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 is sponsoring and taking part in the 2nd International Arbitration Conference on 20 June at the Banco Comercial e de Investimento (BCI) in Maputo. 

JLA Advogados is sponsoring and taking part in the 2nd International Arbitration Conference on 20 June at the Banco Comercial e de Investimento (BCI) in Maputo. 

Zara Jamal, partner at JLA Advogados, will be a speaker on the panel dedicated to the challenges and opportunities for the M&A operations sector in Africa.

Absalão Mapanze, associate lawyer at JLA Advogados, was selected to participate in Young ICCA's international arbitration mentoring program

Absalão Mapanze, associate lawyer at JLA Advogados, was selected to participate in Young ICCA's international arbitration mentoring program

Chambers and Partners recognized Lex Africa as Band 1 in its annual Global Law Firm Networks ranking.

JLA Advogados was highlighted as Band 3 and Zara Jamal as Band 2.

Carbon credits represent a fundamental innovation in the search for solutions to the global challenges of climate change.

Carbon credits represent a fundamental innovation in the search for solutions to the global challenges of climate change.

In the aftermath of the Conference of the Parties 28 ("COP 28"), which closed on 13 December 2023 and was shrouded in various controversies, it is important to start by making a few comments about it.

The presentation of the Toolkit for International Commercial Arbitration in Lusophony will take place in person and remotely between 15:00 and 18:30 on 24 November 2023.

Energy consumption per inhabitant in Mozambique is very low, essentially relying on biomass, due to the absence of satisfactory supply.

JLA Advogados partner Abreu Advogados has been nominated for the first time in the Chambers Africa Awards 2024.

JLA Advogados, have contributed to the guide "Shareholders' Rights and Shareholder Activism 2023" by Chambers and Partners.

Read more about the guide.

Emanuel Nhanombe, a lawyer at JLA Advogados, attended the workshop on the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

The initiative was organised by the Industrial Property Institute (IPI), in coordination with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO).

On September 14th, Mozambique celebrated Lawyer's Day. As part of the activities honoring Lawyer's Day, Zara Jamal, a partner at JLA Advogados, will contribute to the panel "Advocacy and New Trends: International Aspects"

The African Legal Awards are designed to recognise the main players in the legal sector in Africa and are organised by Law.com International in partnership with the Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa (CCASA) and Africa Legal.

This article is the second of a series of four, to be launched throughout the year, in a partnership between JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados especially dedicated to energy matters in Mozambique.

Zara Jamal, partner at JLA Advogados, will be a speaker at the webinar "Unpacking Potential Liability and Costs of Doing Business in Africa Arising", organised by LEX Africa, which takes place on 26 July.

Ana Sofia Batista, a partner at Abreu Advogados, Zara Jamal, a partner at Abreu Advogados and JLA Advogados, and Miguel Luís José, an associate, have written an opinion article for the Mozambique 2023 Directory, a publication developed by the Portugal Mozambique Chamber of Commerce.

JLA Advogados was shortlisted in the Private Practice Rising Star Award category of the African Legal Awards 2023, with the nomination of lawyer Absalão Mapanze.

JLA Advogados has joined the LEX Africa network, becoming the leading law firm representing Mozambique in this prestigious African network...

The Legal 500 directory has published its results for 2023 and JLA Advogados is once again highlighted in the local law firm ranking in Mozambique

Deivid Sacur and Mafalda Teixeira de Abreu spoke with Africa Legal about the Oil & Gas sector in the African continent with emphasis on the project in Rovuma Basin.

This article is the first of a series of four, to be launched throughout the year, in a partnership between JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados especially dedicated to energy matters in Mozambique.

JLA Advogados supported the KAYA - Uma Casa Para Tod@s project of the MAKOBO Platform with the donation of dishwashers, washing machines and dryers.

A Abreu Advogados e a JLA Advogados assessoraram a Agência Francesa de Desenvolvimento na operação de financiamento à Hidroelétrica de Cahora Bassa S.A.

Cecil Gobo, Trainee Lawyer at Abreu Advogados, signs an article in Julgar magazine proposing a reform of the Mozambican Civil Procedure. 

As part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of JLA Advogados, the JLA team, together with Abreu Advogados, participated in a voluntary action promoted by Makobo Platform. ​

JLA Advogados, in partnership with Abreu Advogados (Portugal) and its Knowledge Institute, reactivated the protocol of collaboration and institutional cooperation with the Eduardo Mondlane University Law School (UEM).

JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados advised Limak Cimentos in the development of its new thermal power plant, located in Matola city, Maputo province. With a capacity of 4.8 megawatts and an investment of 3.5 million euros, this new infrastructure will generate clean energy for cement production, thus reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.

As part of its 10th anniversary, JLA Advogados sponsors the 1st live edition of the Maputo Fado Festival 2022, which will take place between 15 and 18 June in various locations in the Mozambican capital.

Legal 500 directory has published its results for 2022 and JLA Advogados is once again highlighted in the local law firm ranking in Mozambique.

Zara Jamal, Partner at JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados, Ana Sofia Batista, Partner at Abreu Advogados and Isabel Pinheiro Torres, Senior Associate at Abreu Advogados, signed an article on Lexology GTDT: Project Finance.

The results for Chambers Global 2022 were announced and JLA Advogados is, once again, one of the law firms present in the list of outstanding law firms in Mozambique. In the ranking now released by one of the leading international directories for the legal sector, JLA was recommended.

Find out the opinion of Zara Jamal, Partner at JlA Advogados, Ana Sofia Batista, Partner at Abreu Advogados (partner firm in Portugal), and Miguel Luís José, Trainee Lawyer at Abreu Advogados, in an article published by the Portugal-Mozambique Chamber of Commerce Directory.

For the second year in a row, Zara Jamal, Partner at JLA Advogados, and JLA Advogados are among the nominees for the African Legal Awards, which elect the best lawyers and firms operating in the legal sector.

A JLA Advogados participou no relatório Fintech.MZ´21, elaborado e divulgado pela Associação das Fintech de Moçambique. A sociedade de advogados moçambicana contribui para o relatório com um artigo sobre "Fintech: Regime jurídico e perspetivas regulatórias para futuro".

JLA Advogados was highlighted as one of the best law firms in Mozambique by the international directory IFLR 1000.

Get to know the opinion of Cecil Gobo, Trainee Lawyer at JLA Advogados, on Procedural Management and Formal Adequacy - an invitation to reflect on Mozambican Civil Procedure. 

Zara Jamal and Miguel Teixeira de Abreu sign an opinion article about Sovereign Wealth Funds in Africa. Zara Jamal also shared the Mozambican perspective in the feature article “Legal Networks bringing a vast continent together”.

Zara Jamal, Partner at JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados and José Maria Corrêa de Sampaio, Partner at Abreu Advogados, talked with Africa Legal about the partnership between JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados in Mozambique.

Zara Jamal, partner at JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados, and Manuel Santos Vítor, partner at Abreu Advogados, sign an opinion article on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)  in Jeune Afrique's magazine: The Africa Report.

The Legal 500 directory has published its results for 2021 and JLA Advogados is once again highlighted in the local law firm ranking in Mozambique

Results for Chambers Global 2021 were announced and JLA Advogados is once again one of the law firms featured in the list of firms that stand out in the Mozambique market.

JLA Advogados partner Zara Jamal is part of the panel of speakers at the online conference "Leadership in the Feminine", which takes place on 17 March at 5pm local time (3pm in Lisbon).

Zara Jamal will be present at the Mozambique Gas & Power Conference 2021 on the 8th and 9th of March.

JLA Advogados sponsors the Mozambique Fintechs week - Fintech.MZ´21 - organised by the Fintechs Association of Mozambique, which will take place online from 22nd – 25th February.

JLA associate Absalão Mapanze will participate on January 27th at 5pm MZ in an online conference dedicated to the insolvency and restructuring of companies in the Portuguese-speaking world.

JLA partner, Zara Jamal, spoke to the information portal Africa Legal about JLA Advogados' recent nomination for best law firm of the year in the African market.

Zara Jamal, Partner at JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados, and Ana Sofia Batista, Partner at Abreu Advogados, were invited for the Africa Legal podcast entitled "Close Connections' with JLA & Abreu Advogados".

Abreu Advogados, partner of JLA Advogados, was selected for the category Regional Law Firm of the Year: Lusophone Africa shortlist in the Chambers Africa Awards 2021, an initiative of the legal directory Chambers and Partners.

JLA Advogados and Abreu Advogados has sponsored the Africa Upstream, LNG & Gas Summit, on October 22, the largest online Oil & Gas Summit ever organised.

JLA Advogados was elected the firm of the year by the Africa Legal Awards 2020, an initiative of Legal Week editorial group.

JLA Advogados (Mozambique) and Abreu Advogados (Portugal) advised Senior Creditors - Export Credit Agencies and the African Development Bank (AfDB) - in financing and developing the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 project in Mozambique.

JLA Advogados was selected for the Legal Week 2020 Africa Legal Awards shortlist. These awards recognize the greatest achievements of the legal community in Africa.