Innocent Mung’omba

Innocent is a Senior Associate at ALN Zambia | Musa Dudhia & Co. and has built a strong reputation for delivering strategic legal solutions across various sectors. His expertise spans Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Mining, Taxation, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Projects & Infrastructure, and Real Estate & Construction. Innocent has advised on high-profile Corporate M&A transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance and facilitating seamless business integrations.

In the Mining and Tax sectors, he has helped clients navigate complex regulations, optimise tax structures, and mitigate risks. Innocent’s experience in arbitration and litigation highlights his effectiveness in managing and resolving disputes.

He has also played a key role in advancing the firm’s Intellectual Property practice, safeguarding clients’ innovations and ensuring the robust protection and enforcement of IP rights.

Innocent holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from University of Zambia and is a member of the Law Association of Zambia.

• Law Association of Zambia

2022: Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education, Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Examination Certificate (LPQE), Zambia.

2019: University of Zambia, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Zambia.

2022 – 2026: Senior Associate, Musa Dudhia and Company

2022 – 2026: Associate, Musa Dudhia and Company

2020 – 2022: Legal Assistant, Musa Dudhia and Company

2019 – 2020: Intern, Musa Dudhia & Co.

“Rising Star-General Corporate Tax”– ITR World Tax EMEA Rankings 2026

Corporate M&A

• Advised Equity Group Holdings PLC in connection with the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc’s retail and wealth business.
• Advised a Kenyan cargo handling company in connection with the proposed USD 300 million acquisition of a controlling stake in a major Mauritian integrated logistics business handling multiple commodities on the copper corridor and which had subsidiaries in different jurisdictions including Zambia.
• Advised a private equity investor in connection with its proposed investment of USD 70 million in return for a minority subscription of approximately 25.8% shares in the largest poultry company in East Africa having operations in Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Mining & Minerals

• Acting for Sibanye Stillwater, one of the world’s leading international precious metals mining companies, in connection with its proposed acquisition of an interest valued at circa. USD 624 million in Mopani, one of the largest copper mines in Zambia, including undertaking a comprehensive tax due diligence on Mopani
• Acting for Orpheus Uranium, formerly Argonaut Resources NL, an Australian Securities Exchange listed exploration company with mining exploration rights in Zambia, in connection with a judicial review application to compel the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development to operationalise the Mining Appeals Tribunal which had never been operational since its establishment. In a landmark Ruling, the Zambian High Court ordered the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development to operationalise the Mining Appeals Tribunal.
• Acting for Norin Mining (Hong Kong) in connection with its proposed acquisition of an approximately 70% interest in Mopani Copper Mines at a valuation of between USD 600 million and USD 800 million.
• Acting for China Non-Ferrous Mining in connection with its proposed acquisition of Lumwana Copper Mines, situated in the North-Western Province of Zambia at a cost of between circa. USD400 to USD550 million.

Capital Markets

• Acted for Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, the sole sponsor and underwriter, in connection with Yunnan Jinxun Resources Co., Limited’s initial public offering (IPO) and successful listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The IPO raised circa USD 141.7 million.
• Acting for Central Copper Resources (Mauritius), a copper exploration and development company with a significant, highly prospective landholding in the central African copper belts, in connection with its proposed floatation on the AIM London Stock Exchange, which floatation the parties anticipated would result in the company raising between USD 60 million to USD 100 million.
• Acted for Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, the sole sponsor and underwriter, in connection with the proposed listing of a telecommunications company with operations in Zambia on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Tax

• Acted for a leading producer of mining explosives in connection with a transfer pricing audit in which the Zambia Revenue Authority alleged that the client had not complied with transfer pricing regulations and raised a tax assessment exceeding USD 2 million. Upon appeal, the initial tax assessment amount was reduced by over 80%.
• Acted as tax advisor to a Chinese investor in connection with the rehabilitation, revitalisation and expansion of Zambia’s only oil refinery.
• Acted as tax advisor for a Zambian farming business relating to the restructure of a USD 1.6 million intercompany loan.