Litigation
Our litigation team of attorneys, counselors, and legal experts has successfully represented our corporate clients before Egyptian courts of law of all levels. Our team members work strenuously and meticulously to resolve our clients’ disputes timely. Our service in this field extends from counsels, legal advice, representation before court, and management of clients’ official documents and paperwork at the different Egyptian government agencies.
Arbitration
We are noted for our leading expertise in international arbitration, and such forms of dispute resolutions. Our arbitration team has aboard a group of professional arbitrators and mediators who have handled several international arbitration cases over commercial disputes for different clients including foreign investors. We are backed by an experienced arbitration team whose years of practice cover internationallitigation and enforcement laws, legal proceedings and arbitration proceedings and mediation.
Corporate Disputes
We provide a broad array of corporate legal services to a divergent client base, ranging from start-up ventures to large multinational companies. We offer our clients a full range of corporate and business legal services, including advice (strategic and legal), pre-contract negotiation, drafting, advising on documents for establishing companies, subsidiaries and to give corporate advice on day to day matters, organizing and attending Board and Shareholders meetings and drafting and certifying minutes of meetings, and obtaining official authorizations and licenses.
Intellectual Property (IP)
The majority of our clients are market leaders in innovation; hence, they need to document their patent rights. We carry the transactions of a wide variety of disputes regarding Intellectual property and provide pre-dispute consultations as well as general, coordinated IP program structuring. Our services in IP also include registration, enforcement and protection of intellectual property, due diligence investigations, dispute resolutions and drafting assignments and licensing agreements.
Mergers & Acquisition
We have been involved in high-level transactions regarding mergers and acquisitions of companies of different types. In many of the cases we handled, we started from scratch beginning due diligence appraisals. Our services cover stakeholders, holding companies, shareholder agreements, securities, corporate governance, contracts and banking transactions.
Banking & Financial Institutions
We support major financial and banking institutions in credit transactions on the local and international levels. We also provide legal advice in project finance, loan syndications, letters of credit and guarantee, mortgages, pledges and securities. We review tender documents, draft contracts and carry out government-related transactions and other such complex operations.
Manufacturing
The field of manufacturing and heavy industry has been growing fast in Egypt. Our team’s experience in the field covers light and heavy industries of all types. We have gained experience in negotiating and drafting contracts, such as licensing, franchise, assistance and supply agreements to major companies in the sector.
Projects & Infra Structure
We handle the drafting, auditing and negotiation of local and international project agreements in energy, water, petroleum, natural gas, telecommunication and IT. We provide litigation and arbitration services with all related proceedings (including the enforcement of policies and statutes) to ensure that our clients' projects are proceeding smoothly by carrying out all the complex transactions on their behalf.
Real Estate & Construction
Our experience in litigation, arbitration and legal drafting comes in handy in real estate and construction projects. Our services in the field cover ownership, construction, use of land and buildings, property development, sales, acquisitions, leases, taxation, bankruptcy, privatization and entity formation, among others.
Commercial Agencies & Distribution
We offer our clients a wide range of legal services that involve advice on pre-contract negotiations, drafting and reviewing commercial agency, distribution and franchise agreements and advice for establishing companies, branches, or subsidiaries and obtaining official authorizations and licenses.
Taxation
We offer extensive legal service in matters related to tax as per the Egyptian laws and the Egyptian Tax Authority and its registry offices. We help our clients with their tax statements and all tax-related transactions.
Tourism & Travel Services
We provide legal advice to our clients in the hotel and tourism sectors. Our services include the drafting of franchise agreements and hotel-related contracts, and the acquisition of licenses for hotels and resorts. We have acquired experience in settling hotel/tourism-related disputes whether through litigation or Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Telecom & IT
The telecom and IT sector in Egypt are given special attention by the Egyptian authorities. So now with almost all businesses and government bodies shifting towards transactions carried out online as well as e-commerce, we have developed an experience in the field and on the laws and regulations that govern the telecommunications sector in Egypt. The telecom surge has brought upon some issues and disputes that require legal attention, and hence we offer advice on e-signatures, e-commerce, licensing as well as acquisition and transfer of shares in telecom projects.
Labor & Employment
Labor and employment laws hold up a large part of the Egyptian employees/employer’s life and work. For that reason, we offer legal services as per the appropriate Egyptian laws which help draft and protect employee agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies. We provide legal advice on collective redundancies, employee termination as well as litigation and dispute resolution services. We promote the more cost effective Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system, through which alternative ways to end the labor/employment disputes by means of negotiations instead of courts of law. Our team of Labor Management work includes advice on data protection and privacy rights, work permits, worker compensations, occupational health and safety issues.
Oil & Gas
We take pride in providing legal services in the oil and gas sector in Egypt. We serve large oil and gas companies, including foreign investors. Our experienced attorneys in the oil and gas field carry out proceedings that cover drafting and negotiating gas-related agreements, gas sale agreements, licensing operations are highly informed with the EGPC regulations and limitations. Our Firm also provides legal assistance to new bidders wishing to enter into the oil and gas market; by assisting these bidders in submitting the bidding documents to (EGPC or EGAS services facilitate concessions and licensing for foreign investment operations.
Attestation in Egypt
The best attestation services for all kinds of documents in Egypt: • Marriage, divorce, and birth certificate • Degree Certificate • Transfer Certificate • MOFA Certificate • Police Clearance Certificate • Experience and Medical Certificate Attestation • Commercial Document Attestation AM Attestation Service helps you get commercial document attestation through the most optimal process for every document and avoids wasting time and effort on any unnecessary legal process. Commercial and business document attestation fees are different and dependent on the value and details mentioned in documents and invoices. We can assist you with documents such as: 1 Memorandum of Association 2 Articles of Association 3-Shareholders Certificate 4-Board Resolution 5-Shareholders Resolution 6-Certificate of Incumbency 7-Certificate of Incorporation 8-Commercial Invoices 9-Shareholders Register 10-Special Power of Attorney 11-Certificate of Good Standing 12-Minutes of Meeting 13-Agency Agreements, etc. 14: Documents related to opening a new branch or a new bank account for offshore companies
Real Estate Registration in Egypt
- The concerned Entities with Real Estate Registration in Egypt is the following: 1. The Egyptian Survey Authority: The Egyptian Survey Authority is responsible for conducting cadastral surveys of all real estate in Egypt. 2. The Real Estate Registry Office: The Real Estate Registry Office is responsible for registering all real estate transactions in Egypt. The Real Estate Registry Office is located in each governorate in Egypt. 3. The General Real Estate Registry: The General Real Estate Registry is responsible for issuing real estate certificates and located in Cairo. • Our law firm can help you register your property before the Real Estate Registry in Egypt. We can assist you with all aspects of the process, from gathering the required documents to submitting the application and paying the fees. • We can assist you with the following: - Obtain the required digital survey statement before the Egyptian Survey Authority. - Register the real estates and vacant lands for individuals and companies. - Finalize the registration procedures with a final contract. - Finalize the registration procedures with a customary contract and what indicates possession for a period of five years. - Finalize the registration procedures in the the case of possession and what indicates that documentarily for a period of fifteen years. - Register a subsidiary real right. - Register a final judgment. - Register a final settlement. - Register an inheritance right. • We can help you with all of the steps involved in registering your property in the Real Estate Registry. We can also provide you with legal advice on any issues related to property ownership in Egypt.
Cyber Crimes
Definition: Cybercrime is any criminal activity that uses computer technology and networks to target computer systems, networks, and electronic data. It is characterized by its speed and lack of physical evidence, making it difficult to investigate and prosecute. Forms: Cybercrime can take many forms, including hacking, stealing, destroying, and disrupting information, as well as fraud, espionage, abuse, and extortion. Nature: Cybercrime is characterized by its speed and lack of physical evidence, making it difficult to investigate and prosecute. Risks: Cybercrime poses a serious threat to cybersecurity and the digital economy around the world, and requires significant efforts to reduce it and maintain security and safety in cyberspace. Types of cybercrime: Cyber fraud: Using computer and electronic technology to commit fraud against individuals or institutions and obtain money or information illegally. Cyber intrusion: Gaining unauthorized access to computer systems or networks to steal, manipulate, or destroy information. Cyber-attacks: Using computer and electronic technology to disrupt computer systems, networks, or servers, and endangering information and data. Cyber espionage: Using computer and electronic technology to obtain confidential or sensitive information from computer systems or networks for the purpose of unauthorized use of this information. Cyber extortion: Using computer and electronic technology to blackmail individuals or institutions, demanding money or information, or threatening to publish personal information or data. Cyber abuse: Using computer and electronic technology to abuse or harass individuals or institutions illegally, through the internet, social media, or email.