The widest spectrum of practice areas in Egypt

Banking & Finance

Supported by its strong corporate, capital markets and litigation experts, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law, advises on all aspects related to the banking and financial laws and acts on the full range of complex transaction, such as:

Capital Markets

We undertake the legal services needed for an effective and smooth implementation of the various capital market transactions such as:

Competition & Antitrust

Our Firm comprises a select team of lawyers specialized in competition and antitrust laws.

Compliance

Our Firm comprises experienced lawyers specialized in regulatory compliance and anti-corruption and competition laws.

Corporate & Commercial

We have advised international and local clients over the past 60+ years in incorporating local companies and subsidiaries, opening/closing branch and representative offices, agency and distributorship agreements, franchising, leasing, licensing services.

Corporate Restructuring

We have a long experience record in restructuring companies/groups of companies and in undertaking mergers, splits, capital increases, share transfers/swaps - rendering the company’s shares highly attractive to potential acquirers.

Dispute Resolution (Arbitration & Litigation)

Since its establishment, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law, harbors the most prominent Litigation and Arbitration practice in Egypt and the MENA region and has earned recognition for bringing victories to its clients.

Distributorships & Agencies

Since 1953, we have been supporting clients seeking to expand their business locally or overseas through appointing agents and distributors.

Employment & Labour Law

We serve as counsel to local and multinational companies in all stages of the employer-employee relationship.

Energy & Renewables

We are the first law firm to have advised on energy activities in Egypt.

Hospitality & Tourism

We render our legal expertise to the key players in the hotels and hospitality sector

Intellectual Property

The Intellectual Property (IP) practice at Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law, started with the Firm’s establishment in the 1950s.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are at the forefront of the areas of practice handled by the Firm since its establishment in 1953.

Mining

We have a long well-established record in advising market leaders in the sector of mining in Egypt.

Oil & Gas

We advised on the majority of oil & gas concessions in Egypt and are well-versed in tailoring corporate structures and concluding concession-related agreements (EPC, O&M, feed stock supply, off-take agreements, etc.).

Projects & Infrastructure

We advise international sponsors in meeting the strategic and business objectives of their projects in Egypt through optimum legal structures, regulatory frameworks, project financing, project agreements (EPC and O&M contracts, etc.) – reconciling cross-border demands to local regulatory requirements.

Real Estate

Since 1953, we have been handling our clients’ real estate matters including acquiring and selling land plots, offices, private residences.

Startups

Taxation

The Firm structures the optimum tax schemes in financing set-ups, cross-border and domestic M&As, and reorganizations.

Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT)

The first private provision of telecom service license in Egypt (public payphone).