Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Global Guide 2024 : Egypt
Band 2
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Provided by Zaki Hashem
With the oldest and one of the largest Litigation Departments in Egypt, Zaki Hashem, (ZH), Attorneys at Law, has litigated thousands of cases before courts of all types and grades including the heaviest and most high-stakes commercial briefs. The number of lawsuits that are active, circulated and handled by ZH until mid-2023 is 2,096 cases (with 601 cases closed between mid-2022 and mid-2023).
The Department comprises an efficient high-profile trial team consisting of some of the best litigators in Egypt. Their expertise cover a large spectrum of lawsuits relating to privatization, banking, construction, taxes, labor, Oil & Gas, white collars crime, etc.
ZH handles the litigation portfolio for a good number of the biggest banking institutions in Egypt whereby the Firm acts as in-house legal departments to these banks. Examples of these clients include: HSBC, CIB, Citibank, Mashreq Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Audi Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Barclay’s Bank, Arab Bank, BNP Paribas – among others.
Additional examples of Clients: AIG Egypt Insurance Company & AIG MEA Limited, Alitalia, Alstom Egypt, Cargill, Cemex, Citi Bank, Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), Four Seasons Hotel, General Electric, Hero Food Industries, Hilton International Company, Initec Energia, Kamco Investment Company K.S.C, Leoni AG, LG Electronics, Nissan Motors Egypt, Pepsi Cola Egypt, Red Cross International Committee, Tui Travel Plc, Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE ...