Shalakany Law Office

Firm Details:
Managing Partner: Dr Khaled El Shalakany
Number of partners: 11
Number of lawyers: 53
Languages: Arabic, English, French

Firm Overview:
With over a century of experience and since its establishment in 1912, the firm has achieved a record of success and growth that today makes it the longest established firm and one of the leading firms in Egypt and the Middle East. With over 70 lawyers and fee-earners, the firm provides first-rate quality legal services to a broad base of multinational, regional and premium local clients through its offices located in Cairo, Alexandria and El Gouna. The firm is consistently ranked as a top-tier firm across almost all practice areas and receives various awards by internationally recognised legal ranking and professional association organisations. Many of the firm’s lawyers have been recognised as leading lawyers in their areas of practice year after year. Shalakany is the exclusive Egyptian member for Lex Mundi and Meritas.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Arbitration & Litigation: 

Anti-trust:  

3 partners

Shalakany worked on several cases including a case for one of the world’s major broadcasting corporations.

Key Client: beIN Sports.

Contact: Adam El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99219

Email: [email protected]

Aviation: 

2 partners

Shalakany worked on aviation cases including a major portfolio of cases currently being litigated in Egypt and Russia simultaneously concerning an airplane crash.

Key Clients: Kogalimavia Airlines, Ingostrakh Insurance, Air Leisure, Misr Insurance, Etihad Airways, Condor, DHL.

Contact: Dr. Khaled El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99303

Email: [email protected]

Civil & Commercial Matters: 

5 partners

Shalakany regularly handles high level civil and commercial matters in Egypt ranging from medium to billions of dollars claims.

Key Client: General Motors, Emaar, Global Telecom Holding, Tetra Pak, Nestle, Mondelez, Kraft Heinz, Mountain View.

Contact: Dr. Khaled El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99303

Email: [email protected]

Construction:  

5 partners

Shalakany is the leading firm in Egypt for construction disputes and represents blue-chip developers, owners and contractors in DAB proceedings, mediation, litigation and arbitration.

Key Clients: L3PH3, Emaar Misr, Majid Al Futtaim, Arabtec, German Medical Solutions, Orascom, Arab Contractors, and Mountain View.

Contact: Adam El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99219

Email: [email protected]

Criminal Matters: 

4 partners

Shalakany often handles corporate criminal cases and is the leading firm in Egypt in industrial manufacturing criminal cases.

Key Client: Mondelez, Kellogg’s, Bisco Misr, Kraft Heinz

Contact: Muhammad Ussama

Tel: +202 273 99314

Email: [email protected]

Insurance:  

5 partners

Shalakany represented insurance companies and re-insurers in disputes ranging from medium sized to billions of pounds.

Key Client: Misr Insurance, Ingostrakh Insurance, Marsh.

Contact: Muhammad Ussama

Tel: +202 273 99314

Email:[email protected]

Investor-State Disputes: 

4 partners

Shalakany acted for investors in investor-state disputes by acting as main counsel, co-counsel, and expert in international arbitrations.

Contact: Dr. Khaled El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99303

Email: [email protected]

Tax Disputes: 

5 partners

Shalakany successfully negotiated and finalized one of the largest tax settlements in Egyptian history with the Egyptian Tax Authority for USD 136 million. Key Clients: General Telecom Holding (formerly Orascom Telecom Holding)

Contact: Taher Benany and Marwa Farouk

Tel: +202 273 99261

Email: [email protected]

Transactional:  

Capital Markets:  

1 partner

Shalakany acted as lead counsel in the largest mandatory tender offer to date in Egypt which closed successfully with a total purchase price of circa EGP 9.7 billion.

Key Client: Veon Ltd.

Contact: Omar Sherif

Tel: +202 273 99328

Email: [email protected]

Project: 

4 partners

Shalakany acted as a local counsel in connection with the USD 336 million financing of the 252 MW Wind Power developed by Lekela Power B.V.

Key Client: the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Contact: Mariam Fahmy

Tel: +202 273 99363

Email: [email protected]

Mergers & Acquisitions: 

4 partners

Shalakany acted as the legal advisor for the acquisition of all Egyptian assets of Kuwait Energy PLC.

Key Client: United Energy Group.

Contact: Aly El Shalakany

Tel: +202 273 99391

Email: [email protected]

Banking & Finance: 

2 partners

Shalakany advised on the USD 25 Million loan to Dairy Distributors Company for the financing of the acquisition of Greenland Group for Food Industries S.A.E.

Key Client: Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; and Crédit Agricole Egypt.

Contact: Mariam Fahmy

Tel: (202)-27399363

Email: [email protected]

Hospitality & Hotel Management:  

1 partner

Shalakany represented a leading real estate and touristic developer in the negotiation and drafting of management agreements.

Key Client: Sharm Dreams Group.

Contact: Dr. Moataz El Mahdy

Tel: (202)27399341

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate: 

1 partner

Shalakany successfully finalised the land registration of Emaar Misr’s land ‘Marassi’, constituting the first registration of a major development and resort in the North Coast.

Key Client: Emaar Misr.

Contact: Dr. Moataz El Mahdy

Tel: (202)27399341

Email: [email protected]