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List of English-speaking lawyers in Egypt

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List of English-speaking lawyers in Egypt

Cairo

Name Email Telephone Address Regions served Legal practice areas Legal aid Pro bono service
ZAKI HASHEM & PARTNERS [email protected] Tel: + 2-23999999; Fax: + 2-23933585 23 Kasr El Nil Street, Cairo 11211, EGYPT Greater Cairo region Arbitration, Banking and Capital Markets, Business Law, Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Distribution, Employment & Labour, Energy, Foreign Investment, Franchise, Hotels & Tourism, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Joint-Venture, Leasing, Licensing, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mining & Petroleum, Project Financing, Real Estate, Taxation, Telecommunications, and Trademarks Yes Yes
DR.GEN. ADEL A AFIFY, PROF. DR. IBRAHIM AHMAD [email protected] Tel: + 2-26355991 (for Arabic speakers) Mobile: + 2-01223967578 (for English speakers) 138 Gisr El-Suez, 11th Floor Greater Cairo region Family Law [Adoptions, Child Custody, Marriage/Divorce, Parental, Child Abduction, Child protection] Inheritance, Civil Law, Commercial/Business Law, Criminal Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property: Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Marketing Agreements, Contracts, Estates, Damages, Foreign claims, Egyptian Immigration/ Egyptian Migration/ Egyptian Passports/ Egyptian Nationality/ Egyptian Citizenship, Foreign Immigration Yes Yes
AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE, Al Kamel Law Firm Dr. Mohamed Kamel: [email protected], Dr. Rasheed Kamel: [email protected] Telephone No. (+2) 02 3761 5271; Fax: +202 3761 5272 Al Kamel Law Building, Dokki Building, 17 Nabil El Wakad Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt, P.O. Box: 12311 Cairo & Alexandria Banking, Finance, Corporate, M&A, Employment Labour Affairs, Social Security, Arbitration, Litigation, Debt Collection, Energy, Power (Oil, Gas and Electricity), Mining, Government Affairs, Intellectual Property, Information Technology (IT), Telecoms & Media, Privatization, Franchising, Pharmaceutical Licensing, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Construction, Maritime, Aviation, Tax, Insurance, Legal Due Diligence Assessments, Protection of Competition and Combat of Monopolistic Practices Law, Family Law, Marriage, Custody and Alimony Yes Yes, on a case-by-case basis
ASHRAF AHMED AHMED NOUR EL DIN [email protected] Mob: (002) 01005172783; Tel: (002) 25620243 Office One - 429 A - District 4 - Tagamoo Al khamis - New Cairo. Office Two - 868 Zahraa Nasr city - Cairo. Greater Cairo region Family law, commercial law Yes Yes
DENTONS EGYPT LLC, In Association with El Oteifi Law Office [email protected], [email protected] Tel: + 2-27350574- Fax: + 2-27367717; Michael Lacey-Managing Partner + 2-2735 0574 Ext. 121 OR T + 2-2738 1469; Suzy Saad-Office Manager + 2-2735 0574 Ext. 102 OR T + 2-2738 1469 9 Shagaret El Dor Street, Zamalek, Cairo Postal Address: PO Box: 35, Agouza Cairo Cairo/Sharm/Hurghada/Luxor/Aswan/Alexandria Arbitration and litigation, asset finance, aviation, banking and financial markets, corporate and commercial, construction, employment, energy and natural resources, infrastructure projects, intellectual property, media and technology, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, project finance, property and telecommunications Yes, case-by-case basis Yes, case-by-case basis
DR. EHAB ADEL RAMZY, Attorney at law [email protected], [email protected] Tel: + 2-26901088; Fax: + 2-26901077; Mobile: + 2-01000002300 67 Omar Ibn el Khattab St Heliopolis, Arab Bank Building Greater Cairo region   Yes Yes
HELMY, HAMZA and PARTNERS (Baker McKenzie Cairo office), Mohamed Ghannam – Managing Partners, Lamyaa Gadelhak Partner - Co-Head of Banking & Projects [email protected], [email protected] Tel: +20 2 2461-5520, Mobile Number: +201005060919, +201223142521; Fax: + 2-24619302 Nile City Building, North Tower, 21st Floor 2005C, Cornich El Nil, Ramlet Beaulac, Cairo, Egypt Egypt All areas of law No Yes
HOSSAM MOUSTAFA ALI – HMA LAW FIRM [email protected] Tel: 02 24472217, Mob: 01115452888, Fax: 02 38363222 Building 3055, El Mearaag- Ring Road, Behind Emirates Gas Station, Cairo Cairo & Alexandria Corporate Law, Civil law, Notarize Property for individual & companies Yes Yes
IBRACHY LEGAL CONSULTANCY [email protected] Tel: +20 2 333 810 99, Mobile: +20 1005005060 - Working hours 9am-5pm Sun to Thurs Sara Hinton-Senior Partner and Solicitor, 4 Elsad Elaly St. Dokki, Cairo 12311 Egypt Egypt Corporate, M&A, Commercial, Infrastructure & Projects, Capital Markets, Banking, Real Estate, and Employment, Dispute resolution (Litigation and Arbitration other than family). In addition, we can assist with signing English law documents in the capacity as an English solicitor or providing certified true copies of documents for presentation to English courts etc Yes Yes, upon appointment Sara Hinton provides a one-off up to 30-minute call free of charge to British nationals who are unable to pay for legal advice
KARIM ADEL LAW OFFICE [email protected] Tel: + 2-23914344 (5 lines); Fax: + 2-23913854 Attorneys & Counsellors at Law, Karim Adel Kamel, Managing Partner, 41 Abdel Khalek Sarwat Street - Cairo Greater Cairo region Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Corporate law, Collection of bad debts, commercial law, Commercial registry, Construction agreements, Establishing companies and foreign branches, Employment law, Franchise agreements, Hotel management agreements, Intellectual Property Law. Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Shareholder agreements, Trademarks, Patents and Industrial designs registration, Taxation law Yes Yes
KOSHERI, RASHED & RIAD [email protected] Telephone: + 2-27954795, 2795 9228, 27952096, Fax: + 2-27958521 Legal Consultant and Attorneys At Law Prof Dr Ahmed El Kosheri, Prof Dr Samia Rashed (Founding Partners) Dr Tarek Riad (Managing Partner), Ms Hala Riad Assigning Partner), Dr.Hatem Gaber, 16A, Maamal El Sokkar St., Garden City, Cairo 11451, Egypt Greater Cairo region General Practice, Intl law, Corporate law, Licencing Contracts, Commercial & Maritime matters, Joint Ventures, Foreign Investments, Privatization, Local & Intl business contracts, Banking, Mining & Petroleum concessions, Real Estate, Telecommunications, Tax, Construction, Labour law, Trademark Registration and Litigation, BOT Projects, Commercial Agencies, Business Litigation, Intl & Domestic Arbitrations, World Trade, Organisation Agreements, Dispute Settlement System, Intellectual Property Yes Yes
MR. LABIB MOAWAD [email protected], [email protected] Tel: + 2-23924485, + 2-23924545 (direct), Cairo Fax: + 2-23931429 2 Behlar Passage (off Kasr El Nil Street) Greater Cairo region Criminal Cases, International Corporations & Arbitrations, Investment and Labour laws, Civil, Family status, Commercial contracts and cases and Administrative litigations Yes Yes
DR M Z GARANA LAW FIRM [email protected] Tel: +2-23926441, +2-23926560, Fax: + 2-23938950 8 Gawad Hosni Street, Abdin, Cairo Greater Cairo region n Family law, Criminal, Civil, Commercial, Maritime, Insurance, Labour, Taxation, Debt collection Yes Yes, on a case-by-case basis
NELLY LAW FIRM [email protected], [email protected] Tel: (+202) 2450 8805 – 2450 8814, Mobile: 01201111645, 01005464605 32, Nehro Street, behind Merry Land Garden, Heliopolis – Cairo 11351 Egypt Family law, Criminal, Political, Formation of Investment & Non-Investment Domestic Companies, Personal Status Yes Yes
OLFAT FOUAD MOHAMED ABD ALLAH [email protected] Tel/Fax: + 2-23905510, Mob: + 2-0122 23549791 -+ 2 01007209961 43 A Kasr El Nil St. Kasem Abdeen, Cairo, 2nd floor, Apt 13 Greater Cairo region Family law, Criminal, Political, Formation of Investment & Non-Investment, Domestic Companies, Personal Status Yes Yes
SHAHID LAW FIRM [email protected] Tel: + 2-23935557, Fax: + 2-23935447 20 B Adly Street Downtown, Cairo 11511, Egypt Cairo/Sharm/Hurghada/Luxor/Aswan/Alexandria Arbitration and Investor-State Disputes, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Anti-Trust, Anti-Corruption and Competition, Employment and Labour, Energy and Renewables, EPC and Real Estate, Insurance, IP, IT and Telecoms, Leisure and Tourism, Litigation, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Mineral Resources, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Yes  
SERRY LAW OFFICE [email protected] Tel: + 2- 23920053, Fax: + 2-23921873 Mohamed Serry, Attorney-At-Law, 1 Talaat Harb St, Cairo-Egypt Greater Cairo region Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Real estate, trade, Hospitality and tourism, Corporate, Labour and employment, Litigation, Arbitration and Intellectual property Yes Yes
SHADY ABD LATIF ABD ELRAHMAN [email protected] Mobile: +2 01113383033 39 Central Axis 6th October City Floor 5 Greater Cairo region All areas of law including family law Yes  
SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE [email protected] Tel: + 2-27288 888, 27399399(32 lines each), Fax: + 2- 27370661 Cairo Office, Dr. Khaled El Shalakany, 12, Maraashly St, Zamalek Cairo 11211 Cairo, Alexandria, El Gouna, Covering all Egypt Governorates Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance and Projects, Arbitration, Litigation, Commercial, and Labour law No No
THE EGYPTIAN LAW FIRM [email protected] Mobiles: +20-1115731990 or +20-1117773970, Tel/Fax: +202-24646920 9 Matbaa Buildings, Behind Ein Shams University, 1st Floor - Abbasiya, Cairo Greater Cairo region, Alexandria and Hurghada Family law, Commercial cases, Debt Collection, Civil cases, Companies & Trademarks registration Yes Yes

Alexandria

Name Email Telephone Address Regions served Legal practice areas Legal aid Pro bono service
AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE [email protected] Tel: +203 484 7757, Fax: +203 484 7757 Al Kamel Law Building, 22 Avenue Horreya, Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria   Yes Yes
ALAA SAAD MOUSTAFA LAW OFFICE [email protected], [email protected] Tel: +20 3 5857132, Mob: +20 100 1696906, Fax: +20 3 5857132 6 Casino Street, San Stefano, Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria region   Yes Yes
El Swefy Law Firm [email protected] Tel: + 2-03 4854012, Fax: + 2-03 4838353, Mob: +20 100 5477447 MR. ASHRAF EL SWEFY - Senior Partner, 68 El Horreya Av (Ex Fouad st)-Flat 801, Alexandria 21131 Alexandria region Maritime & Admiralty Law, Commercial & Trade Law No No
ELDIB ADVOCATES [email protected], [email protected] Tel: +2 034950000, Fax: +2 034958000, Mobile service: +2 012 2 21 77 414 Hisham Eldib 24 hours, 2, Lumumba Street, Bab Shark, Alexandria, 21131, P.O.Box 152 - Egypt Alexandria region Arbitration & ADR, Aviation Transport, Banking, Finance & Collection Services, Corporate Law & Commercial International Trade Services, Customs Law, Employment & Labour, Energy, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Consultation & Contracts, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Property Management & Development, Shipping, Tax Law, Telecommunications Yes Yes
MRS MICHELE TAGHER [email protected] Tel: + 2-034879022, Mobile: 01223912214 2, Salah Salem Street, Alexandria Alexandria region Family Matters, Civil; Commercial, Real Estate, Investment, Inheritance, and Translator No No, but they can offer free legal consultations
SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE [email protected] Tel: + 2-34849998, Fax: + 2-034815908 10, Midan Orabi, Elmanshia, Alexandria Alexandria region   Yes Yes
SHERIF SAAD-ELDEEN ELKHARBOUTLY [email protected] Tel: +2035929021-+201211444291, Fax: +2035918812, Mobile: Mr. Sherif: +20-122-318-8066, Ingy: +20-100-166-1237, Nesma: +966-50-279-9643, Mai: +1-240-753-5163 Egyptian bar No. 23282, Cassation court lawyer, Office address: 24 Port Said Street, Elshatby, Alexandria, Egypt. Working hours: 9:00 am till 4:00 pm (Egypt local time) Alexandria region Civil law, Commercial law, Tax law, contracts , Foreign Direct Investment, translation Yes Yes
DR ZAKARIA MAHFOUZ LAW OFFICE [email protected], [email protected] Tel: + 2-034806599, Mobile: +201001473809, Fax: + 2- 034837191 Mr Ahmed Z Mahfouz Mr Ibrahim Z Mahfouz, 25 Talaat Harb Street, Alexandria 2111 Alexandria region Civil law, Tenancy Law, Commercial law, Real Estate, Inheritance law Yes Yes, in some cases

Luxor

Name Email Telephone Address Regions served Legal practice areas Legal aid Pro bono service
Mr. MOHAMED NAGGAR (previously Mr.ABOU EL-WAFA MAHMOUD YOUSSEF HASSAN’s law office) [email protected] Mobile: + 2-01004627144 Maabad El-Karnak St, Luxor Luxor region   Yes Yes
MR. BADAWI ABOU SHANAB ABDEL ZAHER   Mobile: + 2-01222169815 – Mr. Abd El Zaher Badawi Abou Shanab, Mobile: 01205793388-01000709759 45 Moustafa Kamel St, Luxor Luxor region   Yes Yes
MR. EDWARD FAHIM [email protected] Mobile: 012 22177456 Abd El Hamid El Omda St Off Television St, Luxor Luxor region   Yes Yes
MR. KHALED ADB EL MONHAM ABO SHAMYA [email protected] Mobile: 01227888345 El Fayroz District behind El Shabe club, Ground floor Luxor region Facilitating and helping in marriage and family law cases: Inheritance, Divorce, and Custody conflict resolution. Mergers & acquisitions. Capital Market; Banking & Finance; Telecommunications, Foreign Investment; Franchise; Joint Ventures (JVs); Corporate; Hotels & Tourism; Insurance; Dispute Resolution (Litigation & Arbitration); Construction; Contracts; Real Estate consultant; Leasing; Employment , Labour & Energy, Mining & Petroleum; Taxation; Intellectual. Property, Licensing & Trademarks Criminal, civil law, foreigners disputes, Obtaining residence and work permits. Notarization of require legal documents. Registering company’s trademarks. Obtaining all licenses for exhibitions, showrooms, commercial shop and factories. Handling Interpol &local criminal cases. Drafting, notarizing and reviewing your apartment contract. Properties full registrations (land, flat, villa …etc.) as per Egyptian law provisions. Finalising sale and purchase contracts to guarantee your rights. Establishment of companies (and commercial representative offices) resolutions of Problems related to social insurance labour office and tax problems. Yes Yes

Hurghada

Name Email Telephone Address Regions served Legal practice areas Legal aid Pro bono service
EGYPT ADVOCATES [email protected], [email protected] Mobile: +2 0122 7655 853, Tel: +20 (65) 3488882, Fax: +20 (65) 3488883 Mohamed A. Osman Law Firm, Address: Banks Area, New Kawsar, In front of HSBC, 4th floor, apartment 21, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt. P.O. Box 133, Hurghada - Egypt Red Sea region Family law, Arbitration, Civil law and litigation, Corporate & commercial law, Criminal law, Energy , oil and Gas, Hotel & Tourism, Intellectual property, Labour law, Maritime law, Real Estate Yes Yes
EGYPTIAN LAW PARTNERS [email protected], [email protected] Tel: 002 0653462727, Mobile: 002 01112216565 - 002 01282274482 Dr. Sabry Omar ABDULRAHMAN, Elkawsar, besides British resort, Habiba building – office no 1 Red Sea region Family law, Criminal, Commercial, cooperate and civilian No No
HANNA LAW FIRMS (H.L.F) [email protected] Tel: +2010-0111-0693 Hanna Law Firms, El-nassr road, (opposite to Red Sea Hospital) El Dahar 3rd floor, suite #22 El- Dahar, Hurghada Hurghada, Red Sea Region, Metropolitan Cairo Area Litigation & Arbitration, Commercial, Business, Franchising, Investment & Corporate, Company Registration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Patent Registration, Compensations, Contract Drafting and Ratification, Telecommunication & Information Technology, Construction & Developing Real Estate Registration, Due Diligence, Civil cases, Employment & Labour, Hotels, Hospitality & Tourism, Taxes, Customs issues, Licenses, Insurance, Debt Collection, Bankruptcy, Check-fraud cases, Inheritance No No

SHARM EL SHEIKH

Name Email Telephone Address Regions served Legal practice areas Legal aid Pro bono service
INTERNATIONAL EGYPTIAN LAWYERS Mr. Abbas Elbahrawy (Head of law firm) : [email protected], Kareem Elbahrawy (Assistant head of law firm): [email protected] Mr. Abbas Elbahrawy: Mobile: +201064005553; Kareem Elbahrawy: Mobile: +201064006663 Mr. Abbas Elbahrawy (Head of law firm). French school, Royal mall, El Hadaba, Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt Egypt Family law, Criminal law, Commercial law, Civil law, Property law, Intellectual property, Business setup, Legal consultation, Due diligence, Banking and finance Yes Yes

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