The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Sharkawy & Sarhan is a second tier firm,

New partner Amr Abbas, formerly of White & Case LLP in Washington DC, replaced Jim Wright at the ‘highly professional’ Sharkawy & Sarhan in March 2011, after Wright moved to the US and left legal practice. Ahmed El Sharkawy advised EFG-Hermes on a loan from the DEG, and the IFC on a $12m project financing granted to Galaxy Chemicals.

Within Corporate and M&A, Sharkawy & Sarhan is a third tier firm,

Karim Sarhan leads corporate matters at Sharkawy & Sarhan. His team advised IFC on acquiring 15% of Egyptian National Printing Company; and US-based drilling specialist Tesco Corporation on its acquisition of tubular services company Premiere Casing Services.

Within Oil and gas, Sharkawy & Sarhan is a second tier firm,

Sharkawy & Sarhan advises international oil and gas clients including KUFPEC, Beach Petroleum, and BG on matters including financing, restructuring, tendering, environmental regulations and concession agreements. Karim Sarhan is ‘knowledgeable and practical’. The firm is a regular choice as local counsel alongside international law firms, and recently advised RWE on negotiations with the government which resulted in the adoption of a novel structure for concession agreements.

Within Projects and infrastructure, Sharkawy & Sarhan is a second tier firm,

Sharkawy & Sarhan recently advised the Ministry of Finance on the New Cairo water and wastewater treatment PPP project – the only PPP to reach financial close in recent times. Ahmed El Sharkawy led that advice.