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Egypt > Projects and infrastructure > Law firm and leading lawyer rankings
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Dentons Egypt LLC - Ibrachy & Partners
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- Khaled El Shalakany - Shalakany Law Office
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Rasheed Kamel -
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- Yasir Elakhdar - Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law
- Ahmed Omar - Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
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Mohamed Kamel and Rasheed Kamel are prominent partners in the projects team at Al Kamel Law Office, which acts as local counsel to international companies such as Chevron. Highlights included advising Palm Hills Development and Rakeen Egypt for Investment on an EGP2.4bn syndicated project finance facility, as well as assisting Masdar Future Energy with establishing two renewable energy facilities with output totalling 6,000MW.
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International) ‘understands what clients and the government require’. Mohamed Ghannam’s highlights included acting for AINowais Investments on the $4bn development of a 3,960MW coal-fired power plant. Acwa Power and Dufry Egypt are also clients. Ziad Gadalla and Ahmed Omar, who ‘brings good experience in projects’, are recommended senior associates.
‘Strong in finance and infrastructure deals’, Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law shows ‘unparalleled dedication’, according to one client. Of counsel Mohamed Gomaa and managing partner Yasser Hashem recently advised Engie on its EGP45m investment in renewable energy projects under the feed-in-tariff programme. Hashem also acted for Elf Energy Egypt on a new 50MW solar power plant.
Matouk Bassiouny’s Mahmoud Bassiouny is ‘a reliable partner with profound knowledge of Egyptian law and international financing structures’. He advised water processing specialist Aqualia Infraestructuras on its tender for the operation of Egypt’s largest desalination plant. Another highlight was assisting Wadi Degla Energy and MMID 50 with two separate 50MW solar power projects.
Shahid Law Firm’s highly skilled team has a strong track record in renewable energy, oil, gas and power projects. The firm advised Edison International on a joint venture agreement with Qalaa to build a combined-cycle power plant in Abu Qir. Abengoa Solar, Acciona and Canadian Solar are also clients. Girgis Abd El-Shahid and managing associate Donia El-Mazghouny are recommended.
At Shalakany Law Office, Aly El Shalakany advised Banque Misr and Arab African International Bank on restructuring the financing package of the National River Transport Nile Cargo Company. He is also advising the lenders on a 250MW BOO wind farm project in the Gulf of Suez and assisted a contractor with its role in the Dabaa nuclear power plant.
Practice head Michael Lacey’s team at Dentons Egypt LLC has strong capability in project finance through consultant Frédérique Léger.
Ibrachy & Partners’ finance expert Tarek El Gazzar advised Arab African International Bank on an EGP2.4bn syndicated loan to Palm Hills Development and Rakeen Egypt to finance real estate projects. Managing partner Ashraf Elibrachy has been advising international financial institutions on infrastructure financing transactions.
Riad & Riad advises lenders and borrowers on renewable energy, oil, gas, and infrastructure projects. Fatma Salah and Eman Riad ‘show great concern for the client’ and have ‘in-depth awareness of the latest rules and regulations’.
Ahmed El Sharkawy leads the team at Sharkawy & Sarhan, which has a long track record of acting for international financial institutions and government bodies on big-ticket projects. It advised CNNC China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation on the legal framework for nuclear power projects.
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EGYPTIAN OIL AND GAS CONCESSIONS
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Egypt's New Investment Law
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Draft amendments to the Egyptian Competition Law: populism or sound policy?
Egyptian Competition Law No 3 of 2005 is likely to be amended very shortly. The contemplated amendments, now in a late stage of discussion and expected to be imminently issued as law by the ruling military council, are aimed at: -
Egypt Chapter – Merger Control Review edited by Ilene Knable Gotts
No merger control or approval regulation currently exists in Egypt.2 Therefore, the focus of this chapter will not be the peculiarities of Egypt's past experience but rather the prospective peculiarities of the Egyptian merger control framework. -
The Egyptian Arbitration Law
THE EGYPTIAN ARBITRATION LAW Egypt introduced its first specific Arbitration Law in 1994 by adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law with very limited modifications. -
Egyptian Anti Monopoly Law
The Egyptian Law of Protection of Competition and Prevention of Monopoly Practices was promulgated by Law No. 3 of 2005 and entered into force on 16 May 2005. -
Industrial Designs and Drawings
Industrial designs and drawings enjoy protection for ten years starting from the date of application for registration in Egypt, and the protection is renewable for five years. -
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VEGAS LEX announces a series of lectures on legal aspects of energy distribution at MSU
On October 4, 2017, Head of VEGAS LEX Energy practice Evgeniy Rodin opened a series of lectures at Masters' School MSU Law. -
Insolvency: BGH bolsters creditors‘ rights
Good news for creditors of an insolvent business partner: In its ruling of June 22, 2017, the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany’s Federal Supreme Court, has bolstered their rights when contesting a debtor’s transactions in insolvency proceedings (Az.: IX ZR 111/14). -
Bär & Karrer Advises Valora on the Acquisition of BackWerk
Valora has signed an agreement to acquire BackWerk from Swedish financial investor EQT. BackWerk is a German-based food service company with over 340 locations mainly in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. Completion is subject to merger control approval. -
BKL Partner Wu Cheol SONG Named “Disputes Star of the Year”
Wu Cheol SONG, a senior partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (“BKL”), was named the “Disputes Star of the Year” in South Korea at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017 held on September 28, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong. -
Eric Fort takes over as head of the New York office
Arendt & Medernach is delighted to announce that as of September, Eric Fort will succeed Bob Calmes as head of our New York office. Having successfully worked with institutional and private clients operating in Luxembourg, Eric brings a wealth of experience to the US office where our aim is to continue to provide tailored advice for our clients in this market.