Joseph A. Jalasi

Joseph Jalasi is our exclusively recommended Mining Law expert in Zambia on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Joseph directly using the contact details listed above.

Joseph is the Head of Tax, Mining, Corporate, Banking and Finance Department. He has several years of experience in public litigation and has held various public offices. He is a founding partner of Dentons Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama (formerly Eric Silwamba, Jalasi & Linyama Legal Practitioners (ESJL). The many reported cases to his credit in the Zambian Law Reports and the Revenue Appeals Tribunals Reports are sufficient testimony. Mr. Jalasi served as Chief Policy Analyst Legal Affairs at State House under the late President Levy Mwanawasa. He also served as legal advisor to former President Rupiah Bwezani Banda.

Firm Overview:

Our Firm has been present in Zambia for over thirty years as Eric Silwamba and Company. In 2013 it was rebranded to Eric Silwamba, Jalasi and Linyama Legal Practitioners (ESJL) following the admission to partnership of Joseph Jalasi and Lubinda Linyama. It has over the years developed to the level of being among the top law firms in Zambia. The Firm offers boutique style legal services to its Clients and unlike its competitors is able to offer a wide range of services with respect to dispute resolution, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate, competition, tax, energy and mining.