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Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy Offices
12 MOHAMED ALI GENAH STREET
GARDEN CITY
CAIRO
Egypt
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Dr Mohamed Shehata
Work Department
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Position
Partner and Head of Litigation.
Career
Dr. Mohamed Shehata is a partner at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy and heads the Litigation Department at the Dispute & Resolution practice group. He is an assistant professor and vice president of the Center for Criminal Research at Cairo University, Faculty of Law. Formerly a member of Egypt’s Conseil d’Etat and Public Prosecution and served as a member of the Technical Bureau of the Egyptian Supreme Committee for Legislative Reform.
With over 18 years specializing in the telecommunications sector and representing clients in other sectors such as: Etisalat Misr, Pfizer, Zoetis, Novartis, Eli Lilly, Danone Nutricia, Nestle, Egyptian Resorts Company, and the Suez Steel Company. Dr. Shehata handled major commercial disputes before Egyptian courts, arbitral tribunals, and regulatory bodies including arbitral disputes before ICC and CRCICA.
Languages
Arabic and English
Memberships
- Egyptian Bar Association – Member.
- International Association of Penal Law, Paris.
- Egyptian Association of Criminal Law – Board Member.
- Parliamentary Committee for the drafting of a Criminal Procedure Law in Egypt – Member.
- Anti-Crime Research and Studies and Dealing with Criminals Center at Cairo University – Assistant Professor and Vice President.
- Egypt’s Conseil d’Etat and Public Prosecution – Member.
- Technical Bureau of the Egyptian Supreme Committee for Legislative Reform – Member.
Education
2014 Cairo University, Faculty of Law: PhD – “Insider Trading: A Comparative study of the laws of the United States and Egypt” (summa cum laude – highest degree in Egyptian Universities).
2011 Oklahoma City University, USA: Visiting Scholar.
2006 Cairo University, Faculty of Law: Law Diploma (summa cum laude – ranked 2nd).
2005 Cairo University, Faculty of Law: Public Law Diploma (summa cum laude – ranked 1st).
2004 Cairo University, Faculty of Law: LL.B. English Section (summa cum laude – ranked 2nd).
Lawyer Rankings
Egypt > TMT
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is well equipped to advise on both innovative, high-value transactions and day-to-day TMT operations. In addition to contentious and regulatory work, the team has developed a specialism in fintech. Mohamed Shehata leads on contentious matters, while Mohamed Essam heads the firm’s new fintech and emerging companies sub-team, and is renowned by clients as a lawyer ‘who goes above and beyond’.
Egypt > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Leading partners)Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy maintains a strong market presence, supported by its proven track record advising blue-chip clients in complex and high-value litigation proceedings. The team is experienced in all stages of litigation, with key practice strengths including disputes related to tax and customs, TMT, debt collection, white-collar crime and competition law. The practice is co-led by founding partner John Matouk, who brings expertise in cross-border disputes, and Mohamed Shehata, an experienced commercial litigator with a niche focus in the telecommunications sector. Momen Rezk is a key contact for litigation related to hospitality and employment.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: litigation Egypt
- Leading partners Egypt > Dispute resolution: litigation
- TMT Egypt
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Energy
- Projects and infrastructure