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Ahmed Al Kotby

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Position

Partner

Career

Having worked in-house and for local, regional, and international law firms in Egypt and the UAE for over 12 years, Ahmed has enviable experience in relation to both contentious (civil and criminal) and non-contentious work. A notable comment from a client was that Ahmed is “knowledgeable, experienced, compassionate and down-to-earth. He is one of the market known lawyers, providing excellent quality of legal advice and responsiveness.”

Ahmed studied law at Alexandria University, Egypt and was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association just after graduation. Later, he was admitted as a Practitioner Part II in the DIFC Courts.

His broad experience allows Ahmed to provide our clients with responsive, up-to-date legal advice that takes into consideration their practical and commercial needs without compromising compliance. He manages and develops litigation strategies, but also develops policies that minimize risk of litigation for clients.

Ahmed competently handles complex dispute resolution cases, often involving conflict of jurisdictions and of laws. He has been involved in matters relating to the banking, insurance, construction and hotel sectors, as well as acting for individuals. Ahmed is qualified to represent clients before the DIFC Courts, and such work has included the liquidation of a Dubai bank.

Working with our commercial and corporate team, Ahmed advises on multi-national acquisitions, corporate governance modules/policies, and corporate restructures. He negotiates and drafts all types of commercial agreements (including master service agreements, non- disclosure agreements, non-circumvention agreements, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, sponsorship agreements, loan and facility agreements) as well as all corporate documents (including memoranda of association, joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and board resolutions). Ahmed is well-versed in relation to the legal aspects of Islamic finance.

In Egypt, Ahmed assists clients with regard to civil & commercial claims as well as subrogated claims; previously he worked in criminal law and defended clients before criminal and military courts, and attended public prosecutors’ investigations, and police procedures.

Languages

English and Arabic