Mid-Level Associate
HNP Limited
Total years of experience :9 years, 9 Months
Commercial, Corporate M&As and Capital Market.
Commercial, Corporate M&As.
• Advising a client on an onshore structure to establish a private equity fund.
• Advising clients on M&A transactions, including stock and asset acquisitions, where I review the transaction documents and draft the due diligence, including red flag and full-fledged reports.
• Advising clients on Egyptian Capital Markets Law as to their stakes sale, compulsory offering, and disclosure requirements before Egyptian Stock Exchange Authority (“EGX”) and Financial Regulatory Authority (“FRA”).
• Advising an international hotel management company in connection with the branding of residential project in Egypt and the enforceability of agreements in relation thereto.
• Advising clients on general corporate matters such as corporate set up and free zones in Egypt.
• Advising on, reviewing, and drafting shareholders' agreement, sale and purchase agreement, assignment agreement, and escrow agreement.
• Advising a client on Competition Law; in particular regarding the price-fixing violation.
• Translating documents from Arabic to English, and vice versa.
• Advising a US major industrial spray technology company on corporate set up, labor issues and compliance requirements in several jurisdictions in the Middle East and Africa.
• Co-advising the Saudi Ministry of Health on its privatization plan as to the Saudi Healthcare System.
• Advising a multinational elevators company on several matters; employment contracts, labor disputes, regulatory and licensing issues.
• Co-advising a Kuwaiti client on the best SUKUK structure for conducting business in Kuwait.
• Advising a client on its contractual relationships under the UAE laws.
• Providing an international client with tax advice under the KSA laws.
• Reviewing and drafting commercial agreements, EPC contracts, bylaws, SHAs, SPAs, settlement agreements, and various legal documents.
• Advising clients on business set up and corporate structure under the Egyptian laws.
• Representing clients before regulatory bodies concerning licensing matters.
• Advising an international client on an acquisition structure of a vehicle-manufacturing project in Egypt.
Legal Competencies:
Handling procedural corporate matters by drafting, reviewing, and authenticating OGMs, EGMs and BOD minutes, and attending before GAFI.
Counseling clients on the structure for running a business in Egypt; corporate formation (Joint Stock
Company “JSC”, Limited Liability Company “LLC”, Branch Office, Representative Office). Counseling clients on corporate restructuring.
Drafting correspondences and providing legal opinions and consultation, as well as ensuring compliance with local laws.
Litigating on behalf of clients before Egyptian courts (when required). Conducting legal research regarding different laws and regulations.
Drafting and reviewing legal documents, commercial and corporate agreements including but not limited to (insurance policies, sale, service, NDAs, and SPA agreements…etc.).
Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing all types of contracts in Arabic and in English required by the company for carrying out its business activities, including various types of agreements including but not limited to agency, marketing, sale and purchase, labor, lease, other third party entities, and terminating agreements.
Day to day responsibility for providing accurate and timely legal advice and analysis on a wide range of complex contractual matters relating to the company businesses operating within Egypt.
Provide legal advice on the activities of other functions within Bee such as the Regulatory, Finance, and
HR departments.
Support business operations with compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and stay abreast of laws.
Conducting internal investigations related to fraud and misconduct of employees.
Updating the company’s corporate documents, and Monitoring and reviewing governmental regulations to ensure that the corporation is aware of new requirements and it operates within the law.
Provide analysis and counsel to Management on legal issues related to corporate matters, and other operational matters, and represent the company individually in cases of litigation.
Formulating legal documents like Articles of Associations, Memorandum of Understandings, Power of
Attorney, etc.
Provide counsel and advice on employment, labor, and related issues.
Review existing legal documentation of the Legal Department, and assist the Senior Counsel in reorganizing and implementing legal document management systems where all Legal information of the company is accessible and accounted for.
Templates and know-how: assist the Senior Counsel in developing best practice in-house legal templates for regularly used documents (for example POAs, general terms and conditions, contract termination notices etc.), as well as develop procedural checklists and step-by-step legal guides.
Assist in analyzing and standardizing the legal procedures for the company businesses to ensure
effective processing and to avoid future liability and secure the company interests.
Legal Competencies:
Handling various corporate matters.
Assisting in providing legal advises on (labor law, oil & gas, banking, corporate...etc.). Conducting legal research.
Translating legal documents.
Reviewing agreements including without limitation to (sale and shareholder agreements...etc.).
Legal Competencies:
- Attending court hearings.
- Drafting legal memos and contracts.
- Conducting case study and legal searches.
- Providing legal opinion.
- Assisting in office duties.