Mohamed A Ghannam

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy, Corporate M&A and Capital Markets.

Career

Mohamed is the Managing Partner of Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo. He heads the Banking, Projects and Capital Market practice groups and has acted as counsel to many of the world's leading multinational companies in various industries — including in oil and gas, renewable energy, and finance - helping them carry out high-value, first-in-kind and precedent-setting transactions, including the first project finance undertaking in Egypt more than two decades ago, the first sovereign bond in Egypt, and the first sukuk deal in Egypt. Legal 500, IFLR and Chambers & Partners consistently rank Mohamed and recognize his various contributions and distinguished work in the field. Clients describe him as "The most knowledgeable and commercially attainable lawyer in the field”, and “Very meticulous and detail oriented, whilst always still focused on client's needs.”

Professional Memberships

Mohamed was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 1985 and to the Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) in 2004.

Languages Spoken

Arabic and English.

Awards