Commercial Arbitration.

 

 

 

 

• Representing clients or acting as an arbitrator in institutional arbitrations filed.
• Representing clients or acting as an arbitrator in Ad Hoc Arbitration/ADRs.
• Legal Opinion and Advices:
• Our Law Firm offers an outstanding service in terms of consultancy and litigation before all the Egyptian Courts. Moreover we offer legal and judicial services affiliated to it since we have a well-chosen group of lawyers, consultants, assistants and Paralegals who are capable of providing such services on the field of advocacy to our clients  
Basic Approaches to Entering the Egyptian Market:
- We have seen several basic approaches for overseas companies to enter the Egyptian market. The first approach is to do so independently by opening a representative office or subsidiary in Egypt. 
- If an overseas company wishes to conduct significant Egypt business, then it can establish either a branch office or a subsidiary in Egypt. The Egyptian subsidiary is generally more popular, since subsidiaries, as opposed to branches, generally signify to the market a more permanent commitment to doing business in Egypt.
Establishing and Maintaining Business Operations in Egypt/General Corporate Matters: 
- Our firm has over 15 years of experience in advising non-Egyptian overseas companies in regard to general corporate matters such as establishing a business presence in Egypt as described above, and the conduct of shareholders’ meetings and other shareholder issues, the conduct of board meetings and related issues of board member responsibility and fiduciary duties, the issuance of stock, stock options and other equity transactions, and conversely frequently advise clients in regard to insolvency, restructuring, de-mergers, and divestitures or the split and/or sale of corporate divisions and/or business lines, and the winding-down of Egyptian operations of overseas enterprises.
Cross-border and domestic M&A: 
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions in Egypt have increased in recent years, and a newly active domestic M&A market is of increasing importance. With the capability and capacity to handle large international transactions involving sophisticated due diligence, drafting and negotiation aspects, our firm has represented clients in a substantial number of large and complex domestic & international projects that have occurred in Egypt in recent years, Our firm has experience in being involved in M&A transactions from the very beginning of the undertaking, advising on the deal structure independently or in conjunction with overseas counsel for both corporate and equity fund acquirers as well as for acquisition targets, participating in early and late-stage negotiations on behalf of our clients, undertaking or supervising due diligence projects, and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals or performing required government filings, including undertaking discussion and negotiations with relevant government agencies, as is often required.
Joint Ventures: 
- Many overseas companies, in addition to domestic entities, seek increased exposure to the Egyptian market through the vehicle of a joint venture enterprise, finding that combining their experience with that of a partner company can provide unique positive synergies to achieve their goals, while lessening the individual risk to each party. To effectively negotiate and craft the structure for a successful joint venture enterprise requires experienced and efficient legal counsel, who are familiar with the potential pitfalls inherent in such arrangements. The attorneys of our firm have extensive experience in various forms of joint venture arrangements in Egypt, and have advised clients in many fields in regard to the preliminary negotiations, structuring, and continuing operations issues inherent to a joint venture, as well as in regard to the expansion, sale or purchase of a share or winding-down of a joint venture operation in Egypt.
Corporate Takeover Practice: 
- MTK LAW FIRM attorneys have experience advising on various forms of corporate takeovers, including management buy-outs, leveraged buy-outs, and tender offer bids.
Requirements related to Labor and Employment Issues: 
- We also regularly advise clients in regard to labor and employment issues arising in the course of mergers and acquisitions, business transfers, corporate splits and other restructurings. We also provide advice on other transactional matters, including in regard to labor issues planning, performing labor and employment due diligence, advising regarding statutory requirements, employee reductions, union issues and negotiation, management-employee communications and the labor risks inherent to transactional issues.
Representative Transactions: 
- Our firm has represented a large number of the world’s foremost companies in complex and large M&A transactions involving both listed and non-listed Egyptian companies in Egypt. Should you wish further details on our specific experience, please contact us.