EGYPT Law and Practice Contributed by: Alex Saleh, Asad Ahmad, Hegui Taha and Farida Koura, GLA & Company
GLA & Company provides strategic, cost-effec - tive and forward-thinking legal representation for companies seeking to do business in the Middle East. The firm’s practice encompasses all legal issues companies will likely encounter in the global business environment. With exten - sive experience in advising clients in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, it provides unique insights to companies seeking to establish or expand business opera -
tions in these nations. The firm’s emphasis is on getting deals cleared with the local competition authority and it has excellent relationships with regulators in the GCC. It has been successful in securing no objections from these bodies to clear deals. The firm’s lawyers are intimately fa - miliar with the governing sources of authority and routinely work with the relevant agencies, departments and committees on behalf of cli - ents.
Authors
Alex Saleh is the managing partner of GLA & Company and takes a leading regional role in the firm in terms of its M&A and private equity practice. With over 25 years of experience in
Asad Ahmad is the head of the antitrust and competition practice at GLA & Company. He has been involved in a number of transactional and advisory works in various industries,
both the GCC and the US, he has accumulated sizeable expertise in the areas of banking and finance, M&A, capital market deals and infrastructure projects. His experience garners praise from the leading legal directories and his transactions regularly win Deals of the Year from the same institutions and organisations.
including logistics, construction, finance, healthcare and education. His practice has involved comprehensive representation with regards to M&A, conducting extensive due diligence exercises in relation to complex transactions as well as distribution and agency arrangements. He has an extensive background in advising on the marketing of securities, corporate governance issues, policies and regulatory compliance and he has expanded his expertise to include advising on data protection and regulation.
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