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Dentons Egypt LLC - Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
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- Yasir Elakhdar - Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law
- Ziad Gadalla - Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
- Ahmed Omar - Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
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Mohamed Kamel and Rasheed Kamel at Al Kamel Law Office are specialists in energy infrastructure finance and development. They advised Bayerische Landesbank on a $200m 50MW solar power plant under Egypt’s feed-in-tariff (FiT) programme.
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International) advises a broad spectrum of project finance clients including sponsors, commercial banks, funds, export credit agencies and development finance institutions. ‘Project finance expert’ Mohamed Ghannam advised Ethydco on a $75m loan from Afreximbank. Ziad Gadalla and Ahmed Omar are ones to watch.
Shahid Law Firm’s team is ‘one of the best’ in the market. Girgis Abd El-Shahid ‘stands out in every way for his competence and experience’ and ‘talented partner’ Donia El-Mazghouny is ‘highly knowledgeable’. Clients include Edison International and Scatec Solar.
At Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law, head of projects Mohammed Gomaa and litigator Shaaban Gaballa are highly regarded. Yasir Elakhdar is one to watch. The team advised China Fortune Land Development Co on establishing a new administrative capital in New Cairo.
At MHR & Partners in association with White & Case, Sherief Rashed and Tarek Mohanna are active in major energy and infrastructure projects. Highlights included acting for Al Nowais Investments on a 2,640MW power plant development.
Matouk Bassiouny’s Mahmoud Bassiouny is a project finance specialist who advises local and foreign lenders and sponsors on energy and transportation projects. He advised Aqualia Infraestructuras on the construction of a water desalination plant in Al Alamein.
Shalakany Law Office’s team ‘provides an excellent service and can hold its own against firms operating in Europe’. Aly El Shalakany assisted the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company with its transition into an independent system operator.
Michael Lacey heads the team at Dentons Egypt LLC, which counts Sany and First Solar Electric among its clients. Frédérique Léger has considerable project finance expertise.
At Ibrachy Legal Consultancy, banking and projects expert Sara Hinton worked with an international law firm to facilitate sovereign borrowing for the new capital project in Cairo. The team is also a leading name for energy projects.
Fatma Salah and Heba El Kady at Riad & Riad are highly active in energy projects and routinely act for developers on the fiT programme. Salah also assisted a gold mining company with concession rights and exploration agreements.
Sharkawy & Sarhan’s Ahmed El Sharkawy advised numerous international financial institutions on the development of 30 power projects as part of a first-of-its-kind solar energy park in Upper Egypt. Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa and Karim Sarhan are also noted.
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EGYPT'S NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW
On 19 February 2018, a new law no. 11/2018 was issued regulating the restructuring, preventive reconciliation and bankruptcy in Egypt (the" Bankruptcy Law "). The law entered into force as of 22 March 2018. -
EGYPT'S NEW LABOR UNION LAW
A new labor union organizations law was issued last December under Law No. 213/2017 (the “Law”) replacing previous labor union organizations law No. 35/1976. The Law explicitly provides for the prohibition of establishing labor unions based on religious or political grounds or incorporating discriminative rules in the articles of association of such organizations. -
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO EGYPT'S COMPANIES ACT
A new law is issued in Egypt to amend the Joint Stock Companies, Partnerships Limited by Shares and Limited liability Companies, known as the Companies Act no. 159 of 1981 (the "Law"). The amendments are effective as of 17 January 2018. -
The New Bankruptcy Law no. 11 of the year 2018
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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. -
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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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NautaDutilh Avocats Luxembourg establishes Insurance and Reinsurance practice
NautaDutilh is pleased to announce the establishment of its Luxembourg Insurance and Reinsurance practice, another big step in the firm's ongoing expansion. The new practice group reflects increased client demand for legal services in the insurance field. -
PwC Legal strengthens its footprint with the nomination of two new partners and a principal
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Stowe Family Law’s Beverley office recruits a new solicitor to support business growth
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Maria Coster from our Nottingham office recognised nationally for her knowledge and expertise
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Stowe Family Law London office recruits a new solicitor to support business growth
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National acclaim from Resolution for family lawyers at Stowe Family Law
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Hope through divorce: Stowe launches workshop to help parents going through a divorce
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Stowe Family Law shortlisted for Team of the year – family at the Manchester Legal Awards
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Stowe Family Law Recruitment Team nominated for a FIRM Award
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The Stowe office in Reading collaborates with The School of Law at the University of Reading
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