Corpus Legal Practitioners
Paul Chafwa holds an MBA, BAcc, FCCA, FZiCA, and MIIA, and has extensive experience in finance and auditing. Currently, Paul serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Risk & Compliance Committee for the Saturnia Regna Pension Fund, the largest pension fund in Zambia, since March 2021. Additionally, Paul has been the Finance Manager at Corpus Legal Practitioners, a leading commercial law firm in Zambia, since January 2019. Between July 2013 and May 2018, Paul held the position of Chief Internal Auditor at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s largest public broadcaster. Previous roles include Head of Internal Audit and Risk at the Health Professions Council of Zambia and State Auditor at the Office of the Auditor General - Zambia. Paul began their career as an Audit Assistant at Grant Thornton in 2007.
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Corpus Legal Practitioners
Corpus Legal Practitioners is a full-service corporate and commercial law firm in Zambia. Corpus advises local and international clients on banking and finance, M&A, capital markets, corporate, dispute resolution, and energy, resources and infrastructure matters. Our experience in guiding clients through complex commercial matters is grounded in our understanding of the Zambian market and the legal, regulatory and administrative regimes that govern it. Corpus’ clients are diverse. We focus on representing global mining companies on all aspects of their business, including market entry, licensing and regulation, project financing, disputes, divestiture and market exit. Our banking and finance team advises international lenders and sponsors on large-scale infrastructure projects in Zambia (including rail, power and hydroelectric). We also advise banks, development institutions and corporates in lending transactions and other investments in the growing Zambian market. Through our corporate advisory team, we advise companies and NGOs on the set-up and operation of their businesses in Zambia. We also represent clients in commercial disputes in Zambian courts and international arbitration and help them navigate the increasingly active field of Zambian and African competition law.