Admission

• German Bar, since 1995
• Legal Consultant, UAE, 2007 - 2015
• Advocate (DIFC, Dubai), since 2012

Short Biography

• Germany Bar, since 1995
• Legal Consultant, UAE, 2007 - 2015
• Advocate (DIFC, Dubai), since 2012

Education

• Doctorate of Law, Mainz, 1997, Doctoral Thesis: The Law of the Non-Navigational Use of International Watercourses, published in 1998 under the title: Das Recht am Wasser – Dargestellt am Beispiel des Nils
• Articles with High Regional Court in Koblenz (Referendariat), 1991 – 1994
• Post-Graduate School of Administrative Law in Speyer, 1993
• Arabic Studies at University of Alexandria (Egypt), 1990 - 1991
• Studies of Law, Political Sciences and Islamic Sciences at Universities of Heidelberg and Mainz (Germany) 1984 – 1990
• Studies of Political Sciences at Northwestern University, Evanston (Illinois), 1982 - 1984

Experience

• Head of Legal Committee of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Cairo, since 2017
• Karim Adel Law Office, Cairo, since 2016
• SALGER Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt, associated attorney, 2004 - 2016
• MENA Legal Advisers FZC, Founding Partner, Dubai, 2007 – 2015
• Coudert Brothers LLP, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main (Head of the Middle East Practice Group), 2000 – 2004
• Schürmann & Partners, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main (Co-Founder of the Middle East Practice Group), 1999
• Eimer, Heuschmid, Mehle, Bonn (Head of International Desk), 1995 – 1999
• Federal Ministry of Economic Development, EU-Department, Legal Intern, Bonn, 1994
• German Embassy in Cairo, Legal Department, 1993
• Abt, Widmaier & Otto, Heidelberg, Lawyer, 1992 – 1993
• Yansouni, Eldib & Partners, Alexandria (Egypt), Lawyer, 1990 – 1991

Membership

• CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Worldwide Network of German-speaking lawyers, Egypt member
• American Bar Association (ABA), Associate, Section of International Law
• ABA Middle East Committee
• International Bar Association (IBA), Member and Vice-Chair of the Arab Regional Forum, 2003 – 2008
• German Federal Bar Association, Berlin, since 1995
• Frankfurt Bar Association, Frankfurt/Main, since 1995
• Forming member and curator of the Association for Arabic and Islamic Law (GAIR e.V.), since 1997
• German-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK MENA), Cairo
• Swiss Egyptian Business Association (SEBA), Cairo

Practice Areas

• Commercial and business law, especially: International law of contracts, focus on German and Egyptian business laws; International sale of goods; Engineering and construction contracts (incl. F.I.D.I.C.)
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Corporate Law
• Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Public Tenders, Consortium
• Technology Transfer into Egypt
• Legal representation before all tribunals in Germany and DIFC Courts, Dubai, including arbitral tribunals, in German and English as language of the proceedings

Publications

• Registration with the Egyptian Federation for Construction and Building Contractors – EFCBC, in: CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, December 2019.
• Egypt eases requirement for Contractors’ registration related to new and renewable energy projects, in: CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, December 2019.
• Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht – Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (herausgegeben von Rödl & Partner), 3., überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage 2018, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Länderbeiträge zu “Ägypten”.
• Internationale Schiedsverfahren: Praxishandbuch, (Ed. Salger/Trittmann), in German, Chapter on Egypt, C.H. Beck Verlag, 2019, pages 754 - 765.
• Staff assignment in Egypt: Entry and residency of foreign service providers, Rödl & Partner, July 2019.
• Manager Liability in Egypt, in German, CBBL, Baden-Baden, April 2019.
• New Rules for Managers of Egyptian LLC, in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-baden, February 2019.
• New Compliance Regulations for Representative Offices in Egypt, in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, February 2019.
• Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht - Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (published by Rödl & Partner), 3rd, revised and updated edition 2018, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt".
• Egypt has a new Consumer Protection law (Law No. 181/2018), in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, 2018.
• Technology Transfer to Egypt, in German, CBBL, Baden-Baden, May 2018.
• Reverse Charge Procedure, VAT Law Nr. 67/2016, CBBL, Baden-Baden, March 2018.
• The New Importers` Registry Law in Egypt, legal updates, German-Arab Trade (GAT), September-October edition, 2017.
• Egypt: Amendment of the Import Register Act enters into force on 8 March 2017, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, June 2017.
• Establishment of a limited liability company in Egypt, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, June 2017.
• Inheritance Law in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, May 2017.
• Egypt as a logistics hub, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, 4 August 2016.
• Commercial Representation in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, May 2016.
• Public Procurement in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, April 2016.
• Handbuch Internationale Produkthaftung - Produktsicherheit in den wichtigsten Märkten weltweit (published by Rödl & Partner); 2nd, completely revised edition 2014, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt", "Lebanon", "Syria" and "Colombia".
• Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht - Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (published by Rödl & Partner), 2nd, revised and updated edition 2013, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt", "Lebanon", "Syria" and "Colombia".
• Arbitration in Egypt, 1999.
• Das Recht am Wasser - Presented using the example of the Nile, published by NOMOS-Verlag, 286 p., Baden-Baden, 1998.

Expertise