ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners > Giza, Egypt > Firm Profile

ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners
5 ABD EL-KAWY SHAMS
DOKKI, GIZA
12611
12611
Egypt

Egypt > Dispute resolution: arbitration Tier 2

Established in 2020, The arbitration team at ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners has already established a diverse portfolio of local and international clients which it supports in high profile commercial arbitrations. Disputes related to sports, competition and construction laws are a particular area of expertise for the team. Founding partner Ahmed Weshahi leads the dispute resolution practice, with specific experience in the construction, media and oil and gas sectors. Yehia Shahine heads the arbitration practice, acting as counsel in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations while also handling competition law matters.

Practice head(s):

Yehia Shahine

Other key lawyers:

Ahmed Weshahi; Ahmed Abou Zeid

Testimonials

‘They are very fast, reliable, competent, amazing results, very kind, focused, and goal oriented. Fees are very fair.’

‘They have a very strong team and recruit very good professionals.’

‘The firm offers a mixture of different types of expertise with a sharp understanding of the Egyptian legal and business environment.’

‘Yehia Shahine is an expert in the field of arbitration and his approach and management of disputes reflects not just his extensive legal knowledge but also his sound commercial judgment.’

Egypt > Banking and finance Tier 3

ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners is experienced in an array of banking and finance matters. In particular, the team has acted as legal counsel on a number of high profile securitization bond issues, as well as some of the largest Sukuk issuances in Egypt. Bahaa Alieldean is a veteran in capital market and banking transactions, acting for major national and multinational firms. In 2022, Mahmoud Al-Araby was promoted to partner and head of the capital market department.

Practice head(s):

Bahaa Alieldean; Mahmoud El-Araby

Testimonials

‘The team is really professional, very cooperative, available 24/7 ,  up-to-date and the diversity of the team make them very rich.’

‘Bahaa Alieldean is an out of the box solution lawyer and he’s more to technology, very connected, always there when needed, trustworthy.’

‘All the associates are always available for help, prompt, punctual.’

Key clients

Sarwa Capital

Sarwa Securitization

Contact Credit

Palm Hills Group

Amer Group

AT Lease

Dorra

Corplease

Wadi Degla Real Estate

Contact Leasing

Misr Capital

Work highlights

  • Acted as the legal advisor for 3 Sukuk issuance total worth of EGP 8.251 billion. Two issuances used to finance the expansion of Contact Credit and its subsidiaries and the third is used to finance Palm Hills Development in one of its major real estate projects.
  • Acted as legal advisor for the Securitization Issuance of Palm Hills (originator) by the Egyptian Company for Securitization for Real Estate with a release valued by 1.246 Billion.
  • Acted as legal advisor for two Securitization Issuances of AT Lease (originator) by AT Securitization Company for Securitization For financial lease with two release valued by EGP 2.7 Billion.

Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners is heavily involved in handling the governance and regulatory issues of a number of prominent clients. The team also features a particularly strong practice in the field of sports law, led by Ahmed Abouzeid. Bahaa Sholkamy focuses on complex commercial agreements, particularly within the real estate sector, meanwhile Amr Namek is an expert in M&A with 20 years of experience in corporate legal counselling.

Practice head(s):

Bahaa Sholkamy; Amr Namek; Ahmed Abouzeid

Testimonials

‘The team is responsive, knowledgeable, and professional.’

‘The ALC Team comes with the unique value proposition of being available to their clients 24/7, unlike other law firms they are very flexible to the client needs and timing and respond at odd hours.’

‘The team is strong in corporate law and M&A matters and have successfully advised us in multiple complicated transactions/issues. For us the partner is like part of the core team and he participates in matters unrelated to legal and supports us with his network to get insights to make informed decisions.’

‘Committed and fully engaged in a detailed approach.’

‘Exceptional quality team with attention to details and high level of expertise.’

‘The team is very diligent on answering detailed questions and verifies with the relevant authorities when needed. Legal opinions are promptly updated once queries are raised.’

Work highlights

  • Advising a top tier Egyptian Football Club on all aspects of its operation and regulatory compliance.
  • Advising a leading US company in design, engineering and construction for the international stem cell and regenerative medicine research and therapeutic center.

Egypt > Projects and infrastructure Tier 3

The projects and infrastructure team at ALC Alieldean Weshahi & Partners has experience working on complex infrastructure projects on behalf of state owned entities, foreign investors and lenders. Particular areas of expertise are the application of administrative law rules and public procurement laws. Ahmed Weshahi focuses on mega developments and public procurement, while newly-promoted partner Tarek Fouad is experienced in corporate, real estate and administrative law.

Practice head(s):

Tarek Fouad

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘When solving issues, they apply both of business and legal aspects in equal proportions, which as a client I don’t only need the legal opinion but also need the application of same on the business. The stand-out partner that I usually deal with is Mr. Tarek Fouad.’

‘The project and infrastructure team in ALC is very knowledgeable about the typical challenges a real estate developer may face. Also, they are very responsive and will do their best to find a solution for any problem, and they have the talent to mitigate any legal or financial risk.’

‘We have been dealing with Tarek Fouad, partner and head of projects and infrastructure, who we really value his smart approach in contract drafting and providing tailored advises to help us run the business.’

‘The project and infrastructure team in ALC is very knowledgeable about the typical challenges a real estate developer may face. Also, they are very responsive and will do their best to find a solution for any problem and they have the talent to mitigate any legal or financial risk.’

‘We have been dealing with Tarek Fouad, partner and head of projects and infrastructure, who we really value his smart approach in contract drafting and providing tailored advises to help us run the business.’

‘The project we worked on with ALC included multiple level of legal documents and more than one interface with different governmental bodies. ALC had the knowledge and were able to help us tailor a solution that meet our needs and at the same time follow the legal requirements set by the authorities. The amount of depth legal analysis they had to go through to come up with such a solution was impressive.’

‘The key difference is the ability to come up with legal solution to our business needs. They act as real business partner caring about the client interest.’

‘A diversified team where each has unique skills that are collectively focused on achieving my business’s goals through their creativity, strong approach, and firm understanding of governing local and international laws.’

Key clients

Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities

New Urban Communities Authority

Administrative Capital for Urban Development

City Edge Developments

ARDIC for Real Estate Development and Investment

Saudi Egyptian Developers (SECON)

Dorra Group for Real Estate Development

Egyptian Refinery Company

IWAN for Development and Investments

Work highlights

  • Advising NUCA on the Design-Build contract with Chine State Construction and Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), to develop 18 high-rise towers in the New Administrative Capital (including the Iconic Tower the tallest building in Africa), with a value exceeding USD 3 billion.
  • Advising the Administrative Capital for Urban Development on infrastructure agreements with international operators (water and power supply).
  • Advising NUCA on the Design-Build contract with CSCEC to develop five high-rise towers in the New Alamein City (Egypt’s North Coast), with a value exceeding EGP 37.5 billion.