Our firm offers comprehensive legal support concerning public administration. Our services include: Assisting in the preparation and challenges to...
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About Us
C & K Advogados, Lda, is distinguished by its efficient and tailored legal support to national and foreign companies, multinationals, NGOs, and public institutions. Our expertise spans various sectors, including: Commercial & Corporate; Environment; Banking & Foreign Investment; Energy; Oil & Gas; Mining; Intellectual Property; Insurance; Arbitration; Litigation; Civil; Labour & Immigration; Criminal Law and Administrative Law and Tax.
We strive for excellence and aim to exceed our clients’ expectations, dedicating ourselves to the success of every matter we handle.
Our clients remain loyal because of the technical, ethical, and professional quality and boldness of our lawyers and consultants. They are trained to innovate and strictly adhere to rules and procedures.
Besides our litigation practice across all court levels, we offer comprehensive legal advice across various domains, delivering legal opinions that proactively mitigate conflicts and reduce costs. Our approach emphasizes negotiation to avoid litigation, ensuring our clients achieve their objectives swiftly and efficiently.
Our Mission
We are committed to providing top notch and seamless legal services that meet international standards, offering innovative solutions and fresh perspectives to ensure our clients’ satisfaction.
Our Values
- Ethics and deontology
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Loyalty
- Boldness
Our Vision
To be the leading law firm in Mozambique and a worldwide reference, we aim to be recognized for excellence in providing legal services, upholding ethical conduct, and making a positive social impact. We aspire to be a force for good in our society, leveraging our legal expertise to promote sustainable development, human rights, and equality.
Our Services
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
BANKING, FINANCE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT
We offer legal support for the incorporation and restructuring of credit institutions and financial institutions and FinTech’s. Our services...
COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A
We offer comprehensive legal support and consulting for drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, and commercial memorandums. Our services extend...
DEBT COLLECTION
Our firm offers legal support to clients in recovering outstanding debts. We handle both extrajudicial and judicial bad debt...
ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURSES & ESG
Our specialized legal team is dedicated to assisting clients in the energy sector, focusing on clean and sustainable energy...
INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Our firm offers legal services for the registration and protection of intellectual and industrial property rights, including: Industrial designs;...
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION
Our firm offers comprehensive legal support in labour law, including: Drafting employment contracts; Hiring foreign workers; Negotiating collective bargaining...
LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
We offer legal representation throughout all stages of litigation and across all levels of judicial and specialized courts. Our...
MINING, OIL & GAS
Our legal team provides comprehensive and tailored services to the Mining, Oil, and Gas sectors. With expertise in licensing,...
TAX
Our services in Tax Law include: Providing expert legal advice and preparing detailed legal opinions on tax and fiscal...
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Our firm offers comprehensive legal support concerning public administration. Our services include: Assisting in the preparation and challenges to public administration decisions through administrative litigation; Analyzing administrative contracts; Drafting legal opinions and legislation; Conducting studies to define business conduct strategies with public entities; Preparing studies and memorandums related to social responsibility and public-private partnerships.
Additionally, we offer guidance and advice on bidding processes, administrative procedures, and contracts. We also provide intermediation and representation services when dealing with public institutions.
BANKING, FINANCE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT
We offer legal support for the incorporation and restructuring of credit institutions and financial institutions and FinTech’s. Our services cover the entire project lifecycle for financial institutions, from the Bank of Mozambique’s Regulatory Sandbox to the implementation stage.
Additionally, we deliver expert legal opinions on banking, monetary, and foreign exchange regulations and oversight.
In the banking sector, we provide support for a variety of issues, including interbank financing transactions with foreign credit institutions, the drafting of financial contracts, consumer credit, and transactions in capital and stock exchange markets.
We also assist clients navigate foreign investments and capital repatriation, offering guidance on exchange controls and ensuring adherence to all relevant legal requirements for both domestic and international financial transactions.
COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A
We offer comprehensive legal support and consulting for drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, and commercial memorandums. Our services extend to assisting with the preparation and review of company incorporation documents, enterprise setups, and megaprojects through every phase until commencement of operations.
Additionally, we provide guidance on mergers, divisions, incorporations, acquisitions, corporate recovery, dissolution, and liquidation processes. We also manage and conduct general assembly meetings and prepare corporate resolutions.
Furthermore, we assist companies in navigating commercial, industrial, and simplified licensing procedures, as well as the registration of foreign commercial representations, licensing, and contract drafting.
DEBT COLLECTION
Our firm offers legal support to clients in recovering outstanding debts. We handle both extrajudicial and judicial bad debt collection, and our fees are structured on a success basis, aligning our interests with our clients’.
ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURSES & ESG
Our specialized legal team is dedicated to assisting clients in the energy sector, focusing on clean and sustainable energy solutions.
We offer comprehensive legal consulting and support for renewable energy projects, including distribution, transmission, supply contracts, governmental regulations, and litigation.
We recognize the complexities of the energy market and are committed to helping our clients achieve their goals sustainably and efficiently.
As advocates for the environment, we also provide tailored legal advice on environmental legislation and natural resources, including environmental licensing and obtaining the necessary licenses for exploitation, conservation, and protection, as well as conducting natural resources and environmental studies.
Our firm assists clients in navigating the complex regulations surrounding environmental and natural resources, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws. Additionally, we offer consultancy services for land transactions, conservation, protection, and exploitation of natural resources, as well as environmental risk mitigation and litigation.
Our primary objective is to help our clients strike a sustainable balance between their economic activities and the preservation of natural resources, environment, social and governance.
INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Our firm offers legal services for the registration and protection of intellectual and industrial property rights, including: Industrial designs; Logos; Brands; Patents; Establishment insignia; Business names; Geographical indications and topographies; Intellectual property (in general) and Competition.
We also offer proactive consulting services, along with monitoring and defense against violations of intellectual and industrial property rights, piracy, plagiarism, unfair competition, and dumping.
Additionally, we are equipped to provide legal opinions on all aspects of intellectual and industrial property rights.
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION
Our firm offers comprehensive legal support in labour law, including: Drafting employment contracts; Hiring foreign workers; Negotiating collective bargaining agreements; Creating internal regulations; Providing legal opinions and drafting labor-related documents; Representing clients before supervisory institutions
Additionally, we offer immigration services and assist foreigners with obtaining legal documentation such as: Visas, DIRE, and Exit Declarations; Criminal Clearance Certificates for expatriates; Acquisition of Mozambican nationality; Organising processes for obtaining and renewing short-term and long-term work permits and other necessary documents.
LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
We offer legal representation throughout all stages of litigation and across all levels of judicial and specialized courts. Our expertise covers a broad spectrum of legal areas, with a particular focus on: Labour, Civil, Criminal, Commercial, Tax, Customs, Administrative, and Maritime Litigation.
Our pre-litigation legal assistance includes extrajudicial inquiries, forensic services, and extrajudicial negotiations.
We also facilitate conciliations, mediations, and arbitrations across various legal practice areas.
Additionally, we provide expert legal opinions on a wide range of legal matters.
MINING, OIL & GAS
Our legal team provides comprehensive and tailored services to the Mining, Oil, and Gas sectors. With expertise in licensing, negotiations, regulation, contract drafting, transactions, and dispute resolution, we navigate the complexities of this dynamic sector.
We assist clients in securing licenses, negotiating contracts for concession, exploitation, and transportation, and in mitigating risks and resolving disputes. Our team’s in-depth knowledge of the relevant laws and regulations ensures that clients receive informed and effective support.
Furthermore, we offer strategic advice to help you adapt to the evolving regulatory landscape, ensuring the best possible outcomes for your business.
Our firm is committed to a proactive, results-oriented approach, adding value to our clients’ businesses by focusing on long-term sustainability and growth in the Mining, Oil, and Gas sectors.
TAX
Our services in Tax Law include: Providing expert legal advice and preparing detailed legal opinions on tax and fiscal matters and legislation, as well as assisting in obtaining tax incentives and navigating special tax regimes; Offering comprehensive legal representation throughout all stages of tax litigation, from closely monitoring tax assessment notices issued by the Tax Authorities to handling tax foreclosures and legal actions; Delivering robust legal assistance in defense actions against the imputation of tax infractions and crimes against the tax order; Facilitating effective intermediation with the Tax Authority to secure necessary certificates and maintain accurate fiscal records.
Our Team
Dr. Hélder Fernando Cumbana
Lawyer and Managing Partner
Dr. Hélder Fernando Cumbana is a member of the Mozambique Bar Association, holder of Professional Registration License No. 758. With over 15 years of experience, he specializes in consulting and litigation in Civil, Labour and Immigration, Commercial and Corporate, Administrative, and Criminal Law. He is the Vice President of International Affairs Committee at the Mozambique Bar Association. He is also a registered Trademark Agent. He is a registered Arbitrator at CACM. He is a member of the SADC Lawyers Association - SADCLA. He is a member of the International Bar Association - African Regional Forum and Oil & Gas Law Committee.
Previously, he was the Managing Director at HFC Advogados law firm. His career is marked by longstanding, trust-based relationships with clients, a testament to his commitment to providing excellent legal services. From 2009 to 2018, he served as a Senior Lawyer, Manager and Representative at law firm SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda (linked to DLA PIPER INTERNATIONAL), a nationally and internationally recognized firm, in Tete Province. There, he gained extensive experience in administration, office management, and the business and technical aspects of various legal domains, including:Civil Law; Labour and Immigration Law; Commercial and Corporate Law; Administrative Law and Public Institutions; Mining, Oil, and Gas;Tax; Natural Resources; Banking and Foreign Exchange Law; Criminal Law.
Languages: Portuguese, English and French
Dra. Uneza Abid Karimo
Lawyer and Partner
Dr. Uneza Abid Karimo is a member of the Mozambique Bar Association, holder of Professional Registration License No. 1251. She is currently a PhD candidate at UCM Law School, working on her thesis in Private Law. Additionally, she serves as the Vice President of the Tete Province Council of the Mozambique Bar Association.
Previously, Dr. Uneza Karimo was the Managing Partner at ABLT Advogados, Lda law firm. She brings over eight years of experience in Civil, Labor, Commercial, Family, Administrative, and Criminal law.
For more than ten years, she has lectured at Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tete, teaching Administrative Law, Commercial Law, and Introduction to Law Study. Throughout her career, both professionally and academically, she has consistently demonstrated a commitment to excellence and high-quality legal services.
Languages: Portuguese and English
Dr. Americo Marindze
Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dra. Lanira Lopes
Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dr. Sequela Júlio
Trainee Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dra. Jéssica Varind
Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dr. Lelio Xavier
Trainee Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dr. Costa Chuambo
Lawyer
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Languages: Portuguese and English
Dr. Dionísio Fernando Cumbana
ICT and Archive Manager
Dr. Dionísio Fernando Cumbana, has a degree in Information Sciences, from the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM).
He has extensive work experience in the area of project design, information planning and management, ICTs, databases, document management procedures of different nature and complexity and archives. He has experience in developing business marketing projects and content and image management.
Currently, He is the firms ICT and Archives Manager.
Languages: Portuguese and English
Dra. Ema Mondlane
Administrative and Finance Manager
Dra. Ema da Conceição H. Mondlane, has a degree in Accounting and Auditing, from the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM).
She has extensive work experience in the areas of accounting, tax, administration and financial management of projects and business procurement (public and private), and mastery of the legal processes and procedures of human resource management and dialogue with the supervisory entities. She has experience in managing tax issues in the business area.
Currently, she is the firm’s Administrative and Finance Manager.
Languages: Portuguese and English