The team at Ibrachy & Dermarkar offers a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial services, including M&A, cross-border joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and compliance and regulatory work. Veteran arbitrator and corporate lawyer Bahieldin H. Z. Elibrachy and trade and competition specialist Amir Ibrahim Nabil co-head the practice, which also includes Laila Elibrachy, whose sector focus spans telecoms, construction, aviation, agriculture and hospitality.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The experience of the team has been a defining attribute and the expert knowledge of M&A matters. This has benefitted our company greatly in terms of pursuing the best approach.’
  • ‘Amir Nabil has been an exceptional and trustworthy partner for our business. His passion and exceptional knowledge, together with his vast experience, has been critical for our matters. His ability to understand nuances of the business and the industry that we work in, is not only beneficial as it leads to appropriate advice, but is also what would set him apart from others.’
  • ‘The firm seems very well informed about the dynamics and current status of the legal environment in Egypt.'
  • ‘I have dealt exclusively with Amir Nabil in the area of litigation and competition law. Amir has excellent analytical skills, is very creative in identifying and elaborating promising legal arguments in support of the client's position and has very valuable insider knowledge of the competition authorities in Egypt owing to his own previous senior role working for the regulator.’
  • ‘Amir and his team are professional, prompt in action, detail-oriented, technically sound, build good rapport, diligent and care about output quality.’
  • ‘I have worked with Amir Nabil from I&D. His past experience in the Egyptian government makes him a strong asset when dealing with legal issues in Egypt when the government needs to be involved. He is not only well-connected but also knows how the government functions and what can be achieved. He is also very responsive and pleasant to work with.’
Practice head

Bahieldin Elibrachy; Amir Nabil

Other key lawyers

Laila Elibrachy; Farah Bahgat