Hossam Gramon > ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners > Cairo, Egypt > Lawyer Profile

ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners
1 Gabalaya Street, 6th Floor
Zamalek
11211
Egypt

Work Department

Banking and Finance and Projects

Position

Partner and Head of Banking & Finance and Projects practice area

Career

Hossam is a partner at Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners. He leads the firm’s Banking and Finance practice group. Hossam has diversified experience as he has been qualified since 2001 with almost 2 decades of practical experience as a professional finance, mergers & acquisitions, corporate and capital markets legal counsel in Egypt.

Hossam is recognized as one of the market experts in sovereign/public and private bonds and sukuk issuances, banking regulation and supervision, Islamic finance, banking litigation and enforcement, debt and equity capital markets, derivatives, investment funds ship, aircraft and asset financing, real estate financing, trade and export financing, project finance, securitization and incorporation and licensing of financial institution. Hossam is also recognized as an authority in the field of non-banking financial services.

Hossam’s contributions to the legal market has also been recognized by Legal 500 as he has been a leading individual in Banking & Finance for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. He was also nominated as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000 in each year from 2016 to 2020. Ranked by Chambers for 2020, recommended legal counsel by Global Legal Experts 2016 and recommended as a national expert by Getting the Deal Through 2016/2017.

Hossam regularly advises major financial syndicates and international commercial and investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, JP MorganEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRDCredit Suisse , Emirates NBD S.A.E., Arab African International Bank,Bank Audi SAE, HSBC Bank Egypt and many local commercial and investment banks such as Commercial International Bank (CIB), Banque Misr, EFG Hermes Finance and National Bank of Egypt.

Languages

Arabic
English

Memberships

Egyptian Bar Association

American Chambers of Commerce (AmCham)

British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA)

Education

2007 – L.L.M. in International and Comparative Law, The American University in Cairo.

2005 – Postgraduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Ain-shams University.

2001 – License en Droit, Law School English Section, Cairo University.

Lawyer Rankings

Egypt > Banking and finance

(Leading individuals)

Hossam Gramon ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners

ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners provides comprehensive advice across a wide array of transactions, including conventional, Islamic, acquisition, leveraged and project finance. Practice head Hossam Gramon is a recognised leader in private bond and sukuk issuances, as well as having strong skills in banking litigation and enforcement. He is supported by senior associate Karima Seyam, who regularly acts for local and international banks, companies and investment banks.

Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The corporate and commercial practice at ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners includes specialists in the full spectrum of complex matters, including M&A, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, disposals and restructurings. Managing partner and M&A and capital markets expert Ragy Soliman co-heads the team, along with Ahmed Abdelgawad, who also brings extensive experience of high-profile private equity transactions, and Mohamed Abdelgawad, who focuses on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters. Banking and finance specialist Hossam Gramon is also a key presence.

Egypt > Projects and infrastructure

ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners has experience in handling energy, water, waste and transport projects, often implemented by PPP and a traditional procurement basis. Project finance expert Hossam Gramon has a solid track record in representing major sponsors, lenders and government entities in transactions.