Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Partner and Head of Litigation.

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.

Arabic and English

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.

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).