Shahid Law Firm is a leading legal advisor in the leisure and tourism industry, offering tailored services to meet the unique challenges of this dynamic sector.
With deep expertise in the field, our Hotels, Tourism, and Leisure practice is a trusted partner to hotels, resorts, travel operators, airlines, restaurants, hospitality groups, investors, and other stakeholders at both local and international levels.
Our experienced lawyers are skilled in understanding client needs, staying current with industry trends, and adopting a multidisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive legal solutions. We specialize in drafting and reviewing contracts and advising on domestic and cross-border transactions.
Additionally, our renowned litigation and arbitration practice gives us a distinctive advantage in resolving disputes, particularly those related to construction and hotel management.
In the last two years, we’ve successfully represented hotel owners in Egypt and Saudi Arabia in negotiations with major international management companies like Accor, Hilton, and Marriott.
We are currently representing a client in a dispute over the early termination of a hotel management contract. Furthermore, we assisted Icon Company in acquiring Egypt’s seven most prestigious hotels, overseeing contract transfers and assignments with management companies for a smooth transition to the new owner
We help our clients with the following at both the domestic and cross-border level:
- Drafting and reviewing management agreements
- Regulatory and compliance matters
- Corporate and M&A matters
- Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Licensing
- Real estate
- Planning
Shahid Law Firm’s involvement in the leisure and tourism industry includes:
- Advising the international Sonesta Collection on several matters, including drafting and reviewing several management agreements, advising on legal action to take following the attempted breach of a management agreement by a hotel owner in Sharm El-Sheikh, and advising on regulatory and compliance matters.
- Advising Qatari Diar with respect to all its development projects in Egypt (Nile Corniche, Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, New Giza, and Barwa).
- Advising a major Egyptian-Saudi Company in its development of the Nile City residential and commercial apartments and hotel project.
- Representing international 5-star hotel operators in matters involving various governmental authorities (e.g., Ministry of Tourism, the Supreme Council of Antiquities and others).
- Advising a Saudi company in its development of the City Stars residential commercial apartments and hotel project in Cairo.
- Representing a five-star hotel operator in relation to a tax dispute. The Firm succeeded in resolving the dispute with the Tax Authority before the matter reached court.
- Representing Soma Bay Group of Companies in various arbitrations (five cases) against Kajima Corporation (all arbitrations were amicably settled through the efforts of our firm).
- Assisting a hotel owner in obtaining a favorable arbitral award in a dispute over the termination of a management agreement in which damages claimed against our client exceed USD 10 million.
- Representing a hotel operator in its dispute with the owner in an arbitration regulated by the ICC arbitration rules.
- Representing a major US publicly listed real estate group following the acquisition of a chain of hotels in Egypt.
- Advising several insurance companies during proceedings brought against international hotels (the Insured) for an injury caused to guests.
- Advising the Egyptian General Co. For Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH) in its negotiation and eventual execution of EGP 1.4 billion co-development and financing agreement with the Saudi Al-Sharif Group Holding for the development of the historic Shepheard Hotel, bringing back to life one of Egypt’s iconic hotels following the suspension of its operations in 2013.
- Representing International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the dispute filed by Metro Tourism requesting review of accounts associated with the issuance of air travel tickets, which Metro defaulted in payment.
- Advising several hotel owners on finance and debt-restructuring matters.
- Upon the insurers’ instructions, representing a major world five-star hotel chain during oral proceedings in relation to a drowning accident in the hotel’s swimming pool.
- Advising Eagle Hills Development on the acquisition and co-development of several of its projects in Egypt, along with its partnering with other major regional real estate companies in the development of a mega-residential project in the North Coast.
