Karen Tatia has been an associate lawyer at JLA Advogados since 2026 and has developed solid expertise in Commercial, Corporate, Employment, Civil and Contractual Law, and Licensing.
Karen has been advising both national and multinational companies across various sectors.
Her practice encompasses the drafting and negotiation of contracts, legal opinions, corporate structuring, extrajudicial debt recovery and client representation before courts in multiple territorial jurisdictions.
Karen is a member of the Mozambique Bar Association and of the Center for Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Employment
Competition and Regulatory
Industries
Banking & Financial Services Private Clients & Family Businesses
Languages
Portuguese
English
Contact
Experience
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Advising a multinational company in the energy sector on the drafting and review of commercial, employment and lease agreements; preparation of legal opinions on corporate, contractual and labour matters; drafting of corporate resolutions, assistance with extrajudicial debt recovery; monitoring of administrative proceedings;
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Legal advisory to the Mozambican State, focusing on the preparation of legal opinions on the constitutionality of acts of State bodies, drafting of legislative proposals and ensuring the conformity of legal instruments with the Constitution of the Republic;
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Advising at a Mozambican law firm with practice across Commercial, Civil, Labour and Corporate Law; incorporation of companies, foundations and associations; commercial licensing; dissolution and liquidation of companies; corporate due diligence; drafting of contracts and corporate resolutions; advising national and foreign companies on employment matters;
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Providing legal assistance to economically disadvantaged citizens, legal counselling, court representation and dispute mediation across various areas of Law, in the context of a professional traineeship at a public legal aid institution.
Education
Instituto Superior de Comunicação e Imagem de Moçambique
Law Degree (2022)
Universidade À Politécnica
Master´s Degree in Business Law (attending)