Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy was established in 2005 and has since developed into a premier full-service business law firm in Egypt, and the MENA region. We pride ourselves in our people as well as in the strong and long-lasting relationships we have built with our corporate and institutional clients over the years. We also deeply value the bonds and synergies we have formed with numerous tier-one international law firms with whom we routinely team up in providing the highest level of legal services to our clients in the most significant, high-value and sensitive transactions, projects and disputes in Egypt and the region.

Trained both locally and internationally in both civil and common law systems, our lawyers are fully conversant in English, Arabic and French. We are ideally placed to advise on high-profile, high-value complex matters.

• Egyptian law expertise & international experience. Our lawyers are licensed to practice in Egypt and also have gained extensive international exposure having studied or worked abroad. As we routinely advise international corporations, we are deeply ingrained with international best practices.

• Commercial approach. We are result-oriented. Our role is to act as your business advisor, identifying and resolving key issues from a legal, commercial and sector-focused perspective.

• Strong relations with Egyptian Regulatory Authorities. Our Firm maintains strong working relationships with local Egyptian authorities.

• Top-ranked law firm. Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is consistently ranked as a top-tier law firm by prominent legal publications.

Our lawyers are fully committed to understanding our clients’ businesses and needs. We are organized within four main practice groups and routinely work on the following types of matters:

Capital Markets

• Bond issuing
• Funds management
• IPOs
• Privatizations
• Capital Increase
• Secondary offerings
• Listings and delisting
• Dual securities listings

Corporate and M&A

• M&As
• Corporate restructurings
• Joint Ventures
• General Corporate Advisory
• Corporate Establishments
• Company Secretarial
• Venture Capital & Start-Up Legal Incubation
• Anti-trust
• Intellectual Property
• Employment
• Data privacy/ICT & Media
• Financial technology
• Tax

Dispute Resolution

• Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Contract Disputes/Agency & Distribution
• Enforcement
• IP Litigation
• Labor & Employment
• Product Liability
• Securities
• Tax & Customs
• Investment Treaty Arbitration
• Commercial Arbitration
• Sports Arbitration
• FCPA-related investigations
• Domestic & International investigations and claims
• Transnational organized crime
• Financial crime
• Anti-money laundering
• International judicial cooperation
• Anti-trust regulatory investigations
• Regulatory filings
• Mediation and negotiations

Finance & Projects

• Asset Finance
• Corporate & Investment Grade Lending
• Derivatives & Structured Finance
• Islamic Finance
• Leveraged & Acquisition Finance
• Project Structuring
• Project Development
• Project & Infrastructure Finance

We have also developed core sector focus capabilities organized into 18 specialized sector groups:

• Aviation
• Banking
• Consumer Goods & Retail
• Education
• Energy & Water
• Healthcare
• Heavy Industries
• Hospitality
• Insurance
• Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
• Non-Banking Financial Institutions
• Private Equity
• Public Procurement
• Real Estate
• Sports
• Technology, Media & Telecommunication
• Transport & Logistics
• FinTech & ECVC

As the leading law firm in Egypt, our resources, expertise, and experience are second to none in the market. Our teams provide top-tier legal advisory services while consistently creating value for our clients.