Mr Omar S. Bassiouny > Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy > Cairo, Egypt > Lawyer Profile
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy Offices
12 MOHAMED ALI GENAH STREET
GARDEN CITY
CAIRO
Egypt
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Mr Omar S. Bassiouny
Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position
Founding Partner and Group Head of Corporate and M&A
Career
Omar S. Bassiouny is a Founding Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the Corporate and M&A practice group, which remains the powerhouse of the Firm. He is consistently ranked in the top tiers and bands by legal periodicals in the areas of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions for his considerable expertise and experience in public and private M&A and capital markets transactions.
Languages
Arabic, English and French
Memberships
- Egyptian Bar Association – Member.
- American Chamber of Commerce – Member.
- Egyptian Private Equity Association – Member.
- British Egyptian Business Association – Member.
- Egyptian Junior Business Association – Member.
Education
1998 American University Cairo: Bachelor of Art in Public and International Law.
1999 Cairo University: License en Droit.
Lawyer Rankings
Egypt > Intellectual property
With extensive expertise across both contentious and transactional areas of IP law, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is known for its strength in a number of key sectors of the Egyptian economy, spanning agriculture, software development, food and beverages, electronics and renewables. Legal director Menna Elsherif has a strong track record for IP prosecution, as well as experience of handling due diligence on trade mark, patent, copyright and industrial design matters. She co-heads the practice with Omar Bassiouny and Tamer El Hennawy.
Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Described by one client as ‘the best law firm in Egypt’, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is consistently involved in high-value and complex corporate transactions across a broad range of sectors. Founding partner and practice co-head Omar Bassiouny is highly sought after by local and international clients to advise on public and private M&A, capital markets and private equity transactions. Co-head Tamer El Hennawy is a ‘first-class lawyer’ who regularly handles high-value acquisitions in the energy, manufacturing and real estate sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Egypt
- Leading partners Egypt > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property Egypt
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Energy
- Projects and infrastructure