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Matouk Bassiouny

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Global Guide 2026 : Egypt

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Matouk Bassiouny

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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Egypt

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Matouk Bassiouny has a sizeable arbitration team that is capable of handling both commercial and investor-state arbitrations. The firm is particularly experienced at representing energy and construction clients in claims against governments and government entities. Its team of highly experienced lawyers acts for an impressive list of clients from across the Middle East and further afield, often working in tandem with the firm's offices elsewhere in the region.

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Work Highlights

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  • Matouk Bassiouny represented Egyptian Resorts Company in an arbitration related to the development of a tourism project on the Red Sea coast and involving a claim of approximately EGP1.8 billion.

Strengths

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  • The firm is very organised and used to working on complex and sophisticated matters. This means they can always devise a very efficient and effective strategy to handle such matters.

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  • Matouk Bassiouny is well experienced, highly efficient and proactive. It is proficient in local, regional and international laws.

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  • The Matouk team is very good. We work very closely with them and their practitioners are responsive and a pleasure to work with. I am impressed with the quality of work. It is a great law firm.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Amr Abbas
    Amr Abbas

    Amr Abbas

    Amr Abbas leads the arbitration department at Matouk Bassiouny. His wide-ranging practice has seen him act for major players in sectors such as construction and oil and gas.

    • He knows his stuff and is very responsive. He quickly gets to the heart of a question.

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    • He is a very well-informed lawyer who pays attention to details and perfectly coordinates the work of his team.

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    • Amr Abbas is a highly motivated and efficient team leader.

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    • Dr Abbas is extremely knowledgeable and offers useful advice that can be directly applied to the case. He has excellent time-management skills and works very well in a wider legal counsel team.

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