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The Zambian corporate law firm, and member of international network LEXAfrica, offers a comprehensive tax legal service including transfer pricing advisory. Managing partner Sydney Chisenga and firm partner Jacqueline Jhala are the senior figures leading the tax practice.
Formed in 2020 following the partnership with Dentons, the Zambian firm has extended its international network across Africa with new offices in Tanzania, Nigeria and Mozambique. The firm provides tax legal advisory services to Deloitte Zambia, as it entered a collaborative agreement. Joseph Jalasi is the head of tax.
The firm is representing a mining company client in a precedential transfer pricing dispute contending the assessment by the Zambian Revenue Authority. Due to the novelty of transfer pricing in the jurisdiction, it is therefore an unprecedented in Zambian law.
The Big4 firm is well established in Lusaka, Zambia, since 1997, and as a member of the EY Global and EY Africa, it has a leading tax practice with a comprehensive one-stop shop tax offering to local and international clients across various industries. The tax practice specialises in tax compliance and advisory, transfer pricing, and international tax. Managing partner Patrick Mawire heads the tax practice and is supported by managers Makusi Nyirenda, transfer pricing and international tax specialist, and Everisto Mwalubulo, Global Compliance and Reporting specialist. As an EY Global and EY Africa member, the Zambian local office leverages its global capabilities in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and AI to help clients improve operational efficiency and drive long-term value. Over the decades assisting market leading enterprises, the tax team has developed its expertise in industries and sectors, such as financial services, energy and natural resources, public sector, telecommunications, consumer goods and retail, healthcare and life sciences, technology, and digital economy.
In Q4 2024, the team advised VISA on the tax implications of the VAT regulations enacted by the Zambian government in the calendar year.
The Zambian corporate and commercial law firm has been established in the market for more than 25 years and has one of the largest tax practices. The tax practice renders both contentious and non-contentious tax support and has gained a breadth of experience advising multinational corporations across Africa and globally. Tax services include cross-border transactions, litigation and arbitration. Managing partner Mulenga Chiteba and tax partner Chipili Salati are the key tax figures leading the team.
The established Zambian corporate law firm is one of the largest in the market, and its tax practice offers a comprehensive tax service. Over the years, the tax team has gained extensive experience in general corporate tax advisory, tax compliance, and transfer pricing. The team has various clients across a variety of industries and sectors for which they provide innovative solutions; these include banking and finance, capital markets, mining, real estate and construction, logistics and transportation, education, agriculture, retail, wildlife conservation, ICT, energy, natural and renewable resources. The firm is a member of the African Legal Network, which has a presence across 15 African countries and the UAE.
In a case study, the firm advised CICT Mobile Communication Technology Company Limited on the tax implications of the revenue-sharing arrangement with the state-owned telecommunications company ZAMTEL, valued at USD 79 m.
Client feedback
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“Very responsive and articulate. Very good knowledge of his area of law.”
EY Zambia is a member firm of EY Global, a leader among the world’s professional services organisations.
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MMLP is one of the leading and highly regarded corporate and commercial law firms in Zambia with over 23 years of market presence. Over the years, MMLP has become a firm of choice for the corporate world and a link to the Zambian market for several multinational corporate entities across the African region and the World over.
MMLP operates through four broad departments under which specific practice areas fall and teams are constituted based on the expertise of our personnel. That is, Corporate Finance and Commercial; Dispute Resolution; Tax Regulatory; and Compliance and Real Estate and Company Secretarial.
The firm’s Tax Expertise is recognized by Chambers and Partners and the firm’s Managing Partner served as the first Chairman of the Zambian Tax Appeals Tribunal (previously called the Revenue Appeals Tribunal).
Musa Dudhia & Co is a premier and corporate law firm based in Zambia. Well known as the Firm of choice for corporate and commercial transactions as well as commercial dispute resolution. For more than half a century, Musa Dudhia & Co has provided world-class service to clients. Today, Musa Dudhia & Co is widely recognized for providing regional and international clients with outside the box solutions to complex matters whether domestic or multi-jurisdictional.