Shahid Law Firm stands out for its exceptional proficiency in handling legal matters related to Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications (TMT). Our TMT practice is recognized for its depth of knowledge, industry insight, and ability to provide innovative legal solutions that address the rapidly evolving landscape of these sectors.
We pride ourselves in being one of the market leaders in the Egyptian TMT sector, covering all areas of the industry, from transactions to advisory, to contentious work. Shahid Law Firm stands out for being one of the few Egyptian law firms with a wide-ranging scope of Intellectual Property related matters including but not limited to; anti-trust and competition disputes related to media broadcasting, criminal and regulatory offences, privacy, internet cables infrastructure projects, sports media law and media productions disputes, assistance to news agencies and media outlets, telecom regulation, and other transactional, advisory and contentious work.
Moreover, Shahid Law Firm is the only Egyptian firm to be involved in the only two investigations launched by the COMESA Competition Commission in relation to media and sports broadcasting contracts, acting for both rights holders and licensees, and achieving unprecedented success in both investigations. In addition, our firm is known for not shying away from politically sensitive cases involving media companies and news agencies, and our lawyers have served as counsel and experts in such highly politicized disputes against various government entities, including in cases involving Al Jazeera, and the Wall Street Journal, and Thomson Reuters.
Our Firm is also involved in advising telecom companies on the requirements of installing subsea cables and infrastructure installations and technology and telecom licensing, military technology, sports and broadcasting matters, compliance with Egypt’s newly enacted privacy law, transfer of technology legislation, cybercrimes and media laws and criminal provisions contained in same. In addition, the Firm secured a large number of successful litigations, notably for leading media outlets and news agencies such as MBC, the Middle-East’s largest media company.
Shahid Law Firm is also among the few law firms in Egypt with a wide range scope of services in TMT, including but not limited to:
- Anti-trust and competition disputes related to media broadcasting
- Criminal and regulatory offences
- Privacy
- Internet cables
- Infrastructure projects
- Sports media law and media production disputes
- Assistance to news agencies and media outlets
- Telecom regulation
- Advising Vivo, one of China’s largest technology and mobile phone manufacturing companies, to provide legal advice and assistance in relation to purchasing a factory in the 10th of Ramadan City in Egypt, with investments estimated at USD 30 million.
- Advising TLScontact, a subsidiary of Teleperformance that works with governments to provide visa and consular services to travellers and citizens, on general legal and corporate advice with respect to compliance of their digital services with Egyptian tech and privacy legislation.
- Representing Nokia, a multinational data networking and telecommunications company, on multi-million-dollar matters relating to international sanctions as they relate to the use of banking services in light of bank’s invocation of the international sanctions regime to deny the provision of banking services.
- Advising Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company on technology-related laws (electronic commerce, website licensing, and cybercrimes) and the newly promulgated Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law, while highlighting the significant differences between the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Lawand the European Union General Data Protection Regulation.
- Advising HyperPay Inc, an online cashless gateway service connecting merchants, banks, and online customers, on the ultimate Egyptian company structure along with all the required licenses and permits.
- Advising a British multinational consumer healthcare company on Egyptian bribery legislation and reporting requirements regarding certain conducts in its Egypt branch relating to its employees.
- Representing Unilever in connection with advising a multinational consumer goods company on technology-related laws (electronic commerce, website licensing, and cybercrimes) and the newly promulgated Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law, while highlighting the significant differences between the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Lawand the European Union General Data Protection Regulation.
- Advising a leading software and information technology service provider, in connection with providing certain services through its Egyptian subsidiary, by advising on its local subsidiary which intends to offer its data center services, end-user tech support and day-to-day IT operational responsibility to customers in Egypt.
- Advising Glaxosmithkline Egypt, a leading pharmaceutical company on data privacy and technology related matters and ensuring their compliance with the Egyptian laws and regulations.
- Advising a global media and news network on a multi-million-dollar investor-State arbitration against the State of Egypt before ICSID claim following the closure of its premises in Egypt.
- Advising a global consortium on pursuing work for Egypt Permit Applications aiming to extend subsea cable that serves the African continent and Middle East region. The Firm advised from a legal perspective and according to the Egyptian Laws and Regulations by conducting a full review of all the obtained licenses and permission.
- Representing an international media agency in criminal proceedings relating to its alleged publication of false news. Representation includes meeting with the prosecution to defend the Client against potential charges under penal provisions criminalizing certain acts by journalists and making defense submissions.
- Representing the managing director of a leading Egyptian media service provider in criminal proceedings for alleged illegal possession of broadcasting equipment.
- Advising one of the top UK-based law firms on matters relating to the technology and e-commerce sector, including advice on cybersecurity and data protection law matters in relation to several of their clients.
- Representing a leading media service provider in a case in relation to the Syndicate of Applied Arts Designers Stamp Tax imposed as a result of its execution of multi-million-dollar technology and telecom supply contracts.
- Representing Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) in various civil, commercial, & criminal cases involving their work in Egypt in a major case before Egypt’s administrative court related to the blocking of multiple attempts of staying the airing of one of the most widely-viewed television shows during the month of Ramadan Namely “Ramez Magnoon Rasmy” which means “Ramez Is Officially Crazy”.
- Advising various internet companies on the licensing and operational requirements for the installation of subsea cables in Egyptian territorial waters.
- Providing Huawei with extensive legal briefs on compliance with Egyptian telecommunications legislation.
- Advising Netflix IO Productions, LLC, on various matters and rendered various legal opinions, in light of the Egyptian laws and regulations, with regards to force majeure and effects of COVID-19 on Netflix business in Egypt, as well as the regulatory and licensing requirements for Netflix to comply with the Supreme Media Council recent regulations in Egypt.
- Representing Yahoo! Egypt Services LLC in their day-to-day business activities. providing advice on a number of issues including the regulation of VoIP services, employment matters, advertising guidelines, and corporate matters under Egyptian law.
- Counseling Facebook on all matters relating to the regulation of online activities in Egypt, including defamation complaints and infringement of IP rights.
- Advising Bupa International on the application of Egyptian laws relating to the marketing and sale of international private medical insurance over the Internet.
