortuguese, English, Spanish

About

Partner at JLA ADVOGADOS since 2014 and has also served as a partner at Abreu Advogados for four years. Advises on implementation of international business and project finance transactions in Mozambique, focusing on banking, real estate, corporate and regulatory law, and has experience in Islamic banking and large gas project financings.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceProject FinanceCorporate / M&AVenture CapitalIntellectual PropertyTechnology & ITEnergy & Natural ResourcesReal Estate

Office

Expertise

Islamic Banking & FinanceProject FinanceEnergy (Oil & Gas) FinancingInternational Business TransactionsReal Estate Finance

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), 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)

Admissions

  • Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Registered Arbitrator, Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation Centre (CACM) of Mozambique

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish