Tarek Riad & Partners – Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law (TR & P) (previously Kosheri, Rashed & Riad) is a leader in the field of Corporate, Banking, and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and has assist numerous clients in handling high-profile transactions with an extensive range of unparalleled services and innovative solutions.
OUR SERVICES
OUR CLIENTS
ENVOLVEMENT OF OUR TEAM IN DRAFTING EGYPTIAN COMMERCIAL LAWS AND COMPANIES LAW
OUR TEAM’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF CORPORATE AND M&A
AWARDS
OUR SERVICES
TR & P furnishes its clients with a blend of first-rate quality legal services including:
- Assisting both Egyptian and foreign companies establishing their business in Egypt.
- Finalizing all procedures pertaining to the establishment of companies including their registration in the Commercial Registry under the supervision and inspection of General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) in addition to submitting all related documents such as trade name clearance certificates, capital deposit certificates, powers of attorney, etc.
- Preparing, drafting, and endorsing Boards of Directors (BODs), Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs), and Ordinary General Meetings (OGMs) in addition to organizing and attending them and obtaining the relevant authorizations and licenses from GAFI.
- Providing legal opinions on all issues pertaining to corporate under the Egyptian laws such as administration, insolvency, and liquidation.
- Representing clients in both court and arbitral proceedings in addition to the privilege of doing the same in multiple jurisdictions due to the in-depth knowledge of TR & P’s team of both Civil Law and Common Law.
- Closing complex national and cross-border transactions from the stages of negotiations, drafting, and reviewing up to their secure completion in addition to providing the necessary consultancies associated thereto.
- Undertaking corporate M&A in addition to handling their large-scale deals in numerous jurisdictions.
- Assisting clients in the process of reconstruction and anti-acquisition integrity.
OUR CLIENTS
TR & P has numerous international clients including public and private companies, multinational corporations, branches, consortiums, entrepreneurs, and start-ups.
Among of TR & P’s clients are Caterpillar, Four Seasons, BP, TUI, J-power Systems, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Lockheed Martin, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Time Warner, Samsung, Siemens, Egyptian Tanker Company (ETC), etc. Additionally, it has represented various Italian clients such as SAGA Italia, CMA/CGM Egypt, Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisi (CMC), Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A, Danielli, Itelferr, UNICREDIT, InterIKEA, LVMH, Karsten Group, Goppion S.p.A, Abu Dhabi Comemrcial Bank, Arab Monetary Fund, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Mashreq Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America (London Branch) and Misr America International Bank etc.
TR & P has represented various international clients in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions and Purchase of shares such as Cotecna Inspection S.A., Blue Ridge Capital, Moon Capital, Saudi Telecommunication Company, Flag Corporation, and Philips.
Moreover, TR & P was involved in an acquisition of a major public sector company which had a monopoly in Egypt on certain products. The value of this deal was expected to be around EGP 8 billion. This is in addition to TR & P’s engagement in the acquisition of the Al Rowad Real Estate Company valued at around EGP 1 billion.
Furthermore, TR & P was involved on behalf of one of its Clients, Cotecna Inspection S.A. with regard to rehabilitating the custom and admission of products procedures at the port of Alexandria and Damietta.
ENVOLVEMENT OF OUR TEAM IN DRAFTING EGYPTIAN COMMERCIAL LAWS AND COMPANIES LAW
Notably, Dr. Riad, the Managing Partner of TR & P, was involved in drafting numerous Egyptian Commercial Laws such as the Companies Law, the Anti-Monopoly 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. He chaired the two committees responsible for drafting the Special Economic Court Law as well as the Companies Law. He was also a member of the International Chamber of Commerce World Business Law Institute Scientific Council.
OUR TEAM’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF CORPORATE AND M&A
In this regard, it is worth noting that Dr. Riad is the current Professor of Business and Commercial Law at the Faculty of Management Technology, German University in Cairo (GUC) and the Head of its Law Department. He has also written numerous publications in this regard. Among of these publications was his book entitled “The Egyptian Companies Law” in addition to many articles about the legal aspects of doing business in Egypt. Furthermore, Dr. Riad was trained in two US banks, Crocker National Bank and Wells Fargo Bank
AWARDS
TR & P has attained several awards in the field of corporate and M&A that are as follows:
- “Top Tier Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year” by the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East, and Africa – 2022
- “The Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year” by Global Law Experts Legal Awards – 2022
- “The Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year” by Global Law Experts Legal Awards – 2022
- “Leading Firm in Dispute Resolution Band 1” by Chambers & Partners – 2018
- “The Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Egypt” by M&A International Global – Legal Awards – 2017
- “The Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Egypt” by Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award – 2017
- “The Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year” by Corporatelivewire – 2016
- “The Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Egypt” by M&A International Global Legal Awards – 2015
- “The Commercial Law Firm of the year in Egypt” by Global 100 – 2015
- “The Commercial Law Firm of the year in Egypt” by ACQ Global Awards – 2013.