ADSERO-Ragy Soliman & Partners’ employment practice is ‘unique’, as not only does it have a comprehensive understanding of Egypt’s employment and labour laws, but it also understands ’from a practical standpoint what is really happening in the market’. Alia Monieb, who was promoted to partner in October 2023, leads the practice and is well-versed in acting for international and multinational clients on local employment issues, including investigations and disciplinary procedures, internal policy review and employment aspects of restructuring and M&A transactions.
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- 'The team is very responsive and enthusiastic.'
- 'Alia Monieb is a great lawyer. She is a pleasure to work with and provides us with timely and high-quality advice.'
- 'This practice is unique in its way of advising our clients by advising not only from a legal standpoint but also from a practical one.'
- 'I work with Aliaa Monieb. Alia is very much responsive at any time; she makes herself available on short notice and is capable of explaining to our clients very complex issues in a simplified way.'
Work highlights
- Advised a US company on a lawsuit filed against them by their Egyptian employee and analysed the standard used in determining whether the Egyptian labour law protected the employee of a US company.
- Advised a local pharma company that changed its legal form from being a public sector company to a private one on the applicability of their internal policies, how to change them and the risks associated with employment claims.
- Advised on the resignation of a senior manager from their executive role and their re-appointment in a non-executive role in almost 20 subsidiaries.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alia Monieb