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Shehata & Partners Law Firm
Cairo Business Plaza
New Cairo
Cairo
Egypt

Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

Shehata & Partners Law Firm continue to show strength in corporate matters related to corporate entities’ operations in Egypt, including entity formation, restructuring, investments, commercial contracts and corporate governance. The team are also adept at venture capital deals, particularly in the fintech industry. Practice head Ibrahim Shehata frequently assists start-ups and larger businesses on Egyptian corporate operations.

Practice head(s):

Ibrahim Shehata

Key clients

Aggreko

Fintech Galaxy FZE

EMDEP 2 SL

Elopar Group

Yazaki Europe Ltd

Norton Rose Fulbright – Oriflame Holding AG

Marlink SAS

Prometeia Italy

Pharco Pharmaceuticals

CrossBoundary Energy Egypt

Work highlights

  • Provided Elopar with detailed doing business advise which tackled number of key areas such as investment landscape and incentives, available legal forms and structure of business, licensing requirements, employment and foreigner’s residency requirements.
  • Assisted EMDEP 2 SL in the incorporation of its legal presence in Egypt including preparing and assisting in reviewing the project documents, liaising with government officials and procuring the necessary registration and industrial licenses for the client.
  • Assisted Pharco in reviewing all the pharmaceutical agreements, and international agreements related to the expert of their pharmaceutical products outside of Egypt.

Egypt > Dispute resolution: arbitration Tier 3

Shehata & Partners Law Firm is well-placed to advise on CRCICA, ICC, LCIA and DIAC arbitration proceedings. Key practice strengths lie in the energy, infrastructure and agricultural sectors. The team is led by a seasoned trio: Dr. Nour Shehata, Mohamed Osama and Ibrahim Shehata.

Practice head(s):

Dr Nour Shehata; Mohamed Osama; Ibrahim Shehata

Key clients

Trenta for Art Production and Distribution SAE

Asunim Solar Energy Systems Contracting LLC

Bridge Education

1Trolley

Mane Capital

Alphagrain AG

Work highlights

  • Representing Bridge Education in a complex school development project dispute valued at $300m.
  • Retained by 1Trolley to initiate a CRCICA arbitration case against their counter-party MoriCo (A Restaurants Group) for claims amounting to $1m.

Egypt > Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 3

Shehata & Partners Law Firm specialises in commercial litigation, as well as any litigation matters resulting from arbitration, including annulments, enforcements and related proceedings. The team is co-led by Mohamed Nour Shehata, who leverages four decades of experience in managing complex disputes, and Mohamed Osama, who specialises in litigation related to employment, banking and finance.

Practice head(s):

Mohamed Nour Shehata; Mohamed Osama

Key clients

Antrados Syria

Ghalioungui Trading

Credit Recovery Middle East LLC. – Hoogwegt

NOMAC

Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition

Norton Rose Fulbright LLC – BNP Paribas

responsAbility Swiss Fund

Trella

Progate for Hotel Developments

Tatweer Misr

Work highlights

  • Representing BNP Paribas in the enforcement of its assignment of rights against a shipping company located in Egypt.
  • Represented Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition in a USD 3.5 million trade finance case against three Egyptian Banks.
  • Representing Antrados Syria on a complex real estate development dispute based in Syria.

The firm: Shehata & Partners (“S&P”), established in 1996, has since been driven by a vision to provide unique legal services that cater to the business needs of corporate entities doing business in Egypt. Our core mission is to provide the most trusted and effective legal advice on dispute resolution and corporate law both in Egypt and across the MENA Region.

Corporate and Commercial: Our Corporate team is uniquely placed to serve not only as a valuable legal advisor but also as a strong business partner to our clients. We advise on all corporate matters relating to corporate entities’ operations in Egypt and abroad.

We always search for creative legal solutions to our clients’ objectives by applying a business-and-finance-oriented lens in developing our legal strategy.

Understanding the financial and business implications of our legal advice is crucial to maintaining our position as a strong business and legal partner to our clients.

Litigation: At Shehata & Partners, we offer innovative, out of the box solutions that are usually necessary in extremely complex disputes, capitalizing on our 25 years of experience in the Egyptian market to guide our clients through the trickiest disputes.

It is the acute, in-depth knowledge of procedural law that sets us apart. Our highly experienced, energetic team is adept in resolving even the most complex disputes before the Egyptian courts.

Arbitration: Due to our high-quality service, which is key in arbitration cases, we have garnered one of the highest client satisfaction rates in the market. This has helped us grow steadily and extend our arbitration services across the MENA region.

Our young, vibrant team is armed with a diverse academic background and scope of knowledge of the MENA arbitration laws and rules that enable us to be distinguished in the market. This is why we are able to navigate the subtle differences across the MENA jurisdictions to help our clients achieve continuous success.

Labour & Employment: Shehata & Partners prides itself on having demonstrated employment-related experience. This extends to supporting and advising our clients on employment matters and representing our clients in labor disputes. We were able to successfully secure wins for our corporate clients in various complex employment matters and provide strategic advice to support their business interests.

By deeply understanding not only the business models of our clients, but by also studying the whole spectrum of their respective businesses, we have succeeded in our client-centric approach being distinguished in the market, and Shehata & Partners being considered as trusted business partners to our clients in the field of employment and social security matters.

Venture Capital & Startups: Shehata & Partners is richly experienced in drafting and administrating all types of venture capital agreements for any startup and VC Firms operating in Egypt and the MENA Region.
We mainly advise VC Firms on structuring their deals to invest in Egyptian and MENA-based startups.

Our Corporate practice is unique in the market due largely to our focus on sector expertise, application of business and financial principles, client-obsessed mindset, and innovative initiatives, such as the launch of our legal startup incubator, StartRight.

StartRight is a state-of-the-art corporate legal services platform that tailors its services to be customized to every startup’s different business model and needs.

Relying on StartRight is out of the question: we help you navigate the financing, compliance, and corporate challenges of the startups’ scene with a fresh, experienced business-oriented approach and packages customized to your needs.

Renewable Energy & Electricity: Being an active participant in the ecosystem of the renewable energy industry since 2014, we offer all essential regulatory and contractual services in the renewable energy industry and we have helped and guided clients in almost all sectors of this industry, specifically the Solar, Waste-to-Energy industries, the Energy Savings Services (ESCOs) and Green Hydrogen Energy Projects.

Since the initiation of the renewable energy sector in Egypt, Shehata & Partners has been on the scene. This ensures that we are incredibly aware of the different and difficult challenges that such a young industry has encountered, while also keeping us in the loop for the most recent trends and updates in both the local and the international market.

Department Name Email Telephone
Litigation & Banking Prof. Dr. Nour Shehata [email protected] +201118333000
Litigation & Labor Law Mohamed Osama [email protected] +201111103323
Arbitration & Corporate Law Ibrahim Shehata [email protected] +201022256100
Photo Name Position Profile
Mohamed Osama photo Mohamed Osama Partner
Ibrahim Shehata photo Ibrahim Shehata Partner
Prof. Dr. Nour Shehata photo Prof. Dr. Nour Shehata Senior Partner
Lawyers : 30
Admin Staff : 4
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