EGYPT Law and Practice Contributed by: Ibrahim Shehata, Hesham Kamel, Hana ElBarbary and Dima Mazen, Shehata & Partners
Shehata & Partners was founded in 1996 and is driven by a vision to provide unique legal ser - vices that cater to the business needs of cor - porate entities doing business in Egypt. Its core mission is to provide the most trusted and ef - fective legal advice on both dispute resolution and corporate law in Egypt. The firm is result-
driven and delivers exceptional services to cli - ents across various practice areas and multiple industries. It continues to achieve the highest client satisfaction rates in the region due to the meticulous implementation of its client-centric approach.
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Ibrahim Shehata is a partner at Shehata & Partners and has a decade of experience in the Egyptian market. He started off his career focusing on corporate law, where he successfully
Hana ElBarbary is an associate at Shehata & Partners. She holds an LLB from Sorbonne University’s Institut de Droit des Affaires Internationales (IDAI) as well as an LLB from Cairo
advised several multinational companies on doing business in Egypt, and has been involved in the Egyptian renewable energy market since 2014, developing niche expertise that makes him one of the leading lawyers in the field. He is also recognised as one of the key players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, having worked with more than 60 start-ups. In this regard, Ibrahim has helped start-ups navigate the legal issues that always arise in this specific realm and guided them to be more investment-ready.
University. She is currently advancing her expertise by pursuing a master’s degree in international and European business law at Sorbonne University's IDAI. Hana has gained substantial experience in corporate and competition law at top-tier Egyptian law firms, where she has played an important role in navigating complex legal challenges and has contributed to significant cases in both fields.
Dima Mazen recently joined Shehata & Partners as a junior associate. She is a highly motivated corporate lawyer. She graduated fourth in her class from Ain Shams University’s
Hesham Kamel is an of counsel with over five years of experience in corporate matters. He has been an indispensable member of Shehata & Partners since the very beginning. He
Faculty of Law (English section) and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in private law. Before joining Shehata & Partners, she gained practical experience interning at top-tier law firms. Her experience also includes competing in international moot court competitions, including the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at Oxford, as well as coaching mooting teams.
also has significant academic leverage, as he holds two master’s degrees from the Sorbonne Law School, both specialising in the international rules governing business and trade. Hesham has closed several investment rounds with multiple start-ups, and has also been an integral part of multimillion-dollar investment projects in Egypt.
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