Armanda Theotis

Practice Areas

Anne Desiree Armanda Theotis practises across commercial litigation and dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation and adjudication, and corporate and commercial advisory. Her work also covers banking and finance, local and international contracts, conveyancing and land transactions, licensing and regulatory compliance, mining and construction, immigration and citizenship, intellectual property, and investment and international trade advisory. She advises both Zambian and international clients, with a focus on practical, commercially sound solutions.

Career

Anne Desiree Armanda Theotis is the Managing Partner of Theotis Mutemi Legal Practitioners and overall head of Corporate and Conveyancing, Litigation and Dispute Resolution. She has nearly three decades of legal experience and extensive advocacy experience before all levels of the Zambian courts.

Alongside litigation, she is an ADR practitioner acting as arbitrator, adjudicator, mediator and counsel. Her public profile also notes work on legislative review affecting the Agricultural Credit Act and rural inventory credit schemes, an international symposium on the rights of abused women and children, and drafting procedures for reporting gender-based offences.

She leads the firm strategically and contributes to governance through board roles.

Professional Memberships

• Law Association of Zambia.

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Fellow; public CIArb profile shows Zambia as primary branch and notes UK and Zambia branch

membership since 2013.

• Lusaka International Arbitration Centre – listed on the Centre's local and international panels.

• Firm affiliations/listings publicly shown online include AEuropea / Association of European Attorneys, Europlaw, Global Law

Experts and Global Advisory Experts.

Publications

Publicly identifiable publications and features include Zambia's Anti Money Laundering Comparative Guide (published in 2023 and attributed to Ms Armanda Theotis), a 2026 Global Law Experts article on Zambia's evolving ADR framework, a January 2026 leadership feature in CXO Outlook, and a 2013 University of Zambia repository entry for her work on judicial independence in Zambia.

Personal

Armanda is a commercially minded litigator and ADR practitioner who emphasizes integrity, clarity and practical problem-solving. Public profiles consistently present her as client-focused, process-driven and committed to professional development.

As Managing Partner, she is also involved in mentoring younger lawyers and building systems that support timely, accountable service delivery.

Clients

Local and international companies, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, SMEs, developers, property owners, investors, expatriates and other private clients seeking support on business, property, regulatory, dispute-resolution, immigration and related matters.

Work Highlights

Theotis Mutemi Legal Practioners' public work profile includes complex commercial litigation; banking, finance and debt-recovery matters; arbitration, mediation and adjudication; corporate restructurings and M&A; drafting and negotiation of local and international contracts; conveyancing and land transactions; mining, construction and energy-related licensing and compliance; immigration and citizenship work; and IP protection.

Industry Sector Expertise

TMLP's strongest sector-facing experience appears in financial services; property, construction and infrastructure; resources and mining; energy and utilities; agriculture and agribusiness; government-facing licensing and compliance; health-related licensing; and broader business and professional services. The firm also advises on trade, investment, real estate and cross-border commercial activity.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

The firm's primary jurisdiction is Zambia. It advises on Zambian corporate, commercial, property, regulatory, immigration and dispute-resolution matters, and appears before Zambian courts and interfaces with Zambian regulators. Its public materials also position the practice to support local and international clients on cross-border transactions, inbound investment and disputes connected to Zambia.

Languages Spoken

English

Experience

Anne Desiree Armanda Theotis combines courtroom advocacy with corporate and advisory experience. Public profiles describe nearly three decades of practice, with substantial experience before all levels of the Zambian courts and more than 11 years in arbitration-related work. She acts across litigation, arbitration, mediation and adjudication, while also advising on corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance, land transactions, compliance, and cross-border issues.

Her experience includes legislative review work and governance roles, giving her a perspective that is both technically grounded and commercially aware.

Education