Our white collar defence & investigations practice blends relevant government experience, deep understanding of the complex laws and enforcement trends that impact our clients, and an appreciation for the sensitivity and urgency of these matters. Whether in a single jurisdiction or across many, we provide comprehensive representation and advice to businesses, directors, senior executives, public officials, and other individuals facing exposure to regulatory, civil, and criminal liability. Our lawyers possess extensive experience with the regulators and enforcement authorities with whom our clients interact, and we have a reservoir of credibility that can be leveraged on behalf of our clients. As such, we’re routinely called upon by leading corporations, across a number of industries, to engage with and advocate before government authorities, and to help manage the reputational consequences associated with these matters. We focus on the following areas: public fund fraud, anti-money laundering, antitrust, intellectual property crimes, environmental violations, healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, financial and accounting fraud, and tax offenses.

With scrutiny by tax authorities increasing, local and multinational entities need comprehensive understanding and fresh approaches to prevent and resolve tax disputes. Our market-leading tax dispute practice has successfully represented and advised numerous institutional clients on a wide range of cases, through litigation, mediation, arbitration or settlement. Our lawyers have considerable experience in assisting clients to resolve their tax disputes before the Tax Internal Committees and judicial Tax Resolution Committee – and in taking tax disputes to litigation where this is necessary to achieve a successful outcome. Our dispute resolution team does more than advise on the law: we offer strategic business thinking and a clear point of view, rooted in our exceptional legal knowledge.

Our leading labour and employment practice has been the go-to resource for clients who value our long-standing experience and expertise in guiding them through difficult employment situations and disputes, policy decisions and implementation, and changes in the constantly developing legislative environment. Our employment practice is renowned for its attention to detail and depth of knowledge across all key aspects of engaging human capital in Egypt across a variety of industries. Our lawyers regularly advise on matters including, but not limited to, employee compensation and benefits, structuring bespoke remuneration and retention policies, compliance with social security laws, leave entitlements, senior management hiring and exits, workforce reorganisations and right-sizing exercises, closure of businesses, diligences and employee transfers in business acquisitions, disciplinary matters, and structuring varying forms of employment contracts. We work collaboratively with Egypt’s Ministry of Manpower and Immigration to enable our institutional clients to provide cooperative, stable and equitable work environment for their employees.

As transparency rises in importance and the costs of non-compliance with laws and regulations increase, businesses everywhere strive to adapt to the growing pressure from regulatory bodies. Our corporate governance practice advises on a comprehensive range of governance issues, such as regulatory and compliance, taxation, employment, consumer protection and competition. A compliance program should not obstruct your business but rather support it. We help companies develop corporate governance frameworks tailored to providing them with competitive advantages, all while promoting a good reputation.  Our clients draw on the support of our dedicated professionals in various aspects of the field, as well as our experience in representing clients before the General Authority for Investment, Social Insurance Authority, Employment Offices and Tax Authority. We understand the reputational, commercial, civil and criminal consequences faced by corporations for non-compliance, which is why we remain steadfast in our commitment to minimizing the risk as exposure for our clients as an underlying factor in everything we do.