A downtown Cairo law firm whose founder has been admitted to the Bar since 1994 and before the Court of Cassation since 2012. We appear before the Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Constitutional Court; we cover criminal, civil, commercial, administrative, corporate, real estate and personal status matters; and we act for companies, individuals, and foreign and Arab clients as their attorney and correspondent counsel inside Egypt — in Arabic and English.
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A law firm in Downtown Cairo. We represent companies and individuals before all levels of courts, including the high courts: the Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Constitutional Court. Lawyers and consultants, together with legal accountants and tax experts working under the direct supervision of the firm.
For companies, associations and institutions: Contracts, labor matters, debt collection, tax, litigation before the economic courts, and engagements to represent them legally in their various disputes.
For foreign and Arab clients: Attorney and correspondent counsel inside Egypt — entity formation, investment protection, real estate and inheritance, enforcement of judgments and arbitration. Periodic reports in Arabic and English.
For individuals: Criminal cases and Cassation appeals, civil and commercial matters, personal status.
The firm's office is in the heart of Qasr El Nil Street, at No. 48 Qasr El Nil Street, Downtown Cairo.
Defense before the Public Prosecution and pleading before the criminal courts at all levels, from misdemeanors to felonies, including cybercrime and public funds cases.
Engagements to represent them legally in their various disputes, covering contracts, labor matters and debt collection, as agreed.
Pleading before the Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court, reading your file from day one with the final stage in mind.
Obtaining enforcement orders (exequatur) for foreign judgments and foreign arbitral awards before the Egyptian courts.
We follow your file in Egypt while you reside abroad, under a power of attorney executed at, or authenticated by, the Egyptian consulate.
Inventory of the estate, court determination of heirs (heirship certificate), and division of the estate amicably or by judicial partition.
Title checks, purchase contract review, and remote follow-up of registration and transfer of ownership.
Choosing the legal form, licensing and partner agreements for foreign and Arab investors in Egypt.
Arbitration clauses, representation of parties, import and export contracts, and enforcement of awards.
Representing foreign nationals detained or accused in Egypt before the Prosecution, Criminal Courts and Cassation, with written updates to families and embassies.
Late delivery, deviation from specifications, rescission and refund of payments, damages, and actions to validate and enforce the sale contract.
Your legal partner inside Egypt: correspondent counsel, co-counsel and reciprocal referrals for European, Arab and international law firms.
Carriage of goods by sea and bills of lading, ship arrest, marine insurance and cargo claims, and ship charter and shipbuilding contracts — through our team in Egypt's coastal port governorates.
Challenging customs valuation and tariff classification, release of shipments, exemptions, and customs smuggling cases and settlement.
Negotiating on your behalf, mediation and amicable settlement, and drafting binding settlement agreements before or during litigation.
Divorce and khula, maintenance, custody and visitation, registration of mixed marriages, and family cases for Egyptians abroad.
Challenging administrative decisions, compensation claims, civil-service matters and licensing — before the State Council courts up to the Supreme Administrative Court.
Drafting and reviewing contracts in Arabic and English: sale, lease, supply, distribution, agency, partnership and non-disclosure.
Damages claims, leases, ownership and possession, authentication of signatures, and monetary claims before the civil courts.
Company and partner disputes, cheques and commercial papers, debt recovery, and bankruptcy and restructuring before the Economic Courts.
Social insurance and pension disputes, and claims against insurance companies when payment is refused or delayed.
Unfair dismissal and employee entitlements, employment contracts and workplace regulations, representing both employers and employees.
Challenging tax assessments and representation before the tax appeal committees and the courts, with tax experts under our supervision.
Disputes over land allocation and its withdrawal, execution deadlines, licensing and transfer of ownership in the new cities.
Trademark and industrial design registration, protection of patents and copyright, action against infringement and counterfeiting, and licensing agreements — before the competent authorities and the Economic Courts.
Full guide to all sections: Complete practice areas · Arabic version of the site: Arabic
Without naming any party or case number — these are the sectors in which we work regularly and have actual precedents:
Disputes with real estate developers and tourism companies — contract rescission, damages for breach of contractual terms, and ownership disputes.
Contractual disputes between companies, recovery of overdue and distressed debts, and disputes before the Economic Courts.
Files involving multiple heirs, inside and outside Egypt, from amicable settlement to judicial partition actions.
Misdemeanor and felony files that have reached the Court of Cassation, and appeals before the Supreme Administrative Court in administrative disputes.
Unfair dismissal and end-of-service gratuity disputes, and compensation claims for work injuries and occupational accidents before the labor offices and the labor courts.
Defense from the investigation stage before the Public Prosecution through trial, in misdemeanor and felony cases of all kinds.
Actions and appeals before the Courts of Administrative Justice (annulment of administrative decisions, disciplinary cases), before the stage of the Supreme Administrative Court.
These are general categories of case types, not details of any specific case, to preserve the confidentiality of our clients' data.
Admitted to the Bar since 1994 and pleading before the Court of Cassation since 2012. Member of the Arab Lawyers Union · Member of the Lawyers' Disciplinary Council (2004–2010). Author of published legal contributions and a former candidate for the Cairo Bar Association.
The team also includes lawyers, legal accountants and tax experts working under the direct supervision of the firm.
Coming soon to this section: templates of Cassation pleadings and appeals (in a publication-ready form containing no client data), audio excerpts of model pleadings, and photos of firm events.
To preserve the confidentiality of our clients' data, we do not display here any file or recording relating to a specific case unless all identifying information about the parties has been removed and explicit consent obtained where appropriate.
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If you came to Egypt and needed a lawyer — whether through your embassy or consulate, or by searching yourself — what wastes the most time and trust is: a lawyer who does not respond quickly, fees with no clear written price, and a file you lose track of while you are outside Egypt. We work the opposite way: direct communication in Arabic or English with the lawyer personally responsible for your file (not a receptionist), a written and clear scope and fees from day one, and periodic written reports — even when there is no new development — so you stay reassured while following from afar.
Criminal and civil cases, contracts, or company disputes — whether the file came to us directly or through the embassy/consulate, or you searched for us yourself.
If your firm has a client who needs legal representation in Egypt — we work as local correspondent counsel: same file, same follow-up standards and periodic reports, under a clear fee agreement (hourly or fixed fee).
For our Egyptian clients who need legal representation abroad, we are building a network of trusted foreign and Arab firms to cooperate with on a reciprocal basis — each party referring its clients to the other firm according to the country required.
Whether you are in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain or Oman, or in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands or anywhere else in Europe — an Egyptian expatriate, an Arab or a foreign national — you can follow your file in Egypt from where you are: a remote consultation, a formal power of attorney issued at the Egyptian consulate in your country (learn about power of attorney from abroad), and written reports in Arabic or English, without traveling.
Do you have a firm outside Egypt and want to cooperate with us in representing your clients here, or does one of your clients need a lawyer in Egypt? Contact us and we will send you the cooperation details.
Concise answers to the legal questions people ask most, with their legal basis. Every case has its own facts, so these answers do not replace a consultation with a lawyer on your file.
Answer: Sixty days from the date of the judgment rendered in the presence of the accused, under Article 34 of Law No. 57 of 1959 on the Cases and Procedures of Appeal before the Court of Cassation, as amended by Law No. 74 of 2007. The memorandum of grounds must be filed within the same period; otherwise, the appeal is dismissed as inadmissible in form. This rule applies until the new Code of Criminal Procedure (Law No. 174 of 2025) enters into force on 2027/10/01.
Answer: Sixty days from the date the judgment is rendered, under Article 252 of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure.
Answer: You may file an opposition (objection) against the judgment within ten days of being served with it, under Article 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. If the opposition is dismissed, the time limit for appeal is ten days from the date of the judgment rendered on the opposition, under Article 406 of the same Code. This applies until the new Code of Criminal Procedure enters into force on 2027/10/01.
Answer: Do not pay and do not delete the conversations. Keep screenshots and the links to the accounts involved, then file a complaint with the Public Prosecution or the General Department for Combating Information Technology Crimes. These acts are punishable under Law No. 175 of 2018 on Combating Information Technology Crimes and Article 327 of the Penal Code (threats).
Answer: Through the Egyptian consulate in your country of residence. Alternatively, the power of attorney may be notarised by the local notary authority, then legalised by that country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Egyptian embassy, and finally by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt.
Answer: A declaration of heirs is obtained by filing an application with the competent Family Court. Intentionally refusing to hand over an heir's lawful share is a criminal offence punishable under Article 49 of Inheritance Law No. 77 of 1943, added by Law No. 219 of 2017.
Answer: Yes. Under Law No. 230 of 1996, a foreigner may own up to two properties for residential purposes, each not exceeding 4,000 square metres, and may not dispose of them within five years of acquisition, subject to the exceptions set out in the law.
Answer: By filing an action for an enforcement order (exequatur) before the Court of First Instance, under Articles 296 to 298 of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure. Key conditions include reciprocity, the judgment being final, the parties having been duly summoned, and the judgment not conflicting with a prior Egyptian judgment or with public order.
Answer: No. Consultations are paid, whether held in person at the office or by video call. Fees and duration are shown when you book on the website.
Answer: Client meetings are held on Sundays and Tuesdays, subject to available slots, and are booked online through the website.
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Address: 48 Qasr El Nil St., Mostafa Kamel Square, Abdeen (El Fawala), Downtown, 6th floor, office 25 — Cairo
Office working hours: Saturday to Wednesday, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cairo time (for calls, follow-up and receiving requests)
Meetings with overseas clients are scheduled by prior appointment and can be arranged outside working hours to suit time-zone differences, by video call via WhatsApp, Google Meet or Zoom.
In-person client meetings only: Sundays and Tuesdays, by prior booking subject to availability — book online through our appointment booking page. The other working days are for calls, follow-up and case work.
Phone / WhatsApp: +20 120 855 5806 · Message us on WhatsApp
Written consultation: reviewing the facts of your matter and your documents and giving a written legal opinion is a paid service, booked through the consultation booking page; its fee is shown once you accept that the service is paid. It does not include phone or video calls.
How we work: How we work with you, step by step
Response time: we reply to your message within 48 working hours of receipt at the latest, in Arabic or English.
Email: info@hamlf.com
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