Senior Associate
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months
Working in general corporate/commercial matters (including joint ventures, the founding of joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, branch offices, and representative offices, corporate restructuring, shareholders arrangements, corporate governance), as well as ensuring compliance with local laws and corporate governance;
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating, shareholders agreements, share purchase agreements, real-estate development agreements and escrow agreements, as well as various commercial agreements including the sale of goods, agency, and distribution agreements;
Handling acquisition transactions and assisting the client throughout the entire course of the transaction. Assistance rendered to clients includes conducting legal due diligence; as well as drafting and negotiating. has recently been focusing on M&A in the real estate, education, and medical sectors and has represented well-known and reputable legal entities in Egypt and abroad;
Advising multinational companies and foreign banks in respect of labor redundancy, restructuring plans of their employees and advising on the legal aspects related to the termination of employment contracts as well as providing amicable solutions as an alternative dispute resolution; and
Intellectual Property; Working on and handling all required procedures for registration of trademarks, certification marks, patents, and industrial designs.
Provides clients with a wide variety of services, ranging from advising on documents for establishing companies, branches, subsidiaries to giving corporate advice on day to day matters, attending Board and Shareholders meetings, and especially in the drafting of company articles of incorporation.
Drafting different forms of employment contracts including collective employment contracts, severance agreements, employees benefit plans and settlement, termination and end of service and final release agreements; moreover drafting of companies internal regulations and related legal documentations as well as providing legal opinions on different aspects of Egyptian Labor Law, in addition he handles labor litigation cases filed by or against the clients before Egyptian Courts and represent our clients in conciliation and litigation proceedings before judicial bodies.
-Responsible for providing timely guidance and advice on all legal issues including commercial, contract, civil and other government related regulations and laws.
-Provides professional support, guide and advice to management, as and when required
- Provide advice on various legal matters like commercial contracts, dispute resolution, government funding agreements, regulatory and employment.
- Drafting contracts that are clear and effective; spotting issues and address them in a contract; and handling the contract process.
moeover, to analyze, research, and write in the contract context, drafting standard contractual clauses and insert them into contracts, draft a contractual provision clearly and without ambiguities. Moreover, explain the organization and chronology of a contract, & reviewing a contract that has already been drafted and spot areas that need to be added to, removed, corrected, etc.
- Work together with other members of an organization on projects such as policies and procedures, taxes, etc.
- Ensures that all legal documents are reviewed and effectively drafted and interpreted.
- Must take appropriate steps on different types of legal issues
- To be able to handle external as well as internal legal resources
- Supports and provides legal assistance to the BU Heads on matters like employment, policies, contracts and disputes.
- Coordinates and works with different departments especially Human Resources on certain projects like upgrading of company policies and procedures.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Corporate:
Report directly to the managing partners, and involve overseeing and identifying the legal issues in the department, as well as corporate governance and business policy.
Handling specialized tasks such as providing proactive and pragmatic advice to the business on all legal and regulatory matters.
Formation of the Legal Department: defining scopes of responsibilities and tasks, managing a team of four lawyers in order to provide comprehensive legal support to the clients.
Working intensively on a wide variety of services related to corporate law such as handling all aspects of corporate activities under Companies, Investment and Capital Market laws and all matters related to incorporation and operation of companies, branches of foreign companies and representative offices in addition, to organizing and attending Board and Shareholders meetings, drafting and certifying minutes of meetings from the competent authorities.
Performing negotiations with clients regarding corporate matters and contracts such as Interviewing clients and gathering sufficient information to draft and file necessary business documents, including articles of incorporation, partnership agreements, required secretary of state filings, and a wide variety of services, ranging from advising on documents for establishing companies, branches, subsidiaries to giving, incorporating all legal forms of companies and legal entities.
Reviewing and composed Company policies, procedures, handbooks and other related documents.
Drafting Contracts:
Drafting contracts including intellectual property, non-compete and non-disclosure, employment, service, and lease agreements to protect Company interests that are clear and effective; with extensive experience in spotting issues and address them in a contract; and how to handle the contract process.
With a strong ability to analyze, research, and write in the contract context, moreover drafting standard contractual clauses and insert them into contracts, draft a contractual provision clearly and without ambiguities. Moreover, explain the organization and chronology of a contract, & reviewing a contract that has already been drafted and spot areas that need to be added to, removed, corrected, etc.
Labor and Employment:
Drafting different forms of employment contracts including collective employment contracts, severance agreements, employees benefit plans and settlement, termination and end of service and final release agreements; moreover drafting of companies internal regulations and related legal documentations as well as providing legal opinions on different aspects of Labor Law, in addition handling labor litigation cases filed by or against the clients before Courts and represents clients in conciliation and litigation proceedings before judicial bodies. And promissory notes as well as unfair labor practice complaints; employment issues and liabilities arising in sales and purchases of businesses and employment contracts. Also assists clients with obtaining and renewing of work permits and residence visas.
Litigation:
Handling Civil, Commercial, Administrative litigation cases with practical experience covers all phases of litigation including trials and appeals before tribunals and first instance courts, preparation of court documents including memoranda, evidence files and research and drafting of legal opinions in addition to handling disputes related to L/Gs, L/Cs, cheques.
Filling and defending against oppositions and drafting & involving in preparing written pleadings, drafting and reviewing claim writs and memoranda, attending court hearings and presenting appeals.
Intellectual Property:
Working on and handling all required procedures for registration of trademarks, certification marks, patents and industrial designs.
Corporate:
Organizing and attending Board and Shareholders meetings, drafting and certifying minutes of meetings from the competent authorities.
Interviewing clients and gathering sufficient information to draft and file necessary business documents, including articles of incorporation, partnership agreements, required secretary of state filings.
Moreover, working on, and obtaining and registering official authorizations, licenses and visas. Also collaborating in the drafting of corporate and joint venture agreements, due diligence reports, as well as providing legal opinions on various aspects of corporate law.
Representing the Company in a variety of legal matters including without limitation administrative hearings related to individual employee eligibility for unemployment and other benefits.
Subjects: • Introduction to Legal Sciences • Constitutional Law • International Law • Methods of Jurisprudence • History of Legal Systems • Introduction to Economics • Foreign Language - Legal terminology • Economic Law • Administrative Law • Criminal Law • Introduction to Sharia • Corporate Law. • State Financial System • Business Procedural Law • Employment Law • International Responsibility • Human Rights • Criminology • Companies Law • Civil Law