Jamil Zouaoui

Biography

Litigation, public service and international commercial law.

Jamil Zouaoui is the attorney at Mizene PLLC, a boutique Washington, D.C. firm he established in 2001. His work has included representation of individuals and groups in housing and consumer-protection litigation, commercial disputes, and civil cases with public-interest dimensions.

Before forming Mizene, he practiced commercial litigation and project finance at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, where he became a partner. Earlier in his career, he worked at the World Bank on legal reforms intended to support private-sector development and strengthen commercial and financial institutions.

His international work included reforms concerning privatization, securities markets, and commercial and financial law, as well as contributions to the establishment of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) and its regional arbitration framework.

His litigation practice combines hands-on case work with a perspective shaped by transactional disputes, international institutions and public-interest advocacy.

Biographical foundation: District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission biography.