The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a third tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins has a strong reputation for structuring facilities for lenders and ensuring that borrowers benefit from the best terms. Sara Hinton and Tim Armsby continue to advise blue-chip lenders and borrowers.

Within Corporate and M&A, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a second tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins attracts clients ranging from private equity and lease finance houses to Egyptian holding and trading companies. Sara Hinton and Tim Armsby have robust reputations for SME-scale transactions.

Within Dispute resolution, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a third tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins acts in domestic and international instructions for debt settlement and litigation, as well as contractual and insurance claims. In 2010, the firm set a precedent for calculating the compensation payable for confiscated agricultural lands. Mohamed Nour leads the practice, which can draw on London colleagues for English law actions.

Within IT and telecoms, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a second tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins advises Vodafone on its Egyptian activities, and recently acted for Bloomberg on the sublease of high-speed circuits and implementation of electronic signatures.

Within Intellectual property, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a first tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins regularly prepares licensing, distribution and technology transfer agreements, including recently advising on trade mark licence agreements for a new Applebees franchise.

Within Legal market overview,

Egypt’s legal market remained relatively unchanged after the January 2011 revolution, but projects and capital markets activity decreased dramatically, stalling just after two capital markets experts joined DLA Matouk Bassiouny from Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law. An increase in litigation has prompted foreign practices with local associations to firm up their relationships to reflect this: Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins is now fully integrated.

Within Oil and gas, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a first tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins advises international oil and gas exploration and production companies as well as governments and lenders on upstream and downstream activities in the region. Tim Armsby advised Statoil on finalising E&P concession agreements for two offshore exploration blocks; and Lukoil on structuring its joint venture operating company.

Within Projects and infrastructure, Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a first tier firm,

Nour Law Office managed by Trowers and Hamlins has been retained by the Ministry of Finance as sole counsel on every social infrastructure project to date; and is instructed by various regional state entities on innovative construction and oil and gas projects. PPP mandates include a groundbreaking construction project for two hospitals in Alexandria. The ‘highly experienced’ Sara Hinton and Tim Armsby are recommended.