‘We were highly impressed with the team members’ high qualifications, exceptional professionalism, dedication, and ethics. They are very organized, attend to every detail and prepare for all possible problems, even what would seem unlikely.’

‘MB team was formed of several impressive individuals. They were dedicated and worked with us for long hours, and they were always very organized and focused on details and how to preserve our interest throughout the dispute. They always gave practical advice during several complicated situations that happened. The most impressive individuals were Dr. Amr Abbas and Mr. Ahmed Abdelhakeem.’

‘Dr. Amr Abbas is honest and straightforward with his clients. He understands our business and is very responsive and available when urgent and prompt advice is needed.’

‘For Mr. Ahmed Abdelhakeem, I was and still am impressed with his exceptional legal knowledge, experience, and ability to expect the opponent’s every move and be ready to react professionally. Besides being always reachable and responsive, he is a superstar, has excellent attention to detail, and provides out-of-box solutions when an unexpected matter arises.’

‘The team excels in providing quality service on Egyptian law and international arbitration. Extremely responsive, in-depth knowledge of Egyptian arbitration-jurisprudence, and ability to think deeply about the case and strategise the best outcome.’

‘Professional. Pragmatic. Commercial. Effecient.’

‘Girgis Abd El-Shahid. Very commercial and practical. Able to effectively manage expectations between our company and Egyptian stakeholders.’

‘Shahid are a highly professional outfit with a strong track record in international arbitration including recovery against state and state-owned defendants. They offer a pragmatic approach, including work at risk to develop a case; contingent substantive work; and thorough plans for strategic recovery in trickier cases.’

‘A strong international outlook and great capability to collaborate on matters.’

‘The firm has a deep understanding of local UAE laws and an excellent ability to apply this understanding to any given practical situation to achieve the best outcome. Advice is succinct, to the point and wrapped with a well thought out strategy. Not many firms can compete with the level and quality of service.’

‘Khaled El Shalakany has a brilliant mind, constantly out smarting opposing counsel. His ability to set out a winning strategy and execute is second to none.’

‘Adam El Shalakany’s attention to detail is outstanding. He is gifted in being able to simplify the most complex of information and provide clear and concise advice.’

‘Dr Karim Youssef is intelligent and articulate, and extremely knowledgeable.’

‘The team kept us very well-informed throughout the process which was completely new to us. The team was able to fully understand the case in very little time and were able to present it in a way which showed all aspects of the case.’

‘Zaki Hashem helped us all the way. From evaluating the case, reviewing the documents, setting-up the strategy, preparing the legal documents and creating the pathway for the case.’

‘In every step of the way Zaki Hashem and Partners is a professional organization, providing legal guidance and timely support.’

‘We are indebted to Zaki Hashem and Partners for its support in this case, and from now on all our business shall be with Zaki Hashem and Partners.’

‘Mr. Mohamed Kamal was the arbitration expert, and he provided instrumental guidance on the process. He provided unique insights to support our case.’

‘Tamer Gamal provided legal arguments and precedence cases to support our case. I believe his involvement helped us build a very strong case.’

‘The workhorse for this case was Ms. Dalia Hussein. She is a young and unique lawyer. She did all the required work. Hours and hours in studying the case and studying the documents we provided. She was fully dedicated to this case for months. Her support at any time of the day, sharing notes and reviewing documents, was beyond any reasonable expectation. She not only reviewed the whole case, reviewed our documents, studied the legal arguments, prepared summaries for the more senior members of the team.’

‘I am indebted to Ms. Dalia Hussein for her dedication, meticulous involvement, patience and perseverance in handling this case, and above all integrity and professionalism. Thank you Dalia.’

‘Mohamed Abdel Wahab – very prepared arbitrator; deep experience in international arbitration; very thoughtful in his comments; collegial; engaged; insightful and sharp questions.’

‘Mohamed Abdel Wahab: Highly respected, very experienced arbitrator, exhibiting highest standard of integrity and ethics.’

‘Well-trained lawyers with remarkable high skills and capabilities. The firm uses the state of the art technology in serving its clients.’

‘Mohamed Salah Abdel Wahab is an outstanding arbitration practitioner.’

‘By far, this is the best arbitration law firm in Egypt and the Middle East. Led by one of the most talented arbitration practitioners worldwide, Mohamed Salah Abdel Wahad, the arbitration team groups rigorous female and made lawyers who combine knowledge and expertise. Female lawyers are well represented in this practice and many have senior positions in the team.’

‘Mohamed Abdel Wahab is one of the brightest lawyers in the MENA. His pleasant and approachable personality adds to his extraordinary analytical skills and legal culture.’

‘The firm has an extensive knowledge in Middle Eastern legislation. Team members understands both civil law and common law. The team is extremely capable and highly professional.’

‘PMohamed Abdel Wahab is a very highly regarded professional and a leading international arbitrator. He is also one of the rare academician in the region who understands the applicable law notably sharia law in international arbitration. He has the quality of being knowledgeable in several system of laws: common law, civil law and sharia law. He definitely stands out in the pool of arbitrators notably in the MENA region.’

‘They are very fast, reliable, competent, amazing results, very kind, focused, and goal oriented. Fees are very fair.’

‘They have a very strong team and recruit very good professionals.’

‘The firm offers a mixture of different types of expertise with a sharp understanding of the Egyptian legal and business environment.’

‘Yehia Shahine is an expert in the field of arbitration and his approach and management of disputes reflects not just his extensive legal knowledge but also his sound commercial judgment.’

‘Ahmed Kotb is an exceptionally talented lawyer. He is sharp, resourceful, highly ethical and business savvy.’

‘The team is a rising one. It is diverse, handles arbitration cases in a modern way. It is a team that is growing steadily.’

‘I know well Ahmed Kotb, who is a very bright arbitration lawyer with very strong skills in cross-examination (a rare skill in this region). He is also a rising arbitrator. I also know Sherif El Atafy who is a very good researcher and well versed in substantive law.’

‘The Khodeir team is highly professional and exceeded regularly my expectations with respect to quality and depth of the analysis and advice.’

‘I worked mainly with Ahmed Kotb. He is truly first class, very well structured in his work and the manner in which he is approaching each issue. ’