Harriet Aalyiana Mdala
PARTNER
Address:
759, Glass House, Woolands Roundabout, Independence Avenue, LUSAKA.
Phone:
T: +260211250580
Email:
harrietm@mayandco.co.zm
BACKGROUND
Harriet is a Partner and team leader with over 11 years of experience in various corporate and commercial law-related matters in Zambia. Her areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, energy and infrastructure, real property, regulatory and compliance matters, as well as corporate governance.
Harriet has vast experience with structuring, negotiation, and completion of mergers, disposals, and joint venture transactions. These transactions range from domestic two-party deals to complex multijurisdictional transactions involving multiple parties, advisors, and financiers.
Her client base includes multinational entities, local champions, private equity funds, ILFs, NGOs, and high-net individuals. Harriet also sits as a director in insurance and financial institutions in Zambia. She is also currently the President of the French Business Circle.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Mining
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Competition
• Real Estate
• Aviation
• Projects, Infrastructure, and Power
EXPERIENCE
- 2023 – Present: Partner, MAY and Company
- 2021 – Present: President of the French Business Circle
- 2020 – 2023: Partner, Musa Dudhia & Co.
- 2016 – 2020: Senior Associate, Musa Dudhia & Co.
- 2011 – 2016: Board and company secretary of Barclays Life Zambia
- 2012 – 2016: Associate, Musa Dudhia & Co.
- 2015: Placement at Slaughter & May, London, England
- 2014: Secondment, Anjarwalla & Khanna, Nairobi, Kenya
- 2011 – 2012: Legal Assistant, Musa Dudhia & Co.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 – Public Private Partnerships and Infrastructure – ALSF
- 2022 – Bankable Power Purchase Agreements – Hogan Lovell’s
- 2022 – Power – ALSF
- 2021 – Public Private Partnerships and Power Projects – Anjawalla & Khanna
- 2019 – Certificate in Legal Project Management
- 2012 – Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education, Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Exam, Zambia
- 2010 – University of Zambia, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Zambia
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• French Business Circle
• Law Association of Zambia
• Member of the Local Government Elections Tribunal
• Member of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education
PUBLICATIONS
Declaration of dividends under the New Zambian Companies Act
Read hereZambia Real Estate Comparative Guide
Read hereZambia: Mining Comparative Guide
Read here
DIRECTORSHIPS
• President – French Business Circle
• Board Member – Instapay Limited
• Board Member – Rainbow Capital Limited
• Board Member – Tradcoms Limited
AWARDS
• Leading Women – IFLR 2021
• Rising Partner – IFLR 2021 & 2022
