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Alliance Law Firm provides legal counselling in areas covering capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure, competition, litigation, arbitration as well as general corporate and commercial law.

With expertise in banking, finance, telecommunication, industry, oil and gas, in addition to tourism and real estate, Alliance Law Firm represents some of the largest Egyptian and multinational entities around the world, financial institutions, funds, government entities, and family businesses successfully closing deals and transactions every year worth over EGP10bn.

Alliance Law Firm houses a corporate culture that values quality above all – every facet of the organization distills into delivering consistent quality to our clients. It is why we choose to be a partner-lead firm. Our partners are fully involved in case matters, guarantee our response time, and form long-lasting partnerships with a family of clients. This enables us to create trust and a sustainable alliance with our clients.

Practice areas: The firm covers different practice areas to provide the best quality of legal services and to respond to the different phases and needs in a corporation’s life.

Corporate commercial and labor: We assist our clients in their establishment, locally and/or offshore through our agents. We offer general corporate advice and services including registration and licensing, corporate administration, and secretarial support. We also provide advice on commercial agreements including distribution, agency, franchising, and supply agreements.

Mergers and acquisitions and finance:  We manage a variety of M&A related activities, such as due diligence, structuring/restructuring, joint ventures, privatization, private placements, share redemption, and capital changes.

Capital markets:  We advise and represent major multinational and local investors in IPOs, secondary market transactions, capital restructuring, MTOs, to establishing investment funds.  We also provide clients representation in relation to Financial Regulatory Authority investigations, insider trading settlement, market abuse and other infractions related to capital market law.

Competition and distribution: We cover risk assessment, drafting codes of business conduct, setting compliance programs, mock dawn-raids, investigations, litigation, settlements, leniency programs and merger notifications.

Dispute resolution and arbitration: We provide advice and advocacy to companies, individuals and state-owned entities in investment treaty, commercial and sport arbitration conducted in accordance with all major international arbitration rules. We also appear before courts to enforce or resist enforcement of international arbitration agreements and arbitral awards. Members of the team also serve as co – arbitrators and arbitrators’ assistant.

Litigation (civil, commercial and economic):  We handle an array of commercial and employment disputes, white-collar cases and tax claim investigations under the jurisdiction of Egyptian civil, administrative and criminal courts. We handle every aspect of the process, from leading investigations to negotiating pleas, or going to trial, arbitrating settlements and pursuing appeals.

Governmental process: ALF is fully integrated, and its dedicated lawyers task force covers all range of processes with the different ministries, notary public, GAFI, EFSA, stock market, labor offices, and customs.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Dr Ashraf Abou Elkheir	Founder and Managing Partner	View Profile
	Dr Ashraf Abou Elkheir	Founder and Managing Partner	View Profile
	Dr Mohamed Al Rafie	Founder and Senior Partner	View Profile
	Mr Omar Farid	Partner	View Profile
	Mr Mohamed Magdy	Partner	View Profile

Comparative Guides

• Egypt: Private Equity

  Published: January 2024

  Authors: Omar FaridHagar MohamedAhmed Rady

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Private Equity laws and regulations applicable in Egypt.