Career
Hani Nassef is a Partner and Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group at Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo. Hani advises both strategic and financial investors on a wide range of regional and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions, and corporate reorganizations.
As a prominent corporate and M&A lawyer with over 20 years of experience in Egypt and the MENA region, Hani brings top-tier transactional knowledge and excellent corporate client relationships. Hani also has on-the-ground experience acting on inbound and outbound M&A and other corporate transactions across the MENA region and has acted for several clients on transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
IFLR1000 recognizes Hani as a "Highly Regarded" lawyer in for 2024 and 2023 in addition to "Up and Coming" by Chambers Global rankings for 2024 and 2023 for his top-class knowledge and rapport with clients who praise him as a "Top-notch Partner". Hani received his law degree from Cairo University's Faculty of Law in 2004. In addition, he earned his master's degree in law from Northwestern University's School of Law in 2008. He was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2004.