Abigail Lungowe Chimuka is a highly accomplished Zambian legal practitioner with over 17 years of post-qualification experience, having been admitted to the Bar in February 2008. She is the Co-Founding Partner of Abigail & Chama Advocates, a full-service corporate and commercial law firm that advises local and international clients across a diverse range of industries. Her core areas of expertise include banking and finance, energy, corporate advisory, employment law, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
Over the course of her distinguished career, Abigail has led and advised on complex banking and capital markets transactions, corporate restructurings, and high-value commercial negotiations. She has played a key role in several significant financing transactions on behalf of lenders to the Government of the Republic of Zambia, providing strategic counsel on transaction structuring, risk allocation, regulatory compliance, and effective execution.
She possesses extensive experience in energy and infrastructure transactions and has advised both project sponsors and lenders on major power projects, including solar, hydropower, and wind developments. Her work in this area spans project structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation of finance and security documentation, and regulatory compliance within Zambia’s evolving energy and infrastructure framework.
Prior to co-founding her current firm in 2020, Abigail was a Partner at Musa Dudhia & Company, where she made history as the firm’s first female partner and served on its Executive Committee. In this leadership capacity, she contributed to strategic planning, operations, and business development, while also leading teams on major transactions and cross-border mandates. In 2012, she was seconded to Allen & Overy LLP in London, where she gained valuable exposure to international financial law, global regulatory frameworks, and complex transactional due diligence within a leading global practice.
Her professional excellence has earned her notable international recognition. She is ranked Band 2 in General Business Law by Chambers and Partners, recognised as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500, and named Highly Regarded and a Women Leader in Banking and Finance by IFLR1000. These accolades underscore both the strength of her legal expertise and her leadership within Zambia’s legal and corporate landscape.
Beyond her legal practice, Abigail is an active corporate governance leader. She serves as Board Chair of Altus Financial Services Limited and sits on multiple boards, including Zambia Seed Company Limited. Through these roles, she demonstrates a strong commitment to integrity, accountability, and strategic oversight.
Across both her professional practice and governance responsibilities, Abigail Lungowe Chimuka is widely regarded as a trusted advisor dedicated to delivering commercially sound legal solutions while contributing meaningfully to the continued development of Zambia’s corporate and regulatory landscape.
