Meysan Partners has achieved a significant legal victory for Iraq Telecom Limited (IT Ltd.), a joint venture between Agility Public Warehousing Company and Orange, in a recent International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration against Korek Telecom Company LLC (Korek) and its Chair, Saber Sirwan Barzani. The tribunal found that Korek and Mr. Barzani were involved […]
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Pinsent Masons has appointed Louisa Lynch (pictured) as a real estate partner in Dubai. Lynch, who has been advising clients in the region since 2008, brings extensive experience advising developers, lenders, and investors on a range of real estate and hospitality matters, including large mixed-use developments, real estate investment management and leasing, hotel transactions, and […]
Zaki Hashem & Partners (ZH&P), Attorneys at Law, has acted as the legal advisor to Alexandria Port Authority in connection with the concession agreement of B100, a new container terminal at El Dekheila Port. ZH&P also acted as the legal advisor to the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone in the concession agreement of […]
Dentons advises on Saudi’s Shareek program first round of projects
Dentons has extended its counsel to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment (MISA) regarding seven out of twelve economic support agreements that are part of MISA’s initial set of projects backed by the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement (Shareek) Program, with a combined project value of $51 billion. The primary wave of supported initiatives aims to achieve […]
Salik, a leading provider of toll systems and transportation solutions in the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Anwar El Khatib (pictured) as its new Chief Legal Counsel. With an extensive legal background, El Khatib is expected to play a key role in the company’s growth and expansion. Anwar El Khatib has been practicing law for […]
MNHD closes Securitization transaction amounting to EGP 805.5m
Dreny & Partners has played a key role in the successful completion of Madinet Nasr for Housing & Development’s (MNHD) second securitized transaction, which amounted to EGP 805.5 million. This is part of a larger three-year multi-issuance program worth a total of EGP 3 billion. MNHD’s receivables portfolio backed the issuance, which consisted of […]
Asafo & Co.: MCP in strategic investment agreement with Laprophan
Asafo & Co. provided advisory services to Mediterrania Capital Partners (‘MCP’) as it spearheaded a consortium to execute a strategic investment agreement with Laprophan, a prominent pharmaceuticals entity in Morocco. MCP, a private equity firm with a focus on growth investments in small and mid-size African companies, led the consortium which included DEG, FMO, […]
Novo Nordisk has recently appointed Mohamed Ezz Elden (pictured) as the Director of Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality. This appointment comes after Ezz Elden’s successful stint as the Head of Legal & Compliance and acting Data Protection Officer at the company. Ezz Elden brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked both as […]
Gowling WLG‘s Corporate Group in the United Arab Emirates has added Edward Brown (pictured) to its team as a counsel. Brown will be leading the funds and financial services practice in the Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices, drawing on the support of the wider corporate team and working in close collaboration with the technology team’s […]
Ammar ElBanna successfully represents client in UAE Federal Supreme Court
In a recent case, Ammar ElBanna, the Founder of Incept Legal and Of Counsel at Khodeir & Partners, represented a multinational company and succeeded in persuading the UAE Federal Supreme Court to uphold the stipulated liquidated damages clause in an employment contract. The circumstances of this incident involved a previous worker who infringed discretion after […]