Complete Practice Areas

Advocacy in civil cases of all kinds and filing of suits, including: rent suits, compensation suits, orders on petitions and payment orders, rescission suits, pre-emption suits, gift suits, claims for dues, enforcement suits, suits arising from personal or contractual obligations, grievances, suits relating to rights of ownership, usufruct, mortgage, lien, jurisdiction and easements, suits for validity of signature and for validity and enforceability of contracts, and suits to establish ownership and entitlement.

Drafting, reviewing and writing contracts of all kinds:

• Contracts for the sale and purchase of land, villas, real estate and chalets, and conditional sale contracts
• Lease contracts and ship mortgage contracts
• Company contracts and articles of all kinds, and gifts
• Commercial agency and commercial and scientific representation contracts
• Franchise contracts, and contracts for organizing exhibitions and competitions
• Timeshare contracts and contracts for establishing scientific offices
• Drafting and reviewing petroleum agreement contracts

Domestic and international arbitration — whether as a member of the arbitral tribunal or by defending the claimant or the respondent.

Felonies of all kinds:

• Premeditated murder, assault resulting in death or disability, weapons and explosives
• Bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, embezzlement of public funds, illicit gain
• Resisting authorities, armed robbery, money laundering, receiving funds from foreign entities
• Child abuse, computer crimes, sexual offenses, indecent assault, induced abortion
• Surgical errors and professional liability, tax matters and tax evasion, public funds cases and state security

Misdemeanors of all kinds: simple and aggravated assault, theft, breach of trust, fraud, damage to property, insult and defamation, forgery, fraudulent bankruptcy, perjury.

Drafting Cassation appeals and representation before the Court of Cassation in all of the above. Advocacy in military judiciary cases and military law offenses. Debt collection for companies, individuals and banks through an integrated team. Enforcement of criminal judgments.

Advocacy in commercial cases of all kinds, enforcement claims, and preventive composition to avoid bankruptcy. Drafting Cassation appeals and representation before the Court of Cassation in commercial cases. Formation of companies of all kinds: joint-stock, general partnership, limited partnership, partnership limited by shares, and limited liability companies.

Registration of real estate by consent or by court order. Facilitating real estate financing from specialized banks and real estate finance companies. Obtaining demolition and building permits and providing opportunities to participate in construction. Real estate investment in all its aspects (subdivision, technical and engineering advice). Licensing of tourist establishments, beaches and hotels. Management of private properties (towers, commercial malls) by representing the owner in managing and dealing with residents, collecting rents, and all legal procedures necessary to preserve and maintain these properties.

Advocacy in labor cases and disputes before labor offices and the various courts. Settling all matters relating to work and employees in companies and economic institutions. Legal review of everything relating to workers and employees (contracts, salaries, allowances, termination of service, end-of-service bonus).

Advocacy in all family court cases: divorce, alimony, custody and visitation of children, khul', annulment of marriage, proof of marriage, and paternity disputes. Settling family disputes and preparing settlement agreements through meetings at the firm's main center.

Advocacy in maritime and aviation disputes, and attachment of ships and aircraft. Advocacy in cases of ship and yacht accidents and compensation for them. Taking registration procedures for ships and aircraft and obtaining their licenses and shipping-agency licenses, and contracts and disputes of their crews — in coordination with our partner firms in the coastal port governorates (Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said, Suez, the Red Sea and others).

Advocacy in cases and disputes before the State Council courts of all types and levels (administrative, disciplinary, administrative judiciary, Supreme Administrative Court). Drafting appeals to the Supreme Administrative Court and representation before it. Nationality disputes. Administrative contracts.

Obtaining licenses of all kinds for establishments. Obtaining and renewing residence permits for foreigners, and acting as legal agent for foreign immigration offices. Dealing with traffic departments, civil defense, districts and governorates. Following up the affairs of Egyptians living abroad while in Egypt.

Registration of trademarks locally and internationally. Registration of patents and related intellectual property rights. Monitoring and repelling infringement of intellectual property rights in industrial and engineering designs and patents, and pursuing the infringer in court.

Technical and skills training of junior lawyers at the highest level, to prepare them to work in the legal departments of large economic entities. Training lawyers to appear before the various courts, and to draft contracts in Arabic and English, and pleadings and appeals professionally. Training lawyers to deal with the various administrative bodies through high-level legal training programs.

Advocacy in disputes concerning banks, loans, investment, and the economic courts. Representation in banking dispute settlement negotiations. Obtaining bank facilities by legal means.

Preparing feasibility studies for companies and individuals for their existing or prospective projects. Preparing general balance sheets and tax balance sheets for companies and individuals. Legal review of the balance sheets of companies and economic entities. Providing financial and economic consultations, banking and finance, commercial investment, tax planning, and corporate taxes — the accounting side of tax work is handled in cooperation with partner accountants outside the firm, while tax disputes and appeals before the courts are handled by the firm directly.

Specialized sector expertise in: the petroleum sector, banking sector, telecommunications sector, nationality and immigration sector, and the security and guarding sector.