Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

Finance & Projects

Partner, Head of Client Development & Strategy

Naila joined Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy as a Partner in April 2026. Prior to that, Naila was a Partner in the Infrastructure and Projects team at Sharkawy & Sarhan for 8 years. Naila has over 2 decades of international experience spanning the UK, Europe, and Egypt. She brings a unique cross-border perspective shaped by senior roles at leading international law firms and major corporations, including Linklaters, Denton Wilde Sapte (now Dentons), Babcock & Brown and Hassan Allam Holdings.  Naila has extensive experience advising on complex infrastructure, energy and public-private (PPP) projects across the EMEA region.

Having spent significant time between Cairo and London throughout her career, Naila brings deep cultural fluency, an understanding of geopolitical challenges and a strong international network. As an experienced dot connector and negotiator, Naila will play a leading role as Head of Client Development and Strategy.  Naila advises multilateral institutions, governmental authorities, sponsors, and lenders on complex infrastructure and energy projects, with a particular focus on PPP structuring, project financing, tendering processes, and large-scale developments. Her experience includes transport, airports, ports, water, renewable energy, desalination, mining and green hydrogen with many projects being considered landmark and first-of-their-kind projects in Egypt.

English, French, Italian, Arabic

• Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.

• Arab Forum liaison officer for the Law Firm Management Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

• Member of the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA).

1993     College of Law, Guildford, London – Common Professional Examination and Law Society Finals.

1991     Aberdeen University, Scotland – Joint MA (Honours) in Politics, International Relations, & French.