Eldib Advocates > Alexandria, Egypt > Firm Profile

Eldib Advocates
2 LUMUMBA STREET
PO BOX 152
21131 ALEXANDRIA
Egypt

The firm: Eldib Advocates is a full-service law firm based in Egypt and is recognized as one of the oldest and most reliable firms having been established in 1875. Its offices have a diverse team of attorneys collaborating across various practice areas in four office locations across Egypt and caters predominantly to Middle East clients. Eldib effectively explains its clients’ options and the risks involved in any venture and leads them to make the most appropriate decisions to secure their businesses and endeavours. The firm’s client base includes emerging and middle-market businesses, national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, public entities, educational and nonprofit institutions, and individuals.

Areas of practice
Maritime: Eldib is renowned as long-term, specialist advisers to the international shipping community. The firm’s longstanding experience and proficiency lead it to represent most of P&I Associations in the Egyptian ports and to become the legal advisor to the Shipping Chambers in Egypt. As its most renowned and specialised field of expertise Eldib Advocates has a solid understanding of how the market works from the perspective of the P&I Clubs, underwriters, ship-owners, charterers, freight forwarders and cargo interest. The firm’s complete coverage in the Egyptian ports has fostered its experience in dealing with the port authorities, terminals, and other respective governmental departments, which allows it to attend to its clients’ requests efficiently and in the prescribed time. Eldib Advocates focus is on assisting its clients to guard against and manage risks, and to assist them in resolving disputes. The firm specialises in handling all matters related to the maritime industry.

Employment and labour: the firm’s labour and employment sector covers the following principal areas: General advice and counseling, Employment litigation and ADR, traditional labour law, drafting all types of employment agreements and handling disputes that may arise, in or out of connection with the employment agreements, between the employer and employees. Other services, including client assessments to ensure employment law compliance, business immigration and international labour law.

Commercial and corporate: Eldib Advocates provides services to clients through an extensive network of associates and correspondents offices worldwide in respect of commercial arrangements, new business structures, mergers and acquisitions, private and public equity, advice on transactions and projects, real estate, construction, intellectual property, insurance, human resources, tax and regulatory issues. It also has a strong core team, specialised in preparing and advising on agency, distributorship, sponsorship and all other forms of commercial agreements and petroleum services agreements.

Legal consultation and contracts: Eldib Advocates provides legal consultations supported by legal evidence and court precedence in all branches of the law. Its legal advice is provided either in writing or verbally, subject to the client’s request. The firm has a specialised team for preparing, drafting and reviewing all kinds of legal contracts translating, same to foreign languages, and vise-versa.

Litigation and dispute resolution: the firm relies on its expertise and full knowledge and awareness of its clients’ requirements and needs ,with an aim to resolve disputes and differences in the most efficient and effective manner. The firm’s litigation attorneys have gained extensive trial experience in commercial, civil, administrative, constitutional, family affairs and criminal proceedings. Eldib Advocates also advises its clients on means and appropriate methods, which would assist them in preventing or minimising future litigations in their particular field of business.

Department Name Email Telephone
Arbitration and ADR Mohamed Abdel Rehim mohamed.abdelrehim@eldib.com.eg
Aviation Hassan Elkhashab hassan.elkhashab@eldib.com.eg
Aviation Mohamed Hashem mohamed.hashem@eldib.com.eg
Banking and Finance Hassan Elkhashab hassan.elkhashab@eldib.com.eg
Commercial and corporate Hisham Eldib Hisham.eldib@eldib.com.eg
Commercial and corporate Richard Tibichrani Richard.tibichrani@eldib.com.eg
Customs Mohamed Farid mohamed.farid@eldib.com.eg
Customs Hamdy Madkour Hamdy.madkour@eldib.com.eg
Employment and Labor Mahmoud Belal mahmoud.belal@eldib.com.eg
Employment and Labor Adham Abdelmoniem adham.abdelmoneim@eldib.com.eg
Intellectual Property Hisham Eldib Hisham.eldib@eldib.com.eg +201222161313
Legal consultation and contracts Hassan Elkhashab hassan.elkhashab@eldib.com.eg
Legal consultation and contracts Hisham Eldib Hisham.eldib@eldib.com.eg +201222161313
Litigation and disputes Hassan Elkhashab hassan.elkhashab@eldib.com.eg
Litigation and disputes Mahmoud Belal mahmoud.belal@eldib.com.eg
Maritime Hisham Eldib Hisham.eldib@eldib.com.eg +201222161313
Maritime Hamdy Madkour Hamdy.madkour@eldib.com.eg
Maritime Mohamed Farid mohamed.farid@eldib.com.eg
Maritime Abdel Hamid Fahmy Abdelhamid.fahmy@eldib.com.eg
Property transaction Hisham Eldib Hisham.eldib@eldib.com.eg +201222161313
Property transaction Mahmoud Belal mahmoud.belal@eldib.com.eg
Tax Mahmoud Belal mahmoud.belal@eldib.com.eg
Translation services Samir Naccash samir.naccash@eldib.com.eg
Lawyers : 25
Claims Handlers : 5
Support Staff : 15
Arabic
English
French
Greek
Spanish
Turkish
Chinese
IBA (International Bar Association)
International Law Association (ILA)
INTA - International Trademark Association
Arabic Society for the Protection of Industrial Property (ASPIP);
AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham)
Egyptian Bar Association
Contact : Hisham Eldib
Other offices : Cairo
Other offices : Port Said
Other offices : Suez

CLIENT: Fortune 50 Company
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“Eldib Advocates has been providing high quality service with a professional attitude to our company for many years. Eldib Advocates is very helpful, professional, and attentive to our needs. They are a one stop shop for our needs in Egypt.” – Major Multinational Company


CLIENT: PIL Egypt
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
We PIL Egypt hereby stating that Eldib Advocates team has been of great assistance when it comes to the legal needs of our company. They take the time to understand the needs of our company and with their equipped team’s experience in the legal profession are able to customize the services required in order to obtain optimal results. Their team is active, objective and result oriented. Eldib has a longstanding; reputation in the industry and they utilize such for the benefit of their clients and their best interest. We are very happy working closely with Eldib Advocates and look forward to continuing doing so.
Emad Mohamed – Financial & Administrative Manager


CLIENT: Tarros S.P.A
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
Eldib Advocates have been following since several years our maritime and labor matters which need assistance within Egypt. We always find them very helpful and extremely professional, very attentive to our needs in every step of the legal proceeding from the very beginning to its conclusion. Their team is easy to work with and they really care about the result; we highly recommend them. Thanks again to the teams at Eldib Advocates for their continuous legal counsel and assistance.


CLIENT: Handa Egyp Textile SAE Testimonial
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“I would like to thanks for Eldib provides an excellent service, professional attitude and unique case strategies in our cooperation period in Egypt.”
Rebbeca Lin


CLIENT: Expro Egypt LLC
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“we got in touch because of the work ethic and attention to detail with Eldib Advocates, for their impeccable way they handled multiple of our trademark registration. Eldib Advocates quickly understood the nature of our business, the work we do and the best strategy for ensuring success. We are thankful that we chose Eldib Advocates to represent us with how attentive and quickly they responded to all our questions and feedback in a timely fashion. Finally we thank ELDIB a lot for all their doing for our company Expro Egypt LLC.”
Mohamed El-Naggar – Expro-Egypt/Admin & Log . Manager


CLIENT: EBCC Wear
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“We got in touch with Eldib Advocates for their impeccable worth ethic and attention to detail where they handled multiples of our trademark registration. Eldib Advocates quickly understood the nature of my business, the work we do and the best strategy for ensuring success. We are thankful that we chose Eldib Advocates to represent us with how attentive and quickly they responded to all our questions and feedback in a timely fashion.”
Kenzy Moursi – Brand Director


CLIENT: OOCL
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“We would like to express our appreciation for Eldib Advocates advice and assistance on many cases that we worked together. Its always a great comfort for our company to know we can rely on the Eldib team for both legal and business judgment during our long association, whether handling day to day matter or some complex maritime claims. Lastly, timely response from you team always give us an ease of mind that we could count on you.”
Jack Ngiow – Managing Director, OOCL (Egypt) Shipping


CLIENT: Hamburg Süd
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“We, Hamburg Süd – A Maersk Company thank Eldib Advocates for their professional services. They have provided outstanding trustworthy and dependable legal counsel to our company. Through our entire business relationship they have been responsive and detail oriented which has allowed us to stay focused on our business.”
Ingy Kilany – HR manager/ Hamburg Süd Egypt


CLIENT: Kuehne + Nagel Management MEA LLC
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“Eldib provides an excellent service standard in a challenging market like Egypt with professional attitude, timely updates and unique case strategies.”
Fady Zedan – Senior Counsel – Middle East & Turkey


CLIENT: Hutchison Ports Alexandria
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“The first firm we think of when we are asked to recommend a corporate attorney in Egypt is Eldib Advocates. They are dedicated to their clients, always with a positive outcome, especially with no surprises when billing comes along. They always are available to assist when needed”
Darrius Teo – Chief Executive Officer


CLIENT: CMA CGM
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“It gives us great pleasure to offer this let of reference.
We received great results when utilizing the legal services of Eldib Advocates, they continue to understand our company’s needs and were able, through their team’s experience in the legal profession, to get us the results we want.
Their team is objective, very positive and most of all realistic in knowing how to utilize the information provided coupled with the rule of law for the best of our interests. We consider the team at Eldib Advocates as one of the most qualified in Egypt”
The Legal Department


CLIENT: YANG MING
COMPANY/FIRM: Eldib Advocates
TESTIMONIAL:
“I want to acknowledge attorneys at Eldib Advocates for their professionalism while handling our company’s legal matters. Lawsuits can be very uncomfortable and stressful while you are going through the process, but the lawyers at Eldib Advocates always aim to keep us informed and have always been extremely thorough in their communications and recommendations. We find a great comfort in knowing we have the Eldib Advocates team is behind us.”
Juin Lin-Tzeng – Managing Director