Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year - Egypt

Firm Profile

Kosheri, Rashed & Riad is one of the leading Law Firms in Egypt in the field of Corporate Law, Banking, Capital Markets, Merger and Acquisition and Arbitration.

K, R and R has numerous international clients such as Philip Morris, Caterpillar, Four Seasons, BP, Arab African International Bank, TUI, Standard Bank, Bank of America, Time Warner, Servier, Samsung, Colgate- Palmolive Company, Daimler AG…etc. Dr. Tarek F. Riad, the Managing Partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad was involved in drafting numerous Egyptian Commercial Laws such as the Companies Law, the Telecommunications Law, the Investment Law and the Special Economic Court Law in his capacity as a member of the Economic Committee of the Supreme Policy Council, and it might be worth noting that Dr. Riad chaired the two committees responsible for drafting the Special Economic Court Law as well as the Companies Law.

Dr. Tarek F. Riad Degrees and Professional Memberships:

LLM, SJD Harvard Law School, Member of the scientific council of the ICC World Business Law Institute, member of the Egyptian and New York Bars.

Career: Managing partner of Kosheri, Rashed and Riad, Professor and Chairman of the Business Law Department at the German University in Cairo, Counsel for numerous multinational corporations such as Philip Morris, Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Samsung, Colgate, AT&T etc. Member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Dubai International Arbitration center. In May 2011, Dr. Riad was appointed

as a member of the Consultative Council responsible for preparing drafts laws for the Egyptian Council of Ministries.

Publications: Numerous including 'The Applicable Law in Transnational Arbitrations' (Harvard 1985) and 'Egyptian Business and Commercial Laws' Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Volume 12, 2007.

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011 99 Areas of Expertise

• Corporate and Commercial Law • Construction Law • Oil & Gas • Islamic Banking & Finance • Litigation • Arbitration

Notable Legal Work

K, R and R is very active in the field of Arbitration and Litigation as it is considered the top Law Firm in Egypt in this regard. The Partners of K, R and R have been involved in numerous arbitrations in front of ICC, Cairo Regional Center, Dubai International Arbitration Centre, Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre and the ICSID.

K, R and R has represented currently numerous clients including the Egyptian Government, the Government of Kuwait, Transocean, Josef Meissner, Misr Insurance, Nicholson Manufacturing Company Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Telemedia Egypt, …etc. Dr. El Kosheri was the Vice Chairman of the ICC Court of Arbitration from 1998 until 2009 and currently Dr. El Kosheri is a member of the Steering Committee of the Cairo Regional Arbitration Centre in addition to being a member of ICCA.

KOSHERI, RASHED & RIAD LEGAL CONSULTANTS & ATTORNEYS AT LAW

16, Maamal El Sokkar St., Garden City, Cairo 11451, Egypt

Tel: + (20 2) 27954795 (10 lines), 27959228, 27952096

Fax: + (20 2) 27958521 Email: tarek.riad@krr-law.com mailbox@krr-law.com

Website: www.krr-law.com Contact Dr. Tarek F. Riad