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Counselor
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid is the Chairman and Founder
of the Firm. He is a former judge and counselor of the Egyptian State
Council (Conseil d’Etat).
He received an LL.B. and an LL.M. in Public Law and International Private
Law from Ain
Shams University
and is a registered patent attorney. Since his entry into the private
practice of law, Mr. Abd El-Shahid has provided numerous national and
multinational companies in Egypt and individuals with legal services in
various fields including joint ventures, investments, privatizations,
mergers and acquisitions, local and international public securities
offerings, banking and insurance matters, corporate finance and
restructuring, securitization, estate and tax planning, trusts, public
and private tenders, infrastructure projects (BOT & BOOT), construction
agreements, pharmaceuticals, labor matters and benefit schemes,
litigation and arbitration, and enforcement of foreign judgments and
arbitral awards. He is an arbitrator at the Cairo Regional
Center for
International Commercial Arbitration. In addition, he is very active in
the Egyptian business community and acts as an Expert and Counselor to
the Committee for Economic and Business Affairs at the Egyptian
Parliament. Mr. Abd El-Shahid is a member of the American &
International Bar Associations and is a member of the Board of Directors
of many multinational joint venture companies in Egypt as well as of the Board
of Directors of various leading Egyptian companies. Mr. Abd El-Shahid
speaks Arabic and English.
Mr. Nabil El Bedewy received an LL.B.
from Cairo University. He is the Head of the
Firm’s Litigation and Arbitration Department and specializes in civil,
commercial, and criminal litigation, arbitration, maritime law,
shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, taxes, banking transactions, civil,
commercial, and employment contracts, labor and family law, construction
agreements, real estate contracts and registration, title searches, real
estate taxes, surveying, inheritance and estate planning, and enforcement
of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. He has acted as legal counsel
to the Giza Governorate and the Egyptian Ministry of Youth. Mr. El Bedewy
speaks Arabic and English.
Mr. Nabil Rizkalla received an LL.B. from Ain Shams
University. He is
the Head of the Firm’s Corporate Department. He specializes in
corporations, investments, corporate restructuring, mergers, capital
market and securities, shareholder disputes, free zone law, taxes, and
commercial and real estate mortgages. He has incorporated over 200
Egyptian companies. Mr. Rizkalla speaks Arabic and French.
Counselor Hussein Kabeel received an LL.B.
from Ain Shams University.
He is a former judge of the Egyptian Supreme Court (the Court of
Cassation) and specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal law. Mr.
Kabeel acts as a resident counselor to the Firm.
Dr.
Reinhard Klarmann received a Ph.D. in Islamic
Finance & Arab Laws from University of Lausanne,
Switzerland, an LL.M.
in International Business Law from the London School of Economics, and an
Arabic language diploma from the American
University in Cairo.
He has worked in Cairo and Dubai and has
assisted several international companies in their Middle Eastern
transactions. Dr. Klarmann specializes in banking & Islamic finance,
mergers & acquisitions, agency & distribution, and joint
ventures. He is admitted to the
Zürich Bar Association, Switzerland,
and regularly publishes articles on banking and finance law. Dr. Klarmann speaks Arabic, English,
German, Italian, and French.
Mr.
Girgis Abd El-Shahid is a former Public Prosecutor. He
received an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center, USA, an LL.B. from Cairo University,
English Section, and a B.A. in Economics and Minor in Business
Administration from the American
University in Cairo. Since his entry
into the private practice of law, Mr. Abd El-Shahid has provided legal
services to numerous national and multinational companies operating in
the Middle East Region. He specializes
in banking & finance, securities offerings, joint venture
arrangements, acquisitions, legal due diligence, corporate &
commercial agreements, telecommunications, and intellectual property
litigation. Mr. Abd El-Shahid speaks Arabic and English.
Mr. Mahmoud El-Ganzoury received an LL.B.
from Ain Shams University.
He specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, shareholder
disputes, bankruptcy, local banking transactions, taxes, civil,
commercial, and employment contracts, labor and family law, real estate
contracts and registration, title searches, real estate taxes, surveying,
inheritance and estate planning, and enforcement of foreign judgments and
arbitral awards.
Mr. Salah
El-Din Badawy received an LL.B. and a
B.A. in Commerce and Business Management from Ain Shams
University. He is a
registered patent attorney and also specializes in corporations,
investments, mergers, corporate restructuring, capital market law,
securities, shareholder disputes, free zone law, taxes, litigation,
intellectual property, commercial law, work permits and residence visas,
and commercial and real estate mortgages. Mr. Badawy speaks Arabic and
English.
Ms.
Jacqueline Saad received an LL.M. in International and
Comparative Law from the American
University in Cairo,
an LL.B. from Ain Shams University
and a B.A. in Business Administration from Helwan University. She has been the Assistant to the
Firm’s Chairman since 1996, and specializes in investments, corporations,
legal due diligence, banking, intellectual property & labor matters
and the establishment of NGOs & Special Purpose Vehicles (off-shore
and on-shore). Ms. Saad speaks
Arabic and English.
Ms. Souad Fayek received
an LL.B. from Ain
Shams University.
She specializes in civil and commercial litigation, labor and family law,
civil, commercial, and employment contracts, real estate contracts and
registration, title searches, and enforcement of foreign judgments and
arbitral awards.
Mr. Mohamed Atef received an LL.B. and an LL.M. in Finance and
Economics from Ain
Shams University.
He specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, real estate
contracts and registration, title searches, arbitration, environmental
law, civil, commercial, and employment contracts, shareholder disputes,
bankruptcy, and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Mr.
Atef has acted as a member of the Drafting Committee of the Egyptian
Environmental Laws.
Mr. Osama Mohamed Mostafa received an LL.B. from Ain Shams
University. He
specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, corporations,
shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, civil, commercial, and employment
contracts, labor and family law, real estate contracts and registration,
title searches, real estate taxes, surveying, inheritance and estate
planning, and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Mr. Talal Abdel Moneim received an LL.B. from Cairo University.
He specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, shareholder
disputes, bankruptcy, civil, commercial, and employment contracts, labor
and family law, public tenders, work permits and residence visas,
maritime law and vessel registration, tourism companies, administrative
law, real estate contracts and registration, title searches, and
enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Mr. Abdel Moneim speaks
Arabic and English.
Mr. Sameh A. Selwanes received an LL.B. and an LL.M. in Private Law and
International Trade Law from Ain
Shams University.
He specializes in civil and commercial litigation, construction agreements,
commercial, and employment contracts, and enforcement of foreign
judgments and arbitral awards.
Mr. Ahmad Mostafa received an LL.B. and an LL.M. in Private Law and
International Private Law from Ain
Shams University.
He specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, shareholder
disputes, bankruptcy, civil, commercial, and employment contracts, labor
and family law, real estate contracts and registration, title searches,
and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Mr.
Antoine Abdou received an LL.M. from Cairo University
in International Business Law, a Master M1 from Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne University
in Business Law, an LL.B. from Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne
University in French Law and an
equivalent LL.B. from Cairo
University in
Egyptian Law. He specializes in
arbitration, NGOs, corporation law and commercial agreements. Mr. Abdou
speaks Arabic, French and English.
Mr.
Mohamed Ali received an LL.B. from Cairo University.
He specializes in civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, shareholder
disputes, bankruptcy, civil, commercial, and employment contracts, labor and
family law, real estate contracts and registration, and title searches.
Mr. Hany
Rashed received an LL.B. from Monoufeya University. He specializes in
civil, commercial, and criminal litigation, shareholder disputes,
bankruptcy, civil, commercial, and employment contracts, labor and family
law, real estate contracts and registration, title searches, and
enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Ms.
Lobna Khater received an LL.M. in International and
Comparative Law from the American
University in Cairo (AUC), an
LL.B. from Cairo
University, and a
B.A. in Political Science with a specialization in International Law from
the AUC. She specializes in commercial & corporate agreements, agency
& distribution law, joint venture arrangements, intellectual property
law, and corporate law. Ms. Khater speaks Arabic and English.
Mr. Mina Bibawi received an LL.M. in International Business Law and
an LL.B. in Business Law from Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University in France.
Mr. Bibawi is admitted to the French bar. His
international experience covers the European Union, especially France,
and North Africa, especially Algeria, where he advised one
of the biggest cement players. He specializes in commercial and corporate
law with special experience in mergers & acquisitions and commercial
contracts. Mr. Bibawi speaks Arabic, French and
English.
Ms. Donia El-Mazghouny received an LL.M. in International and
European Business Law and an LL.B. with a specialization in International
Business Law from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and an LL.B. from
Cairo University, French Section. She
specializes in corporate law, commercial agreements, labour law, and real
estate contracts. Ms. El-Mazghouny speaks Arabic, English and French.
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