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General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2026 : Zambia
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Provided by Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama Legal Practitioners
- Banking and Finance and Corporate
Heads of the department: Joseph Jalasi and Lubinda Linyama.
2 Partners
8 other qualified lawyers
Clients can not be disclosed on account of confidentiality.
- Dispute Resolution
Heads of the department: Eric Suwilanji Silwamba, SC, Joseph Jalasi and Lubinda Linyama
3 Partners
8 other qualified lawyers
- Competition
Heads of the department: Joseph Jalasi and Eric Suwilanji Silwamba, SC
2 Partners
4 other qualified lawyer
- Real Estate
Heads of the department: Lubinda Linyama
2 Partners
2 other qualified lawyers
- Energy & Mining
Heads of the department: Eric Suwilanji Silwamba, SC, Joseph Jalasi and Lubinda Linyama
3 Partners
6 other qualified lawyers
Industries (17)
- Mining
- Manufacturing
- Tax
- Energy
- Agriculture
- Tourisim
- Environmental
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Telecoms
- Insurance
- Construction
- Banking
- Immigration
- Intellectual Property
- Criminal Litigation
- Securities
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Work Highlights
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Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama Legal Practitioners assisted the IFC with the Zambian aspects of a refinancing to Liquid Telecommunications.
Strengths
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Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama works efficiently. It sticks with timelines and is very prompt in tackling serious situations.
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalThe firm has well-qualified and experienced lawyers who are dedicated and committed to their work.
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Notable Practitioners
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Senior Statespeople 
Senior Statespeople Eric Suwilanji Silwamba
Eric Suwilanji Silwamba SC is a very prominent and experienced dispute resolution practitioner whose practice includes competition law litigation. Natural resources companies and banks number among his broad clientele.
Band 2 
Band 2 Joseph Jalasi
Joseph Jalasi is a notable dispute resolution practitioner in Zambia. His experience includes advising on environmental litigation, competition and tax disputes, as well as M&A matters.
He explains the issue and how we can move forward from it in a very transparent manner.
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalJoseph Jalasi is a good operator. He is super responsive.
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution respondentGlobal
Band 3 
Band 3 Lubinda Linyama
Lubinda Linyama is well established in the dispute resolution space in Zambia. He is a strong commercial litigator who acts on class actions, competition investigations and other commercial disputes. He has notable mining sector experience.
He shows depth of understanding of difficult cases, with a tenacity that sets him apart in market.
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalLubinda Linyama is a very good and experienced lawyer whose main focus is client satisfaction.
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution respondentGlobal
Ranked Individuals at Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama Legal Practitioners (3)
Zambia
Eric Suwilanji Silwamba SC
General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
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General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
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General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
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Members
Provided by Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama Legal Practitioners
Ntasi Silwamba
Chama Simbeye
Mwape Chileshe
Andrew Simunyola
Cynthia Kafwelu
Nsokola Chilwana
Mailesi Undi
Doris .K. Mwinga
Jonathan Chileshe
Joseph Jalasi
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