Legal expertise since 1996
El Roby Law Firm & Legal Consultancy is an independent Egyptian law firm providing companies and investors with practical advice and full representation in transactions, projects and disputes. We combine specialist legal expertise, commercial understanding and the ability to deliver.
+30
years of accumulated legal experience
Who We Are
El Roby continues a legal practice that began in 1996 and works through teams led by partners who specialise in the firm's core practices. We understand each legal question in its commercial and operational context, and design workable solutions that protect our clients' interests and support the continuity of their business.
Every matter is handled by the team best suited to it, under the direct supervision of the responsible partner.
We balance legal requirements with the client's objectives and its operational and investment risks.
We connect advice, contract, transaction, dispute and enforcement within a single strategy.
+30
years handling the most complex legal matters
6
active practice areas
+25
corporate and institutional clients
Our Clients
Our Practices
We provide integrated legal services to companies, investors and institutions through specialist practices that combine commercial expertise, the ability to manage disputes, and a practical understanding of regulated sectors and major projects.
Structuring development and contracting projects, and organising land allocation, financing, construction, guarantees, and the relationships between owners, developers, contractors and regulators.
Learn moreDrafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and investment contracts, assessing risks and guarantees, and providing ongoing legal support to businesses.
Learn moreIncorporating and restructuring companies, investor entry, mergers and acquisitions, governance, transfers of shares and contractual positions, and cross-border transactions.
Learn moreDrafting arbitration clauses and representing clients in arbitration proceedings, negotiations, mediation, and domestic and international settlements.
Learn moreRepresenting clients in commercial, civil, economic and administrative disputes, and managing appeals, enforcement, settlements, asset protection and business continuity.
Learn moreCarriage by sea, bills of lading, carrier liability, cargo and containers, maritime casualties and enforcement, as well as the incorporation and licensing of shipping companies and maritime agencies.
Learn moreOur Experience
Selected transactions, projects and disputes handled by the firm, reflecting its ability to manage complex legal matters and turn them into practical results.
Designing the legal structure, incorporating the company, and completing the bank guarantee and professional registration, through to obtaining a shipping agency licence covering all Egyptian seaports.
Learn moreTurning a claim dismissed at first instance into a final judgment awarding USD 600,869.50 plus interest, then defending the appeal before the Court of Cassation and enforcing the judgment through bank garnishments through to actual recovery. USD 600,869.50 in compensation plus interest
Learn moreManaging a corporate and investment restructuring that included the entry of a new investor, a transfer of shares and a cash injection of nearly EGP 23 million, while reorganising the company's corporate and financial position and supporting business continuity. Cash injection of nearly EGP 23 million
Learn moreLeading negotiations and rebuilding the contractual framework of a real estate and tourism project involving direct obligations of EGP 3.88 billion and assets estimated at around EGP 30 billion, while structuring payment, performance, security and risk management. Direct obligations of EGP 3.88 billion Assets estimated at around EGP 30 billion
Learn moreSectors
We work with companies and investors across a range of economic sectors, providing legal solutions that take account of the regulatory, commercial and operational environment of each sector.
Software companies and start-ups, from incorporation and founder arrangements to contracts, intellectual property protection and investor entry.
Industrial companies, importers and exporters, and businesses tied to supply chains and to domestic and international commercial transactions.
Tourism and hotel companies and projects, management of tourism activities, and integrated development of coastal projects and leisure destinations.
Companies and facilities in medical services and projects, including restructuring, investment, and structuring relations between partners and investors.
Real estate developers, contractors, engineering firms, owners' associations, and tourism, urban and infrastructure development projects.
Shipping lines and agents, freight and stevedoring, port services, customs clearance, and companies that own and operate maritime assets.
Why Us?
We treat legal matters as part of the client's business and investments, and build the team and the legal strategy around the nature, sector and practical objectives of each matter.
Partners actively oversee the strategy of key matters and their decisive stages.
We combine contract drafting, transaction structuring and risk assessment with litigation, arbitration, enforcement and settlements.
We have practical experience in sectors that demand specialist legal and regulatory knowledge and an understanding of how they operate.
Our role extends from opinion and negotiation to licensing, enforcement, recovery, asset protection and business continuity.
Our Team
The firm is led by partners and lawyers with complementary expertise in commercial transactions, litigation, maritime law and intellectual property, working in specialist teams shaped by the nature and sector of each matter.
Partner and Head of Intellectual Property
Trademarks, intellectual property rights, protection of intangible assets, and related disputes.
Partner and Head of Maritime Law
Maritime transport disputes, carrier liability, maritime casualties, port assets, and maritime licensing and regulation.
Partner and Head of Litigation
Commercial, civil and administrative disputes, management of multi-track matters, appeals, enforcement and settlements.
Founding Partner and Managing Partner
Corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and investment, and overall supervision of the firm's practices.
Legal Insights
We share practical legal analysis of legislative and judicial developments and of the issues affecting companies, investments and the sectors in which our clients operate.
Legal analysis
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Essential steps to ensure a real estate transaction is legally sound.
Read moreLegal analysis
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A practical guide to drafting effective arbitration clauses that protect the interests of the contracting parties.
Read moreLegal analysis
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An analytical reading of the key legislative amendments and their implications for corporate governance.
Read moreContact Us
Contact our team to discuss your legal matter and agree the right scope of support, whether it concerns a commercial transaction, an investment project, a dispute or a regulatory question.
We work with companies, investors and institutions to manage complex transactions, projects and disputes, through specialist legal teams and a practical understanding of business needs.