IFLR1000 2025 for Sub-Saharan Africa distinguishes Abreu Advogados partners

JLA Advogados and FBL Advogados, partner firms of Abreu Advogados in Mozambique and Angola respectively, have once again achieved standout results in the IFLR1000, one of the most important international directories for the areas of Financial & Corporate, Project Development and financial markets.

JLA Advogados has once again been recognised as a Recommended Firm for Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm maintains its Tier 2 position in Financial and Corporate and records an improvement from Tier 3 to Tier 2 in Project Development, highlighting its growing involvement in major projects across the energy, infrastructure and project finance sectors.

Individually, Zara Jamal retains her Highly Regarded status, to which is added this year the Women Leader distinction in Banking, Project Finance and M&A, reinforcing her role as one of the most influential lawyers in the Mozambican market. Edna Sacate enters the ranking for the first time as a Rising Star in Real Estate, a recognition that reflects her growing contribution and the quality of the work she has delivered in this field.

FBL Advogados, in turn, is once again recognised as a Top Tier Firm, asserting itself among the most highly qualified legal teams in Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm remains in Tier 1 in Financial and Corporate, Project Development: Energy, and Project Development.

This result further consolidates FBL Advogados’ reputation in advising on large-scale transactions and projects, particularly in the energy, oil & gas, infrastructure and foreign investment sectors.

Individually, three lawyers are ranked:

• Paulette Lopes, Highly Regarded and distinguished as a Women Leader, is recognised for her excellence in Project Development, Banking, Project Finance, M&A, Energy, Real Estate and Oil & Gas, demonstrating cross-cutting leadership in some of the most critical areas of the Angolan economy.

• Guiomar Lopes is once again ranked as Highly Regarded in M&A, Energy and Oil & Gas, reinforcing her role in the market’s main transactions.

The results achieved by JLA Advogados and FBL Advogados demonstrate not only the merit of their teams but also the strength of a cooperation capable of supporting local and international clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions that are key to the region’s economic development.