Mr Hani Nassef > Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International) > Giza, Egypt > Lawyer Profile
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International) Offices
Emerald Business Center - Tower A
4th floor, Plot no. B2210
Smart Village, K28 Cairo-Alexandria Road, Giza, Egypt
Egypt
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Mr Hani Nassef
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Funds and Equity Capital Markets.
Position
Hani Nassef is a Partner and Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group at Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo.
Career
As a prominent corporate and M&A lawyer with over 20 years of experience in Egypt and the MENA region, Hani brings top-tier transactional knowledge and excellent corporate-client relationships. He advises both strategic and financial investors on a wide range of regional and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions, and corporate reorganizations. Hani also has on-the-ground experience acting on inbound and outbound M&A and other corporate transactions across the MENA region and has acted for several clients on transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFLR1000 recognizes Hani as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for 2023 in addition to “Up and Coming” by Chambers Global rankings for 2023 and 2024 for his top-class knowledge and rapport with clients who praise him as a “Top-notch Partner.”
Languages
Arabic and English.
Memberships
Hani was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2004.
Education
Hani received his law degree from Cairo University’s Faculty of Law in 2004. In addition, he earned his master’s degree in law from Northwestern University’s School of Law in 2008. He was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2004.
Lawyer Rankings
Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)’s corporate and commercial team is ‘one of the strongest in the Egyptian market’, and is active across a diverse range of key economic sectors including financial services, real estate, TMT, pharmaceuticals, construction and renewable energy. Managing partner Mohamed Ghannam
and the ‘superb’ Hani Nassef, who oversees the M&A practice, have a broad span of expertise, with public and private M&A, joint ventures, carve-outs and divestitures, and commercial contracts considered key areas of strength. Ghada El Ehwany heads the corporate and commercial offering and has a particular prowess in the healthcare and TMT sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
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