Mohammed Zameen Nazarali

Mohammed Zameen Nazarali is a Senior Associate at Bowmans in Tanzania, specialising in arbitration and mediation. He provides strategic legal counsel across litigation, arbitration, shipping, intellectual property, employment, and project development, delivering practical and commercially sound solutions tailored to client needs across a wide range of sectors.

He has represented NMB Bank and Stanbic Bank Tanzania in multiple debt recovery proceedings involving claims totalling approximately USD 30 million, and successfully obtained an arrest order for the vessel MV Occitan Pessac as security for claims related to damaged cargo. He has represented Godrej Consumer Products Limited in several intellectual property disputes, including passing-off claims and judicial review against the Registrar of Trade and Service Marks. He has also acted for Ophir Energy in a significant claim valued at USD 322 million arising from the sale of gas fields, and represented North Mara Gold Mine in disputes over the resettlement of Project Affected Persons. He has conducted independent investigations for multiple multinationals and represented Ericsson in proceedings instituted by former employees. He has contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guides for International Arbitration for multiple years and has acted in the enforcement of and challenge to arbitral awards.

He holds an LL.B (Hons) from Middlesex University and a Post‑Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law School of Tanzania. He is a member of the Tanganyika Law Society and the East African Law Society.