Shahid Law Firm stands at the forefront of providing top-tier legal services to the manufacturing sector. With an in-depth understanding of the complexities and nuances of manufacturing operations, our firm excels in delivering comprehensive legal solutions that meet the diverse needs of our clients.
Shahid Law Firm holds an impressive track record of successfully advising and litigating for businesses in the industrial and manufacturing industry. Our team of lawyers possess extensive experience in dealing with various industry specialties, putting us at the forefront of current and updated technical and operational issues within the sector. Our team is trained to remain consistently up to date on the current and updated technical and operational developments and challenges within the sector.
Our range of expertise covers:
- Corporate matters (including general, secretarial, joint ventures and M&As)
- Governmental and licensing matters
- Banking and finance
- Labor and employment matters
- Construction and real estate matters
- Health, safety, and environment
- Regulatory compliance
- Litigation and arbitration
Shahid Law Firm’s involvement in the fields of manufacturing and industrials includes:
- Advising FourWinds Group in connection with negotiations with the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) on establishing a joint venture for mining purposes including the drafting of a memorandum of understanding.
- Advising on the proposed establishment of a phosphoric acid extraction facility and chemical industries complex project.
- Advising a European mining company in its negotiations of a contract over the supply of mining equipment to the Egyptian Government.
- Advising SAIF S.p.A. on the licensing of trading petcoke in Egypt and establishing a subsidiary for the trade, distribution, and export of petcoke and related raw materials.
- Handling corporate secretarial matters for the representative office of Armstrong World Industries in Egypt.
- Assisting Chemtura Corporation in the post-acquisition of Platform in connection with changing the registration holder name with respect to several products registered at the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture.
- Advising Ferro Corporation in a number of mandates, the most recent of which was the acquisition of an Egyptian tile coatings manufacturer on a cash-free and debt-free basis, in a deal valued at approximately USD 39 million.
- Acting as local counsel for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on its joint venture with Siemens following the carving-out of Siemens’ metals business.
- Advising Cementos La Unión S.A. and Áridos Játiva S.L. on the development and financing of their Arabian Cement subsidiary in Egypt.
- Representing Cimentos de Portugal CIMPOR, the largest Portuguese cement group, in its acquisition of a majority stake in the Egyptian cement producer Ameriyah Cement Co. through a subsidiary of CIMPOR, Penrod Investments.
- Representing Waterworks, a global environmental engineering company specializing in water treatment, against an Egyptian oil company in a dispute involving the construction of a water treatment facility and breaches of a build-own-operate (BOO) contract (CRCICA Case No. 983/2014).
- Acting as Counsel for Setcore Spinning S.A.E. in its dispute against Sahara Building Systems Co. (CRCICA Case No. 333/2003).
- Representing Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) in a dispute involving a storing and distribution agreement with a cross-over between civil and criminal aspects.
