TMT

Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law

The team at Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law has an excellent reputation for handling a number of major TMT matters in the Egyptian market. Under the leadership of managing partner Yasser Hashem, the group is well known for advising on, among other areas, app-supported ridesharing and data management, the introduction of electronic payments, corporate transactions and licensing issues. Dina Kamel handles telecoms and data protection law matters. Mahmoud Youssef is a name to note.

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Testimonials

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‘When it comes to FinTech or financial services legal advisory, we find the Zaki Hashem team very knowledgeable and responsive. There have been many instances when we were faced with legal or regulatory enquiries in respect of the Egyptian jurisdiction, and Zaki Hashem provided invaluable advice which invariably formed part of our business strategy in the jurisdiction.’
‘We find Dina Kamel and Yasser Hashem very knowledgeable and responsive lawyers. Their level of responsiveness to our team is always impressive - they are highly service-driven.’

Key clients

Actel Egypt
AIG Egypt Insurance Company & AIG MEA Limited
Alcatel
AT&T
Cisco Systems
Citibank
Coda Payments
COMMONWEALTH WARGRAVES
EMC Corporation (Dell)
Emerging Markets Payments Africa SAE & Network International Egypt, SAE (among other companies within the Group)
Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung Foundation
Global Peering Exchange (GPX)
LG Electronics Inc., Egypt
Liwwa for Trading SAE
Masary Electronic Payments
Menatel
NEC Europe
NEC Telecommunication & Information Technology, Ltd,
NEC Turkey
Nokia Siemens Networks
NxtVn – Finland
Omron Healthcare Europe B.V
Orange
Raya Contact Center (RCC)
Raya Holding Co. for Technology & Telecommunications
SI-Ware Systems Limited
Softec International
The Porter
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Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE

Work highlights

Advising Nexta in relation to a banking app matter.
Advising Peering Exchange (GPX) on the new expansion of its Data Center in Egypt.
Advising Myginny on the legal aspects of its operations in Egypt.