Soliman, Hashish & Partners > New Cairo, Egypt > Firm Profile
Soliman, Hashish & Partners Offices
2nd Floor
Plot No. 15
Ninetieth Street
Egypt
Soliman, Hashish & Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings
Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2
The corporate team at Soliman, Hashish & Partners is made up of ‘experts in their field’, providing comprehensive transactional advice, ‘particularly for needs arising in Middle Eastern countries’. Mohamed Hashish jointly leads the practice and has accumulated two decades of experience representing large multinationals in M&A, corporate restructuring and procurement matters. Co-head Frederic Soliman is ‘very pragmatic and hands-on’, bringing extensive contentious and advisory experience.Practice head(s):
Mohamed Hashish; Frederic Soliman
Testimonials
‘I have been dealing with Soliman, Hashish & Partners for many years and they have a hands-on approach and are experts in their field, providing business-oriented advice at reasonable cost. It is a mid-size law firm which in my opinion is a great advantage as you get special attention as a client.’
‘Mohamed Hashish is responsive and pragmatic and understands clients’ requirements and the Egyptian legal landscape very well.’
‘Fantastic, professional and ethical team.’
‘Mohamed Hashish has been one of the most professional individuals I have met in my career.’
‘The Soliman, Hashish & Partners team has proven to be an excellent resource for legal services – particularly for needs arising in Middle Eastern countries. Their legal advice and guidance has been top quality.’
‘Frederic Soliman is very pragmatic, hands-on, with a good network and fast execution.’
‘The team is available and provides timely responses on all business and corporate topics.’
‘Mohamed Hashish is available for phone calls and has in-depth knowledge of business law in Egypt.’
Key clients
Vicat Egypt for Cement Industry
Babcock & Wilcox
Kellogg
Wabtec
CompTIA
Tridge
Univar
BlackNGreen
London Institute of Banking & Finance
Tencent Cloud
Kyndryl
Work highlights
- Acting as local legal counsel to Kellogg with respect to all legal matters in Egypt, including an ongoing major restructuring of its business in Egypt.
- Advising PwC on the legal framework in Egypt with respect to whether compliance with certain US requirements would conflict with, and constitute a violation in respect of, Egyptian law.
- Acting as legal counsel to Vicat Egypt for Cement Industry with respect to the tender offer on 12,393,866 shares in Sinai Cement Company and with respect to its restructuring and obtaining an exception to the mandatory public offering to purchase 21,502,347 shares in Sinai Cement Company.
Egypt > TMT Tier 2
Soliman, Hashish & Partners' team continues to act as counsel to major foreign and domestic entities on prominent TMT transactions. Mohamed Hashish leads the practice, and is well known for representing major global powerhouses, including Amazon, TikTok and HikVision.Practice head(s):
Mohamed Hashish
Testimonials
‘Very reliable and responsive.’
Key clients
Amazon
Binance
BlackNGreen
Dedalus
DXC Technology
Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG)
Etisalat
General Electric
Hazel Technologies
Gianaclis
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hikvision
Honeywell
Kyndryl
L3 Technologies
NetDragon Websoft Inc
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
Promethean World
STC Pay
Tenneco
TikTok
Tridge
Truecaller
World Bank Group
Work highlights
- Advised TikTok on a number of legal issues arising under Egyptian law concerning the client’s activities in Egypt.
- Advised Truecaller on aspects of the new Data Protection Law in Egypt.
- Advised the World Bank Group on the regulation of the telecoms sector in Egypt.
Egypt > Projects and infrastructure Tier 3
The ‘very competent’ projects team at Soliman, Hashish & Partners is regularly instructed by multinational companies in the energy and electricity sectors, and is active on public procurement matters. Mohamed Hashish and Frederic Soliman co-head the practice; the duo have been kept busy advising on mega projects in the IT infrastructure and education spaces.Practice head(s):
Mohamed Hashish; Frederic Soliman
Testimonials
‘The SHP team is very competent and extremely good at managing the balance between the business requirement of their clients and the legal framework of the jurisdiction.’
‘The lawyers are very down to earth, highly competent and reliable in their responses.’
Key clients
Africa Crest Education Group
SABIS
Amazon
Arizona State University
Asia Innovation Group
Babcock & Wilcox
BlackNGreen
BRF
CSC Computer Sciences Egypt
Dedalus Italia S.p.A
DXC Technology
Etisalat
Expro
FOTON Motors
General Electric
FieldCore
Hazel Technologies
Hikvision
Honeywell
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Huawei
IBM
Kellogg
IMI Critical Engineering
L3 Technologies
LocoNav
London Institute of Banking and Finance
Mapei
Mott MacDonald
NHL Holding
Polimeros Mexicanos
Porsche
Quintessentially
Renold
Radio Holland
Sinai Cement Company
STC Pay
Tenneco
Tridge
Truecaller
Univar
Kyndryl
Wabtec Inc.
World Bank Group
Zoomcar
Vicat
RKW
SDEMO
Sandvik Finance Services
Global Travel Scandinavia DAT Atlantic
Ion Beam Applications
Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies Co
Soliman, Hashish & Partners > Firm Profile
SH&P is a full-service corporate law firm recognized internationally as one of the leading financial and corporate law firms in Egypt by IFLR 1000, Chambers and Partners, and Legal 500.
SH&P has served more than 500 multinational clients and acts as local legal counsel to private and public sector entities including governments, NGOs and leading multinational companies across the sectors of Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Construction, Consultancy, Diplomatic Services, Energy & Electricity, Food, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Steel, TMT, Tourism, Transport and Water Treatment.
SH&P provides exceptional legal service and adopts a creative, high-quality and business-minded approach to all of its assignments while building close relationships with its clients, stakeholders and leading law firms around the world.
SH&P is proud of being appointed to represent the world’s leading multinational entities in Egypt’s largest mega-projects, including:
Acting as legal counsel to:
Ion Beam Applications with respect to the implementation of Egypt’s first proton beam therapy center at Children’s Cancer Hospital Foundation in Egypt.
Arizona State University with respect to a mega higher-education project with the Government of Egypt for the purpose of offering dual degree programs at Galala University.
FOTON Motors with respect to a joint venture project with the Government of Egypt for construction of Egypt’s first plant for manufacturing electric buses.
Wabtec Inc. with respect to supplying of diesel electric locomotives to the Egyptian National Railways.
And advising:
Concord Corporation on its participation in implementing a monorail line in Egypt.
DXC Technology on a mega project for implementing IT infrastructure in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt.
Fluor Corporation on a phosphoric acid production project.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise on a key project with the Central Bank of Egypt.
Honeywell on a joint venture project with the Government of Egypt.
General Electric on the construction of solar power plants in BenBan, Aswan as well as its collaboration with the Egyptian Government a major decarbonization project.
A confidential client on their participation in El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt.
L3 Technologies on supplying C3ISR systems to the Government of Egypt.
SH&P is the only local law firm in Egypt that is a member of IPFA, a member of all key Chambers of Commerce in Egypt, partner of Team France Export, and the only firm in Egypt registered as an expert service provider with Switzerland Global Enterprise.
SH&P is the only law firm in Egypt that participated in the foundation of the United Nations Global Compact’s Egypt Network, confirming our commitment to acting with integrity and transparency in fulfilling the responsibilities of our appointments.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate, Capital market, Investment funds, Tax and Insolvency | Frédéric Soliman | f.soliman@shandpartners.com | +2 0122 0800 290 |
| Corporate, M&A, Banking & Finance, Restructuring, Public Procurement | Mohamed Hashish | m.hashish@shandpartners.com | +201 00047 0077 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Omar Aboul-Ella | Junior Associate | View Profile |
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Laila Aziz | Associate | View Profile |
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Nadine Diaa | Associate | View Profile |
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Rana El Helbawi | Associate | View Profile |
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Mahmoud Ghanem | Associate | View Profile |
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Mr Mohamed Hashish | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Farida Rezk | Associate | View Profile |
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Mr Frederic Soliman | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Ehab Yehia | Partner | View Profile |
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NAME: Randa Salah
TITLE: Corporate Legal Counsel, Middle East & Saudi Arabia
COMPANY/FIRM: Hewlett-Packard
TESTIMONIAL: Soliman, Hashish & Partners provides high quality legal services. The team are some of the most amazing, caring lawyers out there. I have known most of them both as colleagues and as a client. I can’t say enough good things. Honest, reliable and professional. They always complete my transactions on time, their cost is competitive with other firms, and they do excellent work.
NAME: Andrea Perini
TITLE: Regional Area Manager
COMPANY/FIRM: Mapei Group
TESTIMONIAL: Well prepared, business oriented and easily accessible: not only a legal advisor but more a business partner to support our newly born operations in Egypt.
NAME: CHIORRA Philippe
TITLE: Legal Manager
COMPANY/FIRM: VICAT
TESTIMONIAL: Soliman Hashish & Partner is very efficient in all corporate and structuration operations. We have a long and very productive relationship with Frederic Soliman in particular for foreign investments with French companies and also for contacts with authorities in Egypt. I recommend this firm very available.
NAME: Stephan Mayer
TITLE: Legal Counsel
COMPANY/FIRM: IBA, Belgium
TESTIMONIAL: Advice from Soliman, Hashish & Partners has always proven to be not only pragmatic and to the point, but also very reliable in a challenging legal environment. The comprehensive approach taking into account practical aspects as well as purely legal ones has facilitated taking good commercial decisions.
NAME: Johnny Harb
TITLE: CEO
COMPANY/FIRM: Africa Crest Education
TESTIMONIAL: Very strong young team with deep knowledge and expertise, with business perspective and pragmatism they provide the proper corporate and financial structing advise. Their staff from associate to partner is hard working, very dedicated and responsive. Strongly recommend as legal advisors in Egypt.
NAME: Youssef Semaan
TITLE: CEO
COMPANY/FIRM: Quintessentially Egypt
TESTIMONIAL: Soliman Hashish and Partners is an extremely competent law firm with a deep understanding of Egyptian corporate law. Its partners are thoroughly meticulous in their work and extremely dependable and efficient. They are highly recommended to help you navigate the pitfalls of the Egyptian legal system as well as advise on all aspects of corporate and commercial law.
NAME: Yasmine Choualhi
TITLE: Beachhead Network Coordinator
COMPANY/FIRM: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
TESTIMONIAL: We do enjoy working with Mr Hashish on the African market. He is extremely professional and provide us detailed information and guidance that helps NZ companies succeed and expand in Africa.
NAME: Ahmed Hossam
TITLE: Country Finance and Administration Manager
COMPANY/FIRM: Suez International
TESTIMONIAL: Well organized and structured law firm, Very professional team in terms of handling all the legal cases, They always refer to the Egyptian law while providing their legal opinion
NAME: Tunde Oyewole
TITLE: Senior Associate
COMPANY/FIRM: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
TESTIMONIAL: I have worked with Soliman, Hashish & Partners, and Frederic Soliman in particular, in their capacity as local counsel in a high stakes matter in the MENA region. Frederic is sharp and reliable, and he has demonstrated his complete mastery of the file time and time again. This has enabled him to work as an equal partner not only in matters of Egyptian law, but international law as well. We are grateful for his contribution and consider him a go-to source for matters in the region.
NAME: Alexander Sarac
TITLE: Partner/ Head of Africa Energy and Infrastructure
COMPANY/FIRM: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
TESTIMONIAL: Soliman Hashish & Partners is our go to law firm in Egypt on all corporate, M&A and project/project finance related matters. Soliman Hashish & Partners is an excellently managed law firm with strong and experienced partners that know how to get the deal through as well as well trained, talented lawyers that support the client all the way.
NAME: Laurent Knoops LL.M.
TITLE: Chief Legal Officer
COMPANY/FIRM: Egico Trading Oy Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: I am chief legal officer of a major trading company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland and with operations also in Egypt.
In autumn 2017 I found Mr. Frederic Soliman as a suitable lawyer who has academic and language skills and personal powers of observation and empathy to fully understand our needs and business in order to anticipate necessary steps to be taken.
At first we needed to transact real estate and complete a complex inheritance issue. Mr. Soliman managed the entire process and delivered a favorable outcome within the expected time frame and cost estimate. His approach was both professional and pragmatic and resulted in a personal friendship as well; an important bonus when working in cross-border situations.
Mr. Frederic Soliman and colleagues have our full trust and support to handle all our legal affairs in Egypt and we look forward to continuing our relations for many years to come.
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- TMT