Mr. Likando Kalaluka, SC, is the former Attorney-General of the Republic of Zambia (from 2015 to 2021). He was the chief legal advisor of Government and an ex-officio member of Cabinet.

As Attorney-General, he was overseeing the Legislative Drafting and Law Revision department (responsible for drafting statutory instruments and government Bills to be presented to the National Assembly for enactment in to laws); the Civil Litigation and Debt Collection department (where he represented the Zambian Government in civil, commercial and investor-state arbitral proceedings); and the International Law and Agreements departments (responsible for routinely vetting and approving contracts, treaties or conventions to which Government intends to become party or in respect of which the Government has an interest before they are signed.

He has substantial board experience having been Chairperson of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) Board and Chairperson of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) and member of several boards, including the Road Development Agency (RDA), Road Transport and Safety Agency of Zambia, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), Zambia Public Procurement Agency (ZPPA), etc.

He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Zambia and a master’s degree (LLM) from the University of Galway, in Ireland. Current PhD student in international investment law, at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom.

He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom and a mediator accredited to the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). He is a member of the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Centre (BAC/BIAC) and is admitted to the panel of Arbitrators for International Investment Arbitration in China

He is currently the Managing Partner of Messrs. Likando Kalaluka & Co, a law and arbitration firm, in Lusaka, Zambia.