Ibrachy & Dermarkar

Space Law, Media and Privacy, World Trade Organization, Government Relations and Arbitration.

Managing Partner.

Dr. Bahieldin Elibrachy started his professional career at I&D in 1985. In 1994, he became Managing Partner of the Firm. As Managing Partner, Dr. Elibrachy has restructured the Firm from a family-run law firm into a Firm following best practice of the world. Throughout his career, he represented major multi-national companies across various industries and guiding them through million- and billion-dollar transactions. Among Dr. Elibrachy’s work, he represented and worked on the following: Represented major cement operator in its acquisition of an Egyptian multi-national cement operator worth 15 billion USD, the largest acquisition on the Egyptian Stock Exchanges. Major electrical and electronics company in its contract to revamp the Egyptian telephone land-line service. Worked extensively in major projects to revamp the Egyptian railroad service. Major cement companies in their operations in Egypt. Leading energy company operating in Egypt in its down-stream business including its successful operation of stores in its gas stations. Upstream business with major operators in the field. Advised a pipe-line operator in its transport of gas from Egypt to Israel. Involved in construction arbitration including working for the Egyptian Ministry of Information to settle a major arbitration dispute regarding Egyptian Media Production City. Worked on the licensing contracts of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union stations internationally. Arbitration case defending Egyptian Radio and Television an arbitration case in San Diego, California.

English & Arabic

Egyptian Bar Association. Egyptian Businessmen Association. Vice-President of African Bar Association, covering North Africa. American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. Arab-German Chamber of Commerce. British Egyptian Businessmen Association (ex-member). Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce in London (ex-Board member). Egyptian-British Business Council (ex-appointed member). Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ex-treasurer). Cairo Rotary Club (ex-president). The Center for Peace Studies; The University of Oklahoma (ex-Member of the Board of Trustees). Central Egyptian Society for Consumer Protection (ex-Board Member). Ibn Khaldoun Center for Developmental Studies (ex-Member of the Board of Trustees). Association d’Amitié Egypto-Suisse (ex-Board Member). Egyptian Society for Support of Non-Profit Organizations (ex-Chairman). Georgetown Club, Cairo (ex-President).

Scholarships & Recognitions

First Lieutenant, Artillery Corps Headquarters, Legal Advisor to the Director, 1977-1980.

1977 – L.L.B, Cairo University. 1982 – M.C.L., Georgetown University Law Center. 1985 – J.D., Georgetown University Law Center.