Girgis Abd El-Shahid

Practice Areas

• Commercial, and Corporate

• Anti-corruption

• Arbitration

• Competition and Compliance

• Corporate/Commercial

• Dispute Resolution

• Aviation and Transportation

• Energy, Oil & Gas

• Insurance and Financial Services

• Pharmaceuticals

• Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)

Career

Girgis is the Managing Partner. Specializes in dispute settlement, with a particular focus on energy-related disputes; investor-state disputes; mergers & acquisitions; corporate & commercial agreements; JV arrangements; banking and finance; securities offerings; telecommunications; and intellectual property. He is renowned for his special expertise in complex multiparty arbitrations. Also recognized for his knowledge in handling all types of corporate and commercial disputes, from routine matters to large and complex multinational arbitrations. He is identified amongst the world’s leading arbitration practitioners in WWL: Arbitration Global Leader 2022 and Who’s Who Legal: Energy“ as being among the world’s leading energy lawyers” and recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of Egypt’s top arbitration litigators.

His expertise is built on solid ties to both the academic and the business communities, and he regularly publishes articles in his various fields of practice and is a regular panelist and speaker in many local and international conferences on arbitration, energy & infrastructure projects. Girgis also frequently sits as an arbitrator.

Girgis is a former Public Prosecutor and has received an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center, USA, an LL.B. from Cairo University, and a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the AUC.

Professional Memberships

Girgis has been re-appointed by the ICC World Council as a member of the International Court of Arbitration, one of the world’s most experienced and renowned international arbitration institutions serving a second three-year term beginning July 1, 2021.

Girgis also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

Publications

“Egypt Chapter” in Energy Disputes, GTDT, Law Business Research, UK (2016) (with César R. Ternieden)

“Egypt Chapter” in International Arbitration in Africa, LexNoir (2016) (with César R. Ternieden)

“Egypt Chapter” in Investment Treaty Arbitration, GTDT, Law Business Research, UK (2016) (with César R. Ternieden and Salma Abdel Aziz)

“Shahid Law Firm Legislative Update: Employee Profit Sharing Provision under Egyptian Investment Law”, Africa House – CMS-CMCK (online ed. Sept. 2015) (with César R. Ternieden and Salma Abdelaziz)

“The Riyadh Agreement, a Step Forward or a Step Backwards?”, Journal of Arab Arbitration, Vol. 23 (2015) (with Inji Fathalla)

“A new decision by the Court of Cassation adding another stir to the ongoing controversy in relation to the requirement of the minister’s approval to arbitration for administrative contracts”, Journal of Arab Arbitration, Vol. 24 (2015) (with Inji Fathalla)

“Certain Aspects of Egyptian Arbitration Law” Notícias CCBC – Brasil-Canadá News, online ed. n. 327 (July 2015) (with César R. Ternieden)

“Egypt Chapter” in Oil Regulations, GTDT (2014 & 2015) (with Donia El-Mazghouny)

“Unilateral Option Clauses in Arbitration: a Survey as to their effectiveness”, Clifford Chance Briefing Note (2013 & 2015) (with César R. Ternieden)

“Conducting Oil & Gas Activities in Egypt”, CMS Cameron McKenna Briefing Note (2014 & 2015) (with César R. Ternieden)

“Franchising in Egypt”, in Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations” in LexNoir (2014)

Personal

Former Public Prosecutor in Egypt.