We act for investors, industrial and logistics projects, international businesses, and external counsel that need bilingual local counsel linking structuring, incorporation, licensing, contracts, operations, and dispute readiness where needed.
Drawing on the methodology of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), we offer an integrated legal route that turns the investment idea into a working, licensed entity in the Egyptian market.
We agree on the right activity, the optimal legal form (LLC, JSC, branch, representative office), the registration authority, and whether prior sectoral approvals are needed.
A sound incorporation decision starts with understanding the activity, not filling out a form.
We design the ownership structure, share allocation, and shareholders' agreements, and set the incorporation route before GAFI, FRA, or the Industrial Development Authority according to the activity.
This is the stage where the rules between partners and the rules of day-to-day operation get written.
We prepare the full incorporation set: memorandum, articles of association, powers of attorney, name-clearance certificate, and authentication of foreign founder documents through the international legalisation chain.
Precise documents save the company weeks of later delay.
We oversee opening the company-under-formation account, depositing capital, obtaining the bank certificate, submitting the full file to the authority, and securing the commercial register and tax card.
Registration is the point where a paper file turns into a company that can actually trade.
We secure operating licences (industrial, commercial, professional), tax and VAT registrations, social insurance files, and prepare employment contracts and internal regulations.
This stage closes out regulatory readiness before day one of operations.
We build the operating contract suite (suppliers, customers, employees), internal governance policies, and dispute-resolution mechanics — proactive protection before any disagreement becomes a dispute.
The best dispute file is the one that never opens.
We deliver ongoing strategic counsel: tracking legislative and regulatory change, renewing licences, preparing required periodic filings, and standing alongside the business in any legal or commercial development.
The firm does not exit at registration. It stays as the project's standing counsel.
Two practical checklists so founders arrive at the first meeting with a ready file, not open questions.
Active legal presence before every government and regulatory body. The firm represents clients across the full spectrum of Egyptian authorities, providing integrated coverage of every investment and commercial route.
Two official references showing Egypt's economic zones, industrial areas, and investment authorities — placed in the investor's hands so location and regulatory scope can be reviewed before a decision is made.
The official government reference for industrial and free zones under GAFI supervision.
An interactive map of Egypt's free and investment zones across the governorates.
Direct referral to the competent authority, based on each project's activity and geography, always takes priority.
These materials do not replace advice on your own facts. They help organise the right questions before formation or launch.
This practical playbook shows how an investor or founder moves from business concept to an Egyptian entity that is ready for sign-off, operations, and authority-facing work.
Good structuring is not just about formal compliance. It is about selecting a route that works for ownership, control, funding, and exit.
Entering Egypt does not begin with the entity form alone. It begins with understanding the activity, licensing route, ownership position, and day-one management responsibilities.
The firm can review the proposed activity, ownership profile, and timeline, then connect the matter to the most suitable entry, operations, or protection route from the outset.
For matters tied to entering the Egyptian market, you can use the investor route on the contact page or email the investor desk.
