Osman Mowafy

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Career

Osman Mowafy is a Co-Founding Partner at ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners spearheading the Dispute Resolution Practice.

Osman has more than 30 years of experience. He specializes in white-collar crimes and major commercial disputes that have stirred public opinion over the last decade. He is particularly renowned for handling disputes between investment and commercial agents. Indications include representing major automobile manufacturers in their disputes with their commercial agents in Egypt and representing investors before investment dispute settlement committees, financial regulatory authority appeal committees, and administrative disputes related to capital markets law.

Osman’s versatile career spans over arbitration as well as corporate and commercial. He has handled many arbitration proceedings conducted under the rules of Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (“CRCICA”) in addition to telecommunication and employment disputes of colossal multitudes.

Moreover, he represented major multinational corporations, to name a few: Mitsubishi Motors Co., ŠKODA AUTO, Nissan Motor Co., Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Amadeus IT Group, Nexans S.A., Bristol Myers Squibb, SEGAS LNG.

Prior to joining ADSERO, Osman established and led the Litigation Practice of top-tier Egyptian law firms.

His practice is diversified as he handles commercial cases, cases related to investment companies, joint stock companies and limited liability companies, civil, state council cases and Criminal cases mainly money laundering and embezzlement.

Osman’s scope of practice also encompasses handling annulments and enforcing domestic and international arbitral awards.

Osman’s commitment and resolution is evident in his track record of success. Still, it’s most notable in his resolve to handle all procedures, starting from internal investigating procedures, public prosecution procedures, to attending all court hearings.

Professional Memberships

Egyptian Bar Association.

Publications

Authored and Co-authored the following publications:

- Ministry of Finance recent decrees – Part II

- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes report

- Explores the legal framework and practical use of mediation in Egypt

- Progress of economic disputes in Egypt: past, present, and future – legal and practical analysis of the Economic Courts

- Chambers and Partners "Introduction to dispute resolution: litigation law"

- Minister of Justice decree regulating the electronic register before Egyptian Economic Courts

- Lexis Middle East Law Alert "Egyptian Economic Courts Project" discusses automation and digitisation initiatives

Awards