We have been established as a promising domestic and regional law firm, which works in accordance with a distinguished vision of legal thinking which depends on solutions for various legal matters irrespective of its complexity.
The Firm has a significant practice in international dispute resolution and arbitration. Members of our international arbitration team have acted as counsels in numerous arbitrations and have experience in enforcement proceedings of arbitral awards. We offer a range of tools and services in relation to both local litigation and international arbitration, initially focusing on amicably resolving the dispute to the benefit of the client without substantial legal involvement. We anticipate the potential for disputes and often assist clients with negotiating and drafting arbitration agreements to protect their rights in international transactions and ensure the highest chances of arbitral awards enforceability. In addition to handling arbitration proceedings, we represent clients before the arbitral tribunals. We act as a mediator for the settlement of legal disputes by applying legal techniques that provide successful solutions for complicated problems, whether through negotiation, mediation or alternative dispute resolution techniques.
A&P team has extensive experience in drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts including but not limited to sales and purchase agreements, technology transfer agreements, distribution and agency agreements, franchises agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, service provision agreements, outsourcing contracts, constructions related agreements, management and consultancy agreements, importation agreements, housing, branded-residence, hotel management and leisure agreements. Based on the requirements of our clients, we either provide them with our template agreements prepared by our team in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations in Egypt, or review and amend the global standard contracts used by our clients to ensure their compliance with the Egyptian local laws.
The Firm advises clients on all aspects of business and commercial transactions. Including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating all types of contracts. Varying from simple business set up and restructuring to complex commercial transactions. We undertake corporate mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, investments & financing, franchising, leasing, intellectual property rights, and licensing services for our clients. We also advise on other related fields of Egyptian Law for corporate clients, such as taxation, free zones, and customs.
Intellectual property (commonly known as IP) guarantees ownership and accessibility of creator's work in fine arts & designs, publishing, entertainment, and computer software. Moreover, since Egypt is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, our team will advise on the full extent of protection offered by both domestic regulations and the relevant WIPO treaties. In order to secure the IP rights of our clients, our dedicated IP team manages broad expertise in counselling and representing companies in copyrights, trademark, patents & trade secrets and other IP matters.
Manufacturing and industrial companies in different sectors constantly face challenges in pursuit of achieving their business goals. Whether forming a new business organization, expanding, integrating, divesting or optimizing operations, companies rely on us to provide the legal guidance they need. Clients benefit from our depth of understanding in individual sectors, strong local connections, global perspective and cross-practice strength. We advise clients on their daily operational issues as well as sophisticated transactions that are critical to their success. Our technical legal knowledge is powered by our desire to always understand the business from our clients' point of view.
We advise clients from all critical sectors of the healthcare industry, such as hospitals and medical centers, clinical laboratories, nursing homes, management service organizations (MSOs), pharmacies and specialty medical clinics, as well as medical staff, healthcare and related trade associations. We also represent venture capital firms, commercial banks, specialty lenders, investment bankers and individual investors in healthcare-related transactions. Our healthcare transactions lawyers advise clients on corporate organization and governance, as well as private equity, debt finance and securities transactions.
We provide real estate and construction services to local and foreign clients within the Egyptian Market. Our real estate knowledge and experience in the market enables us to advise regional and international developers, investors, contractors, financial institutions, operators, retailers, individuals, and governmental entities in relation to all aspects of real estate legal practice. Our well-experienced lawyers have assisted clients with their real estate requirements including drafting, negotiating related contracts, and finalizing the formal registration of the ownership deeds with the competent Real Estate Authorities. The Firm also advises real estate companies in the acquisition of large plots for real estate development projects.
The oil and gas lawyers at A&P Law Firm draw on both their own highly developed experience and the knowledge of their colleagues from other practices to provide our clients with unusually broad service and advice. We regularly assemble teams of lawyers from different practices tailored to the particular needs of clients in the most challenging and sophisticated transactions and projects. We advise oil and gas companies, small to mid-cap E&P companies, oil services companies and contractors, oil and gas traders, governments and government agencies, equity providers and lenders. Providing legal advice on transactional and operational issues in Egypt or overseas.
We offer comprehensive legal advice in the complex field of information technology, not only to IT companies but also to the end-users. We offer legal advice in the software development contracts, licensing and user contracts or maintenance and service agreements. We help and support our clients navigate the Middle East telecommunications regulatory regimes, including regional and international telecommunications operators, content providers and telecommunications solutions providers.
The Firm advises on all aspects of banking and financial laws and acts on a full range of complex financial transactions that is supported by its strong corporate, capital markets and litigation experts. It acts on high profile financial transactions, including regulatory compliance, syndicated facility agreements and related securities and guarantees, structured project finance, trade finance, securitization, securities lending, derivatives, Islamic finance, and acquisition and leveraged financings. The Firm represents clients including leading international financial institutions, Egyptian banks, foreign banks, borrowers, investment institutions, insurance companies, and financial leasing companies.
Our lawyers are experts to handle all legal and commercial matters related to aviation including litigation, corporate work, employment, passenger claims, baggage and freight claims and other related matters that could involve charter airlines agreements, aircraft lease agreements, general losses or breaches, event of defaults & force major claims, airports and ground handlers, as well as all matters relating to aviation insurance and regulatory matters with the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. A&P also has track records in providing various legal consultations for the maritime sector.
The area of employment law is one of the riskiest spheres of the management of business. In order to enhance the protection of our clients we advise on all aspects of employment law in the public and private sectors, whether onshore or within the free zones, including: reviewing and providing a current situation for the whole personnel aspects, handling social insurance requirements for new hires and terminations, managing employee files in compliance with the Egyptian labor law, and dealing with Governmental Authorities including the Labor Office and Social Insurance Office.