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LEX Africa and JLA Advogados are organising the LEX Africa Conference “A New Era for Africa in a Changing Global Landscape”, which will take place on 16 October 2025, at the Polana Serena Hotel, in Maputo, Mozambique. LEX Africa is an alliance of leading law firms across the continent, bringing together a pan-African team of more than 600 lawyers in 30 African countries. JLA Advogados is its exclusive member in Mozambique, and also maintains a strategic partnership with Abreu

Zara Jamal , partner at JLA Advogados, will be a speaker at the Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference, taking place in...

Karen Mimbir , trainee lawyer at JLA Advogados, and João Lupi , senior associate at Abreu Advogados , our partner firm in Portugal,...

The firm has been nominated in the African Law Firm of the Year – Southern Africa category.

Zara Jamal, Naby Jamal and João Diogo Barbosa, associate lawyer at Abreu Advogados, are the authors of the chapter “Key Stakeholders in Local Content Development” in the book Local Content in Oil and Gas Law – A Practical Guide from Design to Implementation.

JLA Advogados has shared a newsletter about the Government’s Five-Year Plan (2025–2029), highlighting the main priorities by sector.

JLA Advogados has been recognised as having one of the most influential cross-border teams within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in the article “Cross-Border Legal Teams to Watch: Firms Powering AfCFTA and Regional Business in Africa”, published by Legal Africa.

​João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Senior Advisor at the Abreu Knowledge Institute (“Instituto de Conhecimento”) - Abreu Advogados, our partner law firm in Portugal, discussed “Climate Change and the Portuguese Coastline” at the “16th Symposium on Hydraulics and Water Resources of Portuguese-Speaking Countries” on 28 May in Maputo.

JLA Advogados attended the 2nd International Arbitration Conference, represented by Associate Lawyer Cecil Gobo and Of Counsel Naby Jamal. The event took place in Maputo on 22 May.

Zara Jamal is participating as a speaker at the first Provincial Advocacy Symposium, taking place at the IPAJ Headquarters Building in Maputo.

Zara Jamal, partner at JLA Advogados, will be attending the Middle East Energy event, which takes place between 7 and 9 April in Dubai.. This event is an opportunity to explore the future of a growing sector.

Zara Jamal, Partner at JLA Advogados, moderates the panel “Regulation and Governance for an Innovative Financial Ecosystem”, taking place today in Maputo as part of Mozambique Fintech Week’25.

JLA Advogados supports the 6th Edition of Mozambique Fintech Week, organised by the Mozambican Fintech Association - Fintech.MZ, taking place from March 17th to 20th.

The firm has once again been recognised as Band 3, and the partner Zara Jamal as Band 2.

JLA Advogados prepared the Mozambique chapter of the LEX Africa’s Guide to Mining Regimes in Africa 2025 on the legal framework for mining sector in the country.

The legal work is coordinated by Dr Olivier Bustin and deals with comparative law between Mozambique and OHADA.

JLA Advogados has once again been recognised by the IFLR 1000 ranking in the Sub-Saharan Africa region as a ‘Recommended Firm’.

This event aims to present innovative solutions related to telecommunications, fintech, artificial intelligence and sustainable technologies.

As part of the protocol between JLA Advogados, Eduardo Mondlane University and Abreu Advogados (a partner firm in Portugal), JLA hosted final year students from the university's Faculty of Law.

JLA Advogados was nominated for the African Legal Awards 2024 in three different categories: "African Law Firm of the Year", "African Law Firm of the Year - Southern Africa", and "Partner of the Year - Southern Africa"