Egypt
As a labor law attorney with eight years of experience, Mai advises clients on a wide range of employment matters, including employment contracts, hiring processes, internal corporate policies, layoffs, restructuring, outsourcing, trade union issues, labor disputes, and employee terminations. Her expertise extends to related fields such as Social Insurance and Data Privacy Laws, enabling her to address all aspects of labor-related legal matters comprehensively.
During her career, she was seconded for over a year at a multinational company, where she gained practical experience and a broader perspective on legal strategies that impact workforce and business operations. This experience allowed her to collaborate closely with HR teams, handling day-to-day situations and delivering tailored legal solutions that align with both employment and organizational goals.
Other Areas of Practice:
- Corporate, and corporate transactions
- Competition and Antitrust Law
- Intellectual Property Law
Professional Experience:
- OGH Legal, Senior Associate, (April 2023 to Present)
- Novartis Egypt, Senior Legal Manager, (May 2023 – January 2024)
Education:
- Cairo University
Languages: Arabic and English
Professional Memberships:
- Egyptian Bar Association in Cairo, Egypt
Overview:
Our affiliate in Egypt specialises in employment and business law, equipped to handle inquiries in all business law practice areas. The firm’s lawyers are always aware of changes to local and international employment law, ensuring that the solution it provides the client is relevant and useful. The team has extensive experience advising clients on a wide array of matters relating to business and employment law, working with clients from a variety of industry sectors on any business law problem they face.
Labor and Employment Practice:
Our affiliate in Egypt provides advice and counsel on all employment law issues. The team has experience in all labor law practice areas, addressing problems relating to employment contracts, taxes and insurance, immigration procedures, management-union relations and safety regulations, among many other topics. In addition to these specialties, the team has wide-ranging experience necessary to answer any inquiry related to domestic or international employment law, frequently working with foreign employees to help them obtain the documentation necessary to get working in Egypt.
The Plus – Business Law Capacity:
The firm has earned a reputation as a “major player” in national business law, fully-equipped to provide advice and counsel on any matter related to doing business in Egypt. The team has experience in all business law practice areas, and can address questions of both domestic and international business law in all situations. Areas of special expertise include cross-border transactions, corporate law and corporate transactions, banking, project finance, capital markets, corporate disputes, and litigation, among many others.
Representative clients included the National Bank of Egypt, Alkan, Egyptian Radio and Television Union, and East Mediterranean Gas, among other domestic and international clients.
Key Facts:
- Location: Cairo
- Size: 6 Partners, 20 Associates
- Business Law Practice Areas: Administrative Litigation, Aviation Law, Banking Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Company Formation, Competition Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Distribution and Agency Agreements, Energy and Natural Resources, General Litigation, Insurance Claims, Intellectual Property, International and Domestic Arbitrations, Joint Ventures, and many more.
- Languages: English, Arabic. We also have lawyers who are fluent in French and a German speaking lawyer.
Listings/Rankings:
- Listed in The Legal 500 for excellence in a variety of business law practice areas.
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