EGYPT Law and Practice Contributed by: Muhammad Ussama and Adam El Shalakany, Shalakany Law Office
Shalakany Law Office is a leading Egyptian law firm that dates back to 1912. With about 114 years of practice and 13 current partners, Shalakany serves as the go-to law firm in Egypt in relation to all types of legal services. As the exclusive Egyptian member firm of the international Lex Mundi network, Shala- kany offers considerable advantage to clients with cross-border matters. Beyond the member firms of the Lex Mundi network, Shalakany frequently acts as
co-counsel with magic circle and international law firms on important and large-scale arbitration cases and litigation cases in Egypt and the region. Dr Khaled El Shalakany, Adam El Shalakany, and Muhammad Ussama currently lead the firm’s dispute resolution practice. They are known for their strong scientific, practical approach to solving and/or managing dis- putes for the firm’s clients in Egypt and the region.
Authors
Muhammad Ussama has around 20 years of legal experience as a former judge, a practising lawyer and arbitrator. He offers high-quality, goal-oriented legal support to clients in Egypt, the GCC area and beyond.
Adam El Shalakany is a senior partner at Shalakany Law Office, specialising in international commercial arbitration disputes across the MENA region, frequently appointed as an arbitrator and
As a senior partner with Shalakany, Muhammad leads a team of the firm’s lawyers and assists clients in relation to contentious matters in Egypt, the UAE and beyond. Muhammad has acted as arbitrator in arbitration cases in Egypt and the UAE, with governing laws including those of Egypt and the UAE. Muhammad has acted for clients such as Google LLC, Meta, the Abu Dhabi Airports Company and Sumitomo.
counsel. He is a founding member of the Egyptian ILA chapter as well as an Egyptian committee member for several international arbitration and mediation centres such as BNRSC.
Shalakany Law Office 12 Maraashly Street Zamalek – Cairo Egypt Tel: +20227288833 Email: In_EmailGroup@shalakany.com Web: www.shalakany.com
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