Innocent Mung’omba

Innocent is an 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 – Date: Associate, Musa Dudhia and Company

2020 – 2022: Legal Assistant, Musa Dudhia and Company

2019 – 2020: Intern, Musa Dudhia & Co.

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 operationalize 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 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.
• 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.