Council Member
Chibeleka Nkobali Associate Partner & Head of Litigation – RASO Chambers He brings a blend of sharp analytical rigour and confident advocacy to his practice. As Head of Litigation at RASO Chambers, he leads contentious matters spanning civil and criminal disputes across the full spectrum of the Zambian legal system. Nkobali’s career began under the mentorship of State…
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Shamwana Sonia LLB | MBA l PGD Legislative Drafting | AHCZl ASCZ| Corporate Practitioner Serves as Company Secretary and Head of Legal and Regulatory at Airtel Networks Zambia Plc (“Airtel”), a listed Company on the Lusaka Securities Exchange, a position she has held for 9 years. She has over 13 years’ corporate and commercial experience, which includes…
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John Ngisi LLB, LLM (International Arbitration), MCIArb A Partner at Chibesakunda & Company, a member firm of DLA Piper Africa in Zambia, where he leads the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Team. He has over a decade of experience in litigation and arbitration, representing clients across the finance, mining, energy, and agriculture sectors before the superior courts of Zambia and in…
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Mary Mwansa A Senior Legal Officer at the National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW), where she oversees the planning and implementation of projects under the Ndola Regional Office. She is an Advocate of the High Court for Zambia and holds an LLB from the University of Zambia and an LLM in International Human Rights Law…
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Mambwe Kennedy LLB, Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting Kennedy Mambwe is an Advocate of the Superior Courts of Zambia and Managing Partner of Ferd Jere & Company, a law firm established in 1980. First elected to the LAZ Council in 2024 and re-elected in 2026, he currently serves as Chairperson of the Law Firm Management and Regulatory…
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Francis William Daka CIL, DIL, LLB, LLM (Human Rights Law), LLM (Legal Studies), ASCZ, Commissioner for Oaths An Advocate of the Superior Courts of Zambia with extensive experience in litigation, human rights, disability rights, child advocacy, corporate advisory, and criminal law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Master of Laws in Human Rights,…
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