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Shehata & Partners Law Firm Offices
Cairo Business Plaza
New Cairo
Cairo
Egypt
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Ibrahim Shehata
Work Department
Arbitration, Construction & Renewable Energy
Position
Partner
Career
Ibrahim Shehata has accumulated a decade of experience in the Egyptian market. Shehata started his career with Ibrachy & Dermarkar law firm followed by Sharkawy & Sarhan law firm. He then moved to the US to earn his Master of Laws degree in International Arbitration from New York University.
Shehata started off his career focusing on corporate law where he successfully advised several multinational companies on doing business in Egypt. Being involved in the Egyptian renewable energy market since 2014, he developed a niche experience which makes him one of the leading lawyers in the field.
Capitalizing on his immense arbitration knowledge, Shehata has assisted clients in navigating success in various high profile arbitral disputes, in particular with cases of construction arbitration.
Shehata has also contributed immensely to international literature, currently in the process of writing the first-ever English language treatise on Egyptian arbitration with the prestigious publisher, Kluwer Law International.
Languages
Arabic, English
Memberships
Egyptian Bar Association
Education
LL.B. Cairo University – English Section, Egypt
LL.M. New York University (NYU), USA
Certificate in Corporate Finance, Harvard University, USA
Lawyer Rankings
Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Shehata & Partners Law Firm have ‘a distinctive edge in Egypt for commercial, corporate and M&A law’, with a broad practice that ‘caters to a wide spectrum of legal needs‘, including advising on company incorporation, corporate governance and local regulations. Practice head Ibrahim Shehata has a proven track record of acting for major multinational companies. He is supported by senior associate Aya Rashwan.
Egypt > Dispute resolution: arbitration
(Firms to watch)Under the leadership of Mohamed Nour Shehata and construction arbitration specialist Ibrahim Shehata, Shehata & Partners Law Firm is well placed to advise on CRCICA, ICC, LCIA and DIAC arbitration proceedings.
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