We are renowned for our practical business perspective and solutions in guiding clients through the complex morass of employment laws and regulations in one of the most highly regulated areas of business. We take a holistic and preventative approach to labor and employment law in order to minimize liability and to enable our clients to uphold a functioning work environment.

Our labor and employment sector covers the following principal areas:

• General advice and counseling

• Training

• Employment litigation and alternative dispute resolution

• Traditional labor law

• Drafting all types of employment agreements

• Handling cases of dispute that may arise, in or out of connection with the employment agreements, between the employer and employees.

Other services include client assessments to ensure employment law compliance, business immigration and international labor law.

Our team of corporate attorneys has been monitoring developments in various commercial areas, noting the increasing need for business rights protection, while operating a number of significant transactional and corporate advisory practices. Our team has also been developing its Commercial Litigation skills to always meet the requirements of our clients in this fast moving environment.

Our firm provides services to its clients through an extensive network of associates and correspondents offices worldwide in respect of commercial arrangements, new business structures, mergers and acquisitions, private and public equity, advising on transactions and projects, real-estate, construction, intellectual property, insurance, human resources, tax and regulatory issues. We also have a strong core team, specialized in preparing and advising on agency, distributorship, sponsorship and all other forms of commercial agreements and Petroleum Services Agreements.

• Due Diligence: Preparing the Due Diligence of the prospect body corporate, reviewing their “good standings”, the deeds of title of their assets, drafting the out-of-court settlement agreements were deemed to be in our clients’ favor.

• Shareholder Disputes, including accountancy claims.

• Mergers and Acquisitions: As a growing sector within our firm, this area of practice we offer our clients complete dedication in helping them negotiate merger transactions and advising on all related subjects.

• Sale and mortgage of “Fonds de Commerce”: We handle sales and mortgages of business firms according to the provisions of the Law 11 of 1940.

Our team of corporate lawyers have a wealth of knowledge when dealing with disputes pertaining to Construction and Engineering contracts.

The team handles claims between employers and main contractors, as well as claims arising between main contractors and their sub-contractors.

Various legal methods can be implemented to assist and resolve such claims, through Arbitration or the traditional court systems. Our team has the expertise of handling such matters both in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).

Our team at Eldib Advocates includes professional qualified lawyers who provide legal services in the field of customs dues cases and customs smuggling cases involving the carriers; concerning either cargo smuggling without settlement of customs dues or smuggling of cargoes bearing counterfeited trademarks.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned department is also qualified for solving all problems arising from the application of different customs regulations, and also for solving problems between forwarding agents & freight forwarders and the customs administration.

Our energy team has been lately formed to respond to the increasing importance of the energy chain in the Egyptian Economy.

Our firm offers guidance to various types of companies in the fields of power, commodities, and oil & gas, as a part of Egypt’s expanding energy business sector. We work with both public and private companies, as well as, foreign and local investors, top tier contractors, and international consulting firms.

Our activities include assisting both international and local petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies in their day-to-day legal business, thus clearly understanding the challenges faced and aiding in allowing smooth operation continuity.

Our team provides corporate, finance, and dispute resolution advice, and fully assists clients in surmounting any obstacles and “red-tape” that may be encountered in launching and operating projects.

Our legal team is fully geared to successfully handle the following aspects related to the energy sector:

• Permits and consents

• Operating provision

• Joint ventures

• Dispute resolution

• Trading arrangements

• Health & safety issues

• Development and finance

• Environmental aspects

• Mergers and acquisitions

At Eldib Advocates, we make it a top priority for our clients to mutually receive the highest operational assistance, as well as to have the advantage of dealing with some of the region’s top dispute lawyers who have admirably represented our clients in a wide range of arbitrated and litigated cases.

With that respect, our firm presents a wide range of services regarding the energy sectors:

• Commodities

• Environmental

• Infrastructure projects

• Oil & gas

Eldib IP team is dedicated to handling all types of intellectual property and technology related matters including contracts disposing of, acquiring, exploiting or licensing intellectual property rights. The team is experienced in identifying the various rights involved and how these may be best utilized and protected in Egypt/Middle East/North Africa and throughout the world.

Our IP team also regularly handles the resolution of disputes concerning the infringement and misuse of intellectual property rights whether by litigation, arbitration or mediation. The team acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants.

Areas of expertise include:

• Copyright

• Patent infringement actions

• Trade names, trademarks, trade dress service marks and domain names

• Confidential information, proprietary information and trade secrets

• Design rights both registered and unregistered

• Moral rights

• Merchandising and sponsorship agreements

• Media related issues

• Antipiracy and IP law enforcement

• Protecting IP in International Markets

• Research and development agreements

• Patent and technology licensing, joint technology ventures and technology transfers

• Due diligence and opinions

• IP litigation

Our Real Estate and Land Use group focuses on individuals and businesses that own, buy, sell, lease, develop, and finance real estate.

Our clients are involved in real estate transactions and developments of almost every size and type including: industrial, commercial and residential properties.

We have unique experience in guiding and tracking real estate development projects from beginning to end, from site selection and land use approval through development, construction, finance and refinance, leasing, and sales.

We understand our real estate clients’ needs and wants and provide a practical approach to solving their problems. Our property team services include:

• Legislative & Regulatory Issues

• Setting up & Licensing Real Estate Businesses

• Financing & Securities

• Real Estate Investment Funds

• Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPA): Enforcement of SPA’s; Termination of SPA’s [cancellation and annulment]
• Land Acquisition & Development, including Joint Ventures, Hotel, Leisure Development and Management.

We counsel individuals and private and public business entities on tax matters in a variety of circumstances including business formations and operations including mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and reorganizations.

Our clients include large corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and nonprofit organizations. We provide sophisticated estate tax and trust planning, as well as advice and representation for trust administration, probate, and litigation matters. We also provide advice and services in customs disputes and customs regulations.

We are long-term, specialist advisers to the international shipping business. Our longstanding experience and proficiency produced us to represent most of Protection & Indemnity Associations in the Egyptian ports and to be the legal advisor of the Shipping Chambers in Egypt. As our most renowned and specialized field of expertise we have a solid understanding of how the market works from the perspective of the P&I Clubs, underwriters, ship-owners, charterers, providers, freight forwarders, and cargo interest.

Our complete coverage of the Egyptian ports has fostered our experience in dealing with the port authorities, terminals, and other respective governmental departments, which allows us to attend to our clients’ requests efficiently and in the prescribed time. Our focus is on assisting our clients to guard against and manage risks, and to assist them to resolve disputes.

We specialize in handling the following topics:

Environmental Claims:

Our team has extensive experience in handling environmental cases according to the laws and regulations governing this area of practice with a focus on cases related to the marine environment. We have worked on cases that dealt with: oil pollution, damage to coral reefs, illegal fishing, dropping noxious substances, and ballast water disputes. We have wide experience in dealing with the Egyptian Environment Authority Affairs, which we have fostered a great relationship with over the years.

Cargo Claims:

Due to a high rate of import and export activities, we have been involved with a wide range of cargo claims, including general and bulk oil and grain, containerized carriage, perishable and special cargo. We handle all carriage disputes, involving ships, roads, and logistics.

Inland Transportation:

Due to the expansion of the inland transportation activities reflecting the rapid progress of Multimodal transport, we provide all legal services to our clients in connection with such kind of transportation. Our services include: road incidents, theft of cargo and containers, sealing break, cargo claims, documentation process, breach of contracts, and insurance.

Suez Canal Disputes:

Noting that the Suez Canal is the core of the shipping trade all over the world, one of our historical and main activities is dealing with all aspects related to the Suez Canal business. We are well known proficient in the rules of navigation of the Suez Canal; we are accustomed to the methods and dealings of a deep-rooted authority like the Suez Canal Authority and handling of marine disputes in this area is totally different. We counsel clients and assist them in their claims concerning the determination of transit dues.

Bill of Lading and Charterparties:

We advise on and draft bills of lading, waybills, electronic bills of lading, liner bills, combined bills, and multimodal bills of lading. We revise and draft charterparties, bareboat, and time or voyage charters, contract of affreightment or slot charter.

Commercial Matters:

We are also specialized in commercial matters connected to the marine industry including: ship finance, sale, purchase, leasing, hire purchase, mortgage and registration of ships. We are very much aware of the requirements of the bunker industry and are well positioned to offer legal advice tailored to the needs of our clients’ business.

Ship Arrest:

We have a large experience in dealing with the procedures of conservatory and executive arrests placed on vessels. One of our specialties is handling the distinctive and short-term proceedings in this respect before the Judge of Urgent Matter, Court of Execution and the Execution Administration.

Collision and Shipwreck Accidents:

Our firm has handled a number of boat and ship accidents, which had been taking place in the area of Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Suez Canal. We have taken ship collision cases to trial and won many verdicts and settlements for our clients. We also advise on the matters related to the ships wreck removal.

Marine Disasters:

Our team handles marine accidents including pollution, grounding, salvage, unsafe birth, allusion and general average cases. Our experienced experts can advise on all aspects of such incidents, including emergency disaster control, preservation of evidence, strategic defense planning, personal injury assistance, stowaway and repatriation, and damage limitation.

We believe that teamwork is the key to our success and Eldib Advocates is equipped to provide well-rounded services due to our many office locations. Collaborations between our different branches often take place to promptly and effectively handle our client’s issue in the most professional manner.

Ports and Terminals:

Our specialist ports and terminals team advise on all aspects of national and international port and terminal ownership, development and redevelopment, expansion, regulation, operation, management and use.

Ever since the world has become more of a global village, it has become imperative to our clients who sell, create and/or license telecommunication technology to feel fully protected against potential risks.

Consequently, our telecommunications team offers a wide range of legal services ranging from drafting, revising and editing mobile provider agreements, telecommunication outsourcing contracts to consumer contracts and protection.

In addition to that, we offer legal services relating to telecommunication and help in corporate and transactional matters, intellectual property, litigation and arbitration as well as dealing with administrative law and regulations and filings with administrative and regulatory authorities.

We give strategic advice in the commercial field on the development of telecommunication product brands and services. Our team’s aim is to cater to the needs of each of our clients in order to create the most efficient working model to entail all the services to cover their requirements.