Mohamed Sallam
Mohamed Sallam
Partner
Mohamed is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy and a member of the Dispute Resolution team. With over fifteen years of experience in international arbitration and cross-border commercial disputes. He advises on complex, high-value arbitrations across sectors such as construction, oil and gas, telecommunications, real estate, and financial services. He is particularly experienced in joint venture, shareholder, infrastructure, and energy-related disputes involving regional and international parties.
Mohamed has acted in proceedings under major arbitral rules and has significant experience in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. He is also active in the arbitration community as a speaker and instructor and instructor at multiple prestigious institutions and universities.
Practice Focus
Mohamed has experience in complex arbitrations in many industries, with an emphasis on telecommunication, construction, oil & gas, shipping & logistics, investment, sports, hospitality, and cross-border business transactions disputes under Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Qatari and Saudi Laws. He has handled cases under the auspices of various rules including ICSID, ICC, CRCICA, DIS, ADCCAC, DIFC, CAS, FIFA’s DRC & DC, and FOSFA. As well as advising clients on arbitration-related court litigations including enforcement and nullification procedures of domestic and international arbitral awards.
Recent Rankings
Selected Recent Experience
- Representation of a leading Egyptian offshore marine services provider in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration against a listed Chinese contractor in connection with a subcontract for subsea construction works on a major energy project in Saudi Arabia. The dispute, governed by Saudi law, involves claims and counterclaims originally totaling USD 73 million.
- Representation of a group of high-profile Arab investors and their investment vehicle in connection with a complex, multi-party arbitration concerning their investments in an Egyptian agribusiness group. The dispute arose out of a shareholders’ agreement and involved claims and counterclaims exceeding EGP 250 million. The tribunal dismissed all claims and counterclaims in a final award.
- Representation of Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC) – a leading real estate developer – in connection with an ad hoc arbitration administered by CRCICA concerning a dispute over a Red Sea touristic development. The dispute involves a claim of approx. EGP 1.8 billion alleging breach of the master plan, and a counterclaim of approx. EGP 40 million filed by ERC for outstanding dues and unauthorized alterations to the development contract.
- Representation of a regional telecom operator in connection with a USD 1.1 billion arbitration involving a breach of the terms of an interconnection agreement against the world’s largest mobile operator.
- Representation of a telecom monopoly fixed–line operator in connection with a dispute involving landing rights against the operator of a round-the-globe submarine fiber-optic communication cable.
- Representation of an Emirati prestigious private equity in connection with a USD 6 million corporate and structuring dispute in the steel industry against Egypt’s largest steel manufacturer.
- Representation of Dutch pipeline manufacturers in connection with a mediation and finalized settlement agreements for holding regarding a dispute with the Egyptian Housing Ministry.
- Representation of a Kuwaiti investor in connection with a USD 20 billion arbitration concerning the ending of a partnership and transfer of shares in multiple major Kuwaiti and international incorporations.
- Representation of an Egyptian landline telecommunication company in connection with an EGP 2 billion arbitration brought by a subcontractor regarding a wireless telecommunication project under Egyptian law.
- Representation of a global maritime business transporter in connection with a USD 3.5 million dispute concerning maritime shipping disputes.
- Representation of an Egyptian investor in connection with a dispute regarding a breach of a sale of shares agreement to one of the biggest Egyptian banks concerning a multi-million-dollar transaction.
- Representation of an online and mobile VAS pioneer in the MENA region against a national federation regarding sports online broadcasting rights.
- Representation of a Libyan investor in connection with the breach of a sale agreement concerning hotels and resorts in the Red Sea.
- Representation of a regional telecom operator in connection with an EGP 700 million arbitration involving a breach of the terms of an interconnection agreement against the world’s largest mobile operator.
- Representation of a global green field producer in connection with an EGP 13 million dispute concerning shipping, logistics, and customs clearance.
- Representation of an international gas company operating in international liquefied natural gas (LNG) in connection with a USD 2.2 billion investment dispute concerning interruption of gas supply.
- Representation of an Egyptian Football club before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in connection with sell-on fees resulting from a football player’s transfer.
- Representation of a real estate developer against a major Jordanian developer in connection with a USD 7 million dispute regarding a joint venture development project in Red Sea.
- Representation of a real estate developer in connection with a construction dispute amounts to EGP 120 million concerning the construction of one of the biggest sugar plants in the region.
- Representation of public real estate developer in connection with the termination of more than EGP 100 million sale and usufruct contracts of land plots in Sahl Hashish, Red Sea.
- Representation of a consortium of leading Egyptian and Emirati real estate developers in connection with mediation of a construction dispute concerning the civil works of one of the biggest hydrocarbon plants in Egypt.
- Representation of a real estate developer in connection with an EGP 60 million dispute regarding a major medical development project in Six of October City, Egypt.
- Representation of an Egyptian Football club before FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber and before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) against a professional Nigerian Player and an Omani Football club regarding contract termination and sell-on fees.
- Representation of an Emirati and Egyptian Company in the film and media production industry in connection with the breach of broadcasting and IP rights of well-known TV series resulting in an EGP 70 million arbitration proceedings against one of the top TV & radio networks.
- Representation of global market company in the oil and gas industry in connection with an EGP 170 million arbitration proceedings against the employer which is world’s biggest sugar beet processing plant regarding unpaid invoices for drilling water wells and failure to provide contractually guaranteed minimum of work.
- Representation of Saudi and Emirati multi- millionaire shareholders in connection with a dispute over shareholding structures and dividends within a group of companies specializing in agriculture and exporting businesses.
- Representation of a company providing offshore marine and oil support services in USD 73 million dispute in connection with a subcontract agreement for the DSV Subsea construction works for Saudi Aramco regarding the Pipelines Replacement Project in the Berri Field, Saudi Arabia.
- Representation of one of the major players in Egypt and MENA in the field of processing and packaging vegetable fats and edible oils against one of the world’s biggest suppliers of palm oil regarding shipping disputes under the rules of PORAM, Malaysia.
- Representation of numerous international clients and law firms in connection with the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Egypt.
Education
University of Hamburg- Cairo University (Germany-Egypt): Masters of Law & Economics. Thesis on Contractuel Network
2017
Cairo University, Faculty of Law (English Section): L.L.B (Summa cum laude)
2010
Publications
Professional Associations and Memberships