Eunice Ali Chitará

Strategic Senior Lawyer with 15+ years of post-qualification experience in the Mozambican legal market. Specialist in Corporate & Commercial Law, with a proven track record in structuring high-stakes partnerships between online gaming companies and Mobile Money operators. Expert in navigating complex regulatory landscapes involving the Bank of Mozambique, the Gambling Inspectorate, INTIC and GIFiM. Specialist in Foreign Investment (FDI), Exchange Control, and cross-border transactions.

Manager Partner - Eunice Ali Advogados - Maputo, Mozambique

(2019-08)

• Serve as external General Counsel for diverse portfolios of SMEs, overseeing corporate structuring, commercial strategies, and regulatory standing.
• Acted as lead counsel for global Online Gaming companies entering the Mozambican market, managing the end-to-end licensing process and ongoing compliance with the National Inspectorate of Gaming.
• Facilitated projects in Agriculture, Tourism, and Real Estate, providing expert advice on land use rights (DUAT), tax optimization, fiscal benefits and capital repatriation.
• Led the legal structuring of payment gateway integrations for international clients with M-Pesa (Vodacom) and e-Mola (Movitel), ensuring compliance with local exchange control and payment system regulations, review contracts.
• Developed and audited Internal Control Manuals and AML/CFT policies for real estate and gaming operators, ensuring full alignment with Mozambican legislation and GIFiM reporting requirement.

Senior Lawyer - CGA – Couto, Graça e Associados

(2010 - 2018)

Investment and Business Development Department

• Advised multinational corporations on commercial and corporate areas, mining concessions, and aviation regulatory matters.
• Managed high-volume property registrations and land acquisition legalities for industrial and commercial developments.
• Implemented Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC) frameworks for clients in high-risk sectors (Extractive Industries).
• Led the firm's legislative monitoring unit, analyzing and reporting on the impact of new Mozambican laws on international investors.

Deputy Director - Grupo Intercar (VW, Audi, Ford, Kia, Honda)

(2006 - 2008)

This early-career commercial experience provides a unique business-owner perspective to legal advice, ensuring commercial viability in legal drafting.

Bachelor of Laws - Licenciatura em Direito - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (2006)