Entry & Incorporation
Company formation, ownership structuring, and proceedings before GAFI (Investment & Free Zones) and FRA (Financial Regulatory Authority).
Cairo | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa
Legal solutions that build businesses — and safeguard their continuity.
An integrated law firm accompanying Egyptian, regional, and international investors — from the decision to enter the Egyptian business environment, through operational launch and the legal protection that follows.
Regulation & Operations
Operating contracts, labour regulations, licensing, and ongoing regulatory and tax compliance.
Protection & Disputes
Dispute management, commercial arbitration, and litigation before economic, civil, and administrative courts.
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Where do you stand right now?
Pick the situation closest to yours. Each route leads to material actually useful in your position — not a generic contact form.
I’m just exploring the Egyptian market
No decision yet. Read through the entry journey, the regulators, and what formation actually requires.
Open the entry mapI have a specific question on a live matter
A contract, a board decision, a regulator’s letter, a disputed clause. Search the research or go straight to the relevant practice area.
Browse articles & researchThe matter is already in dispute or under a legal deadline
An upcoming hearing, a notice, a regulatory deadline, an administrative order. Send a short summary and request urgent contact.
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Business-oriented legal services
Practice areas built for business decisions, investment, operations, and disputes
These are the core service lines clients turn to when they need to establish a legal presence, discipline operations, or protect their position in a sensitive matter.
Corporate & Commercial
Company formation, governance, commercial contracts, and day-to-day legal support for management teams and decision-makers.
- Entity formation and internal restructurings
- Shareholder arrangements, board matters, and governance
- Commercial, service, supply, and distribution contracts
Investment & Market Entry into Egypt
Legal planning and execution for entering the Egyptian market, from initial diagnostics and structuring through launch and post-entry support.
- Business activity diagnostics and entry-route selection
- Incorporation and day-one governance set-up
- Licensing review and regulatory mapping
Regulatory & Employment
Operating legal support on employment, compliance, licensing, regulatory response, and recurring business matters.
- Employment contracts, policies, and internal rules
- Compliance reviews and remediation plans
- Internal investigations and sensitive workforce decisions
Disputes & Arbitration
Representation in commercial and economic disputes and arbitration, supported by early risk, value, and forum assessment.
- High-impact commercial and economic disputes
- Domestic and cross-border commercial arbitration
- Pre-filing and active settlement work
Economic Courts: Civil, Misdemeanour, and Felony Matters
Representation in business-related disputes and offences before the Economic Courts, with strategic handling of evidence, jurisdiction, and appeals.
- Commercial disputes between companies or between companies and their clients, contracts, shareholder agreements, and commercial deals
- Capital markets and securities matters before the FRA
- Bankruptcy and corporate-restructuring proceedings
Meet the Team
Our team
Meet the published professional profile of the team leading sensitive matters and combining legal analysis with practical execution in Egypt.
IPartner | Head of Civil & Commercial Procedure — Sadat University | Cassation Lawyer
Dr. Sahar Imam
Former Dean of the Faculty of Law at Sadat University, Head of the Procedure Department, admitted before the Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Constitutional Court, and a Ministry of Justice–certified arbitrator.
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IIManaging Partner
Hamada El-Saadawi
Accompanies Egyptian and foreign investors from project start to full launch, and oversees commercial arbitration and cassation files.
Read the full profileWhich group is likely to read your matter first
A matter typically touches two or three of these. The partner responsible for the group reviews personally before the handling team is set.
- 01Formation & investmentCompanies, ownership, entry structuring, GAFI and FRA — the Corporate group.
- 02Operations, contracts & complianceWorkforce, licensing, regulatory files, live contracts — the Regulatory & Operations group.
- 03Disputes & arbitrationEconomic courts, Cassation, Supreme Administrative, commercial arbitration — the Disputes group.
- 04Real estate, registration & residencyTitle registration, leasing, residency, foreign-ownership matters — the Real-Estate & Mobility group.
- 05Tax & financial mattersTax and customs disputes, accounting review, fee structuring — certified tax adviser inside the team.
- 06Legal translation & embassy filesCertified legal documents in Arabic and English — firm’s supporting network.
The team at a glance
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- Partners
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- Counsel
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- Associates
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- Financial advisers
The figures reflect lawyers and counsel whose professional profile is published on the site. They are supported by chartered accountants, engineers, international arbitrators, and certified translators.
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The latest articles and practical guides
Regular legal writing from the firm — analysis of new legislation, practical guides for investors, and a look at the recurring issues Egyptian businesses run into.
Written as working reference material, not marketing. You are welcome to use it freely — no fee, no attribution required.
Principal-function licensing at securities companies — a working read of FRA Decision 2/2024
A practical guide to FRA Decision No. 2 of 2024 (as amended on 12 February 2025) governing the licensing and continuation of Principal Functions at Egyptian securities companies — from licensing conditions to the institutional register and administrative measures.
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Public reference
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Egypt Legal & Regulatory Reference
Every government portal, every regulator, every court — gathered in one place.
An annotated directory of Egypt’s official bodies — what each one does, when you would use it, its address, and its number. Published by the firm as a public resource, free for investors, lawyers, and researchers alike.
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- Annotated entries
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- Official sections
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