Ms Hala Hashem > Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law > Cairo, Egypt > Lawyer Profile

Ms Hala Hashem

(+20-2) 2399-9999 law@hashemlaw.com

Work Department

Corporate, Insurance & Labour Law

Position

Senior Partner

Career

Ms. Hala Hashem, Senior Partner, is a seasoned expert in Commercial, Corporate, Contracts, Insurance, Employment and Labor Laws. Having joined the Firm in 1980, she leads the incorporation and the general company secretarial work division of ZH&P’s Corporate and M&A Department.

With over 37 years of experience, Ms. Hashem has advised a considerable number of local and international clients on doing business in Egypt.  She masters the skill of gaining the trust of clients – a fact proven by the long-standing relationship she has built with her clients who continue working with her after the incorporation of their companies.  Established and new clients seek her legal input to the day-to-day issues they face such as addressing labor issues, reviewing various types of contracts, undertaking corporate secretarial work, etc.  Examples of Ms. Hashem’s clients include AIG Egypt Insurance Company, Merck Sharp & Dohme and Landmark – among many others.

Ms. Hashem was recommended by The LEGAL 500 for her expertise in the Corporate practice and the Employment practice for the years 2018, 2020, and 2021. In 2016, Ms. Hashem has was recognized by the Legal 500 UK as “one of the principal counterparts for German institutions in Cairo”.

Languages

Arabic, English, German and French

Memberships

• The Supreme Court of Egypt; • Egyptian Society of International Law; • the Egyptian Society of Economy and Legislation; • the Egyptian Swiss Friendship Association; • Board Member of Al Nour Wal Amal Association (Light & Hope) for the Care and Integration of Blind Girls; • Secretary General of the Magdi Yacoub Foundation; and • Sawiris Foundation for Social Development

Education

Ms. Hala Hashem has graduated from the Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule (DEO) in Cairo in 1974. She achieved both her B.A. from the American University in Cairo with Highest Honours in 1979 and her LL.B. from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University in 1979. Following that, she obtained her LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1984.