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Dispute resolution: litigation

Hafez and Partners

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Hafez and Partners is highly ‘competent’ in providing support for both criminal and civil litigation across the telecommunications, finance, construction and oil and gas sectors. The team is co-led by Ahmed Hafez, who has a proven track record in managing politically sensitive and complex criminal cases, and the ’outstanding’ Karim Ghorab, who specialises in commercial and project disputes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team assisted with strategy and litigation and ultimately led us to a successful recovery out of court. The team was competent and hard working and gave excellent strategic advice. Billing was accurate and timely, a not so common attribute of law firms these days.’

  • ‘Ahmed Hafez, the partner in charge of the matter, led the team and general strategy. He was essential in leading us in understanding the market and how to deal with our counterparties before litigation started. Karim Ghorab, the lead litigator, is an outstanding lawyer, competent and hard working.'

Key clients

  • Integrated Diagnostics Holding
  • ALSAADA for Agriculture Development and Real Estate Investment
  • The Basement Records
  • SMG Group
  • Amwaj Co.
  • Fiber Misr ICT (Benya Capital)
  • Bayt El-Khebra Group
  • Bianchi for Tourism and Real Estate Investment
  • Bunge Egypt
  • Global Surveys
  • Food House
  • Engineering Task Group (ENTAG)
  • Elsafa Grains
  • Elsahl Group
  • The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Premier League
  • SAS Middle East
  • Vodafone Telecommunication Egypt
  • The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the WORLD BANK)
  • Airwork Ireland Limited
  • J.Walter Thompson (JWT)

Work highlights

  • Representing one of the leading financial services companies in Egypt, in a number of cases (exceeding 60 cases) and their subsequent enforcements against their debtor one of the tourism tycoons of Egypt with a debt arising from 20+ financial leasing contracts and a debt exceeding EGP2bn.
  • Resisting the enforcement of a GAFTA award against our client who works in importing and distributing agricultural commodities in Egypt. We managed to secure the rejection of the court to attach an exequatur to the arbitration award and the proceedings are currently in the appeal phase.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ahmed Hafez, Karim Ghorab