Firm Name: Andersen Egypt
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Practice Area: Commercial Law
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Professional Biography:
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Managing Partner – Lawyer
Maher Iskander is the founder and Managing Partner of the firm, and has over 30 years of practical experience in commercial and corporate law both with providing legal consultations and representing SME’s, large corporations and multi-national companies operating in a variety of sectors.
Maher is capable of representing clients before all levels of the court including the Egyptian Higher Courts in economic disputes, as well as corporate governance related litigation, for example, shareholder disputes, disputes on public take-over bids and squeeze-out procedures, joint-venture disputes, and matters involving a merger and acquisition/sale, commercial contract or unfair competition.
In addition to the above, Maher represents clients in matters concerning white-collar crimes affecting corporate activity such as bribery, corruption and embezzlement, information technology crimes, commercial fraud and illegitimate competition.
Maher is also a strong negotiator with banks to reduce the burden of debt in cases of insolvency, with the purpose of corporate restructuring.
Maher is also has a strong background in relation to legal services in the field of mergers & acquisitions, IPO, due-diligence and corporate transactions.
Maher’s years of experience have solidified his position as one of Egypt’s most aggressive litigators, and this in turn has allowed him to gain innumerable successes for his clients.
Maher is an active member of the American, Canadian and German Chambers of Commerce in Egypt.
Education:
- Cairo University, Bachelors Degree (Law)
- Cairo University, Postgraduate Diploma (Criminal Science)
- Cairo University, Postgraduate Diploma (Public Law)
Affiliations:
- Egyptian Bar Association
- American Chamber of Commerce
- British Egyptian Business Association
- German Chamber of Commerce
Firm Description
Andersen Egypt
Our law firm is one of the oldest firms in Cairo, Egypt, having been established in 1986 under the name of Maher Milad Iskander & Co.
In 2018, we became a member firm of Andersen Global and began offering comprehensive and varied services to companies and individuals, in the legal, tax, financial and transaction advisory fields, through our team of 9 partners and 70 of the top lawyers and consultants in Egypt.
Today, we are proud to be the only international offices in Egypt offering these integrated services, and our customers can remain confident that all of their issues are handled under the same roof, and with the high professionalism and values associated with the name Andersen.
In addition to being key players in the Egyptian market in key sectors such as litigation, arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets, we also have extensive experience in structuring, financing and managing multi-jurisdictional deals through Andersen Global’s worldwide presence, allowing us to always help our clients accomplish their strategic goals.
We are proud to be one of the highest rated international law, tax and advisory firms in Egypt, with an exceptional reputation and consistent positive feedback from our clients.
