Member Profile

Mr. ABOU-ELFADL is the Co- Founder and Managing Partner of Abou Elfadl, ElKassed & Partners Law Office, "AK&P", based in Cairo, Egypt, with representatives and constant presence in other major cities and governorates all over Egypt. AK&P is a professional corporate, litigation and dispute resolution law office committed to serve international clients, with its extensive experience, deep understanding of the Egyptian market and professionalism through a team composed of 30 lawyers.

ABOU-ELFADL has cumulated over a 40 years wide range of experience as a result of advising international clients for all areas of commercial and civil litigation and arbitration as well as dispute resolution. He has handled major legal issues before the Egyptian Courts and many Arbitral Tribunals on behalf of international clients and possess a recognized track record for setting precedents before Egyptian Courts as well as Arbitral Tribunals.

ABOU-ELFADL and the team of lawyers of AK&P advise many of the world’s largest corporations and financial institutions on complex, high-value and sensitive multijurisdictional disputes and litigations with the focus in preventing and resolving disputes by providing clients with practical, creative legal advice that focuses on their strategic and commercial objectives.

ABOU-ELFADL has significant experience resolving domestic and cross-border mandates, international arbitrations and investigations and enforcement for clients across all the key industry sectors including financial institutions, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, mining, petroleum and commodities, real-estate developers, transport, technology and food companies, international finance corporations.

AK&P Team managed by ABOU EL FADL provides international arbitration services before major institutional arbitration centers. ABOU EL FADL's experience includes the full spectrum of dispute resolution and litigation mechanisms ranging from negotiation, mediation, conciliation and conflict resolution to dynamic courtroom strategy, multi-party lawsuits and proceedings. He has acted on some of the world’s highest profile domestic and multi-jurisdictional investigations and litigations, such as representing Boing Company in all the related cases filed against Boing concerning the crash of Egypt Air flight MS 990 off the Coast of the United States.

AK&P Team presided by ABOU EL FADL provides local litigation services as well as international arbitration in such areas as disputes between partners or shareholders, disputes that arise with competitors, affiliates, consumers, vendors, employees, officers or directors, and others disputes related to corporate issues. Also disputes and litigations related to civil and commercial, labor, administrative, tax disputes, environmental protection, agency and distribution, collective bargaining, commercial, competition, construction, corporate, investment treaty claims, labor issues, product liability, regulatory compliance, securities and financial institution cases involving lender liability claims and foreclosures and insurance litigation involving coverage disputes.

Pepsi, LafargeHolcim, Bloomberg, Doka GmbH, GRUPO ENERPAL, KÖLLA Valencia S.L.,

Macon Charter B.V., Orrick, Sollatek Group, Nielsen, Sanofi, RedBull, Saint Gobain Glass Egypt, Dorsch Germany, Marina D’Or Spain, International Co. for Agro Industrial Projects (Beyti), ALFOCAN S.A., The Abraaj Group, and others multinational companies;

2008 – to – present Co- Founder and Managing Partner of ABOU-ELFADL , ElKassed & Partners Law Office ( AK&P)

1983 – 2008 Partner at Al-Kamel Law Office in Egypt