Shakwa Nyambe is the Founder and Managing Partner of SNC Incorporated, with offices  in Windhoek, Namibia. He is a specialist energy, natural resources, and commercial  lawyer and also an expert in the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of contracts. He has  advised international corporations, state-owned enterprises, governments, and  individuals in oil & gas, renewable energy, and mining projects, and provided legal  services in matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and  corporate governance to project financing as well as rendering advisory services on  general commercial and dispute resolution matters. His clients include some of the  international oil companies, upstream service companies, drilling companies, renewable  energy companies, mining companies, construction and infrastructure companies, State Owned Enterprises, Governments, and corporate entities.

Shakwa previously worked as a Legal Counsel at the National Petroleum Corporation of  Namibia, as a Chief Legal Officer at the Ministry of Justice, Namibia, and as a State  Advocate at the High Court of Namibia. Shakwa is the President of the Association of  International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) for the period of 2025-2026. He serves on the  drafting committees for the AIEN, including JOA Committee, LNG, SPA Committee, Asset  Sale and Purchase Agreement Committee, the Drilling Contract Committee and the  Hydrogen Task Force. Shakwa is a Director at Debmarine Namibia where he serves as  Deputy Chairperson on the Board of Directors, and also serves as a Board of Director at  NAMDEB Holdings (a 50-50 joint venture diamond mining between the Government of  Namibia and De Beers).

Shakwa is ranked by the IFLR1000 for both 2024 and 2025 rankings as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in the practice area of Projects: Energy, with a focus on the Oil and Gas  industry in Namibia. Shakwa has also been ranked as Band 3 lawyer for General  Business by Chambers and Partners 2025 rankings.

Shakwa holds a postgraduate degree of Master of Laws in Oil & Gas Law with  Professional Skills (LLM) from the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, an  Executive Diploma in Global Business (Masters Level) from the Said Business School,  University of Oxford, a Postgraduate Diploma in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts  from the University of Johannesburg, a Baccalaureus Juris degree and a Bachelor of  Laws degree, both from the University of Namibia. He is an admitted legal practitioner of  the High Court and Supreme Court of Namibia.