F. John Matouk Corporate & Commercial Lawyer of the Year
Egypt Firm Profile
Matouk Bassiouny is a full-service independent law firm based in Cairo, Egypt. We specialize in advising multinationals, corporations, financial institutions and governmental entities on all legal aspects of investing and doing business in Egypt and the region. Our team of 7 partners and 65 fee earners are trained both locally and internationally and are fully conversant in English, Arabic and French. The firm prides itself on its in-depth understanding of cross-border cultural and business practices and on providing a commercial problem-solving approach to its legal services. Our firm is ideally placed to advise on high profile and high value complex transactions and we routinely work on cross- border and international transactions. Our
sector capability in Egypt combines the firm’s in-depth knowledge of the local markets with an understanding of our client’s businesses.
Matouk Bassiouny is in good standing before all competent judicial, administrative and regulatory authorities in Egypt, including but not limited to the Central Bank of Egypt, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority, the Egyptian Stock Exchange,
the General
Authority for Investment and Free Zones and the Commercial Registry department.
Over the past years, Matouk Bassiouny has been consistently ranked as a leading law firm in Egypt in legal periodicals.
About F. John Matouk
John Matouk is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Commercial groups. A New York qualified lawyer
and dual national, John has been practicing in Cairo for over 15 years and is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in Egypt in legal periodicals. John primarily advises clients on
strategic management of risks arising from doing business in Egypt and has significant experience successfully advising clients on cross- border transactions and disputes in Egypt.
In addition to dispute resolution, John has significant experience in the fields of corporate, projects, joint ventures, agency/distribution, commercial and labor law.
Notable Legal Work
• Representation of Pfizer on all Egypt legal aspects of its comprehensive restructuring of its Animal Health business as well as the recent divestment of its Nutrition business.
• Representation of a major Japanese automotive manufacturer in successfully blocking claims
in Egyptian courts
exceeding USD 1 billion in complex litigation involving procedural and substantive arguments relating to the validity and enforceability of arbitration clause within the context of commercial agency/distribution relationships in Egypt.
• Representation of Intel Corporation in the successful acquisition of the majority of the
assets of SySDSoft, a privately-held software company based in Cairo. The instructions included due diligence,
transaction
structuring and drafting and negotiating the transaction documentation. value: Confidential.
Transaction
• Representation of Bristol Myers Squibb in connection with the divestment of its Egyptian operations to GlaxoSmithKline. The instructions included a Seller’s due diligence, restructuring of the assets subject of divestment,
Tel: +202 2 795 4228/8179 Fax: +202 2795 4221
transaction documentation
drafting and negotiations and closing of the transaction. Transaction value: USD 210 million.
Key Contacts: F. John Matouk, Managing Partner Omar S. Bassiouny, Executive Partner Mahmoud S. Bassiouny, Partner
92 Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2013
Areas of Expertise • Corporate
• Banking and Finance • Mergers and Acquisitions • Capital Markets • Projects • Energy and Infrastructure • Commercial • Construction • Employment • Intellectual Property • Real Estate • Telecoms • Aviation • Hospitality and Leisure • Dispute Resolution
Contact
12 Mohamed Ali Genah Street Garden City, Cairo Egypt
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