Professional Experience

Lynda Mataka is a Partner at TMS Legal Practitioners with over twenty years’ experience. She is a seasoned professional who is dedicated to excellence, focused, determined and result orientated. Lynda holds an LLB Degree from the University of Zambia and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Drafting from the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE).

Lynda is also a Chevening Scholar and holds a Masters Degree in International Business Law (LLM) from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom). Further, she was awarded the David Livingstone Award (a British Council award) for being the most promising scholar in the year 2000. She is a qualified Advocate of the High Court for Zambia and the Supreme Court of Zambia as well as a member of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ).

Lynda began her career at the Ministry of Justice where she served in several roles including State Advocate (civil) and Senior Parliamentary Counsel (Legislative Drafting). Subsequently, she joined the Bank of Zambia as an inspector in the Non-Bank Financial Sector Supervision department following which she took on the role of Legal Counsel Advisory in the Bank of Zambia.

As a skilled drafts person Lynda has spearheaded the review and analysis of financial sector Legislation with the objective to harmonise the Banking and Financial Sector Act with financial sector regulations to include the Securities Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Directives, the Microfinance Act and the National Savings and Credit Bank Amendment Act on behalf of the Bank of Zambia.

Lynda provides expert advice to various Companies at the firm ranging from business start-ups to seasoned Companies on matters involving corporate governance, statutory compliance, risk management and investment management.  Lynda’s practice at the firm also involves the oversight of large corporate transactions and negotiations as well as the preparation and drafting of local and International Agreements.

Education/Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in International Business Law (LLM), University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) Certificate
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree, University of Zambia