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Press Release: MBH Secures Favorable International Sports Arbitration Award for Nogoom Football Club
Setting the first precedent in the Egyptian sports sector, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) secured a favorable international sports arbitration award from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in Lausanne, Switzerland amounting to EGP 20 million for Nogoom Football Club (“NFC”) and successfully defended it against claims and counterclaims...
MB opens an office in Algeria under Matouk Bassiouny in association with SH-Avocats
Matouk Bassiouny (“MB”) is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with SH-Avocats, a full-service Algerian law firm (member of the Bar of Algiers), forming Matouk Bassiouny in association with SH- Avocats. The new Algiers office offers advisory services across MB’s four core regional practice groups: Corporate / M&A,...
MB Published in Chambers & Partners Project Finance 2019 Guide on Egypt
Check out Matouk Bassiouny’s recent publication in Chambers & Partners’ Project Finance 2019 Guide on Egypt, authored by Mahmoud Bassiouny, Managing Partner and Head of Finance & Projects and Nadia Abdallah, Senior Associate. Download PDF Download PDF
MB published in 13th edition of The Mergers & Acquisitions Review chapter on Egypt
Check out Matouk Bassiouny’s recent publication in Chambers’ Enforcement of Judgement 2019 Guide on Egypt, authored by Dr. Amr A. Abbas, Partner and Head of Arbitration, Ahmed Abdel Hakeem, Senior Associate, Eslam Abdeldayem, Associate, and Hany Omran, Associate. View Guide View Guide Download PDF Download PDF
MBH in Chambers’ Enforcement of Judgments 2019 Guide on Egypt
Check out Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s recent publication in Chambers’ Enforcement of Judgment 2019 Guide on Egypt, authored by Dr. Amr A. Abbas, Partner and Head of Arbitration, Ahmed Abdel Hakeem, Senior Associate, Eslam Abdeldayem, Associate, and Hany Omran, Associate. View Guide View Guide Download PDF Download PDF
MBH Hosts First-Ever Egypt National Round of FDI Moot
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s arbitration department hosted the first-ever Egypt National Round of the Foreign Direct Investment arbitration moot (FDI Moot) on 6-7 September 2019 at our office in Garden City. The event was divided into preliminary, semi-final and final rounds over two days, in which participating teams, comprised of...
MBI Second Market Alert on the FDI Law
Ahmed Ibrahim (Managing Partner of Matouk Bassiouny & Ibrahim) and Dania Yassin (Associate) discuss the UAE Ministry of Economy’s official positive list of business activities. Download the article to read more!
MBH Contributes to GAR 2019 Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is thrilled to share its recent contribution to Global Arbitration Review’s The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2019. The chapter examines the state of international arbitration in Egypt, by John Matouk and Dr. Amr A. Abbas. See the attached PDF: An extract from the 2019...
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s Women’s Football Team Wins 1st Place
Congratulations to Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s women’s football team for winning first place in the women’s tournament for the second year in a row! And congratulations to all the teams for participating – Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is proud to be part of such a powerful league of women football...