A recent GAR article recently reported on CRCICA’s New Advisory Committee composition, effective as of May 2020. The article says: The centre this month welcomed two new members to its advisory committee, Mayer Brown partner Dany Khayat and Aisha Nadar, an Egyptian-US-Swedish partner at Runeland Law in Stockholm. Aside from their arrival, the advisory committee […]
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A recent article by Global Arbitration Review (GAR) featured extensive commentary from Youssef & Partner’s managing partner, Karim Youssef. The GAR article looked at the Egyptian Court of Cassation’s recent judgment specifying “the criteria an entity must meet to qualify as a “permanent arbitral institution or an arbitration center”. Youssef applauded the decision from an […]
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Youssef & Partners has been featured in Enterprise headlines today, highlighting the firm’s recent significant expansion steps. The coverage reports on the firm kicking off its corporate practice and welcoming corporate partner Mahmoud Moharram, as well as the expansion of its flagship arbitration practice with the hiring of Dr. Sally El Sawah. The full coverage […]
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Youssef & Partners has kicked off its formal entrance into the corporate and transactional markets, and has acquired up and coming corporate practice, Moharram Law Firm. Mahmoud T. Moharram, founding partner at Moharram Law Firm, will be heading a number of practice areas within the firm’s corporate and transactional practices, for which the firm has […]
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Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, appears in Enterprise Egypt on 8 April 2019. He was featured for being selected as the winner of the prestigious Global Arbitration Review (GAR) award for Best Lecture or Speech at this year’s GAR awards ceremony in Paris. See the full story here.
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The annual Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Awards were held in Paris last month, recognizing the most significant achievements in international arbitration throughout the year. Youssef & Partners is delighted and proud that the GAR Award for Best Lecture or Speech went to managing partner Karim A. Youssef for his speech at the Sharm El Sheikh […]
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The Legal 500 guide for 2019 is out and Youssef & Partners is ranked in Band 1, with managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, listed as a Leading Individual. The guide said: Clients ‘Youssef & Partners is the ‘top arbitration firm in Egypt’ and Karim Youssef at Youssef & Partners Attorneys counts Cementos La Unión, Arab […]
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We are very happy to announce that Youssef & Partners has been selected as a GAR 100 firm for the third consecutive year. The firm has been described by the most prestigious guide to ‘approved’ international arbitration firms as having “tripled in size” since opening in 2016, an extraordinary achievement after only three of years […]
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Managing partner, Karim Abou Youssef, features on the cover of this month’s Milestone Magazine, discussing how he is disrupting the legal field in the MENA region. Previous covers feature other influential figures such as Mohamed Alabbar of Emaar Properties. See the full article here.
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Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, has been ranked once more in the Who’s Who Legal 2019 edition for arbitration. The prestigious listing of top practitioner’s in the world said the following: Karim A Youssef is “highly professional and a pleasure to work with” according to clients. Praised for his “excellent analytical skills”, he is a […]
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Youssef & Partners have secured a landmark settlement for Al-Kholoud in its dispute with Egypt. On Tuesday 23 October 2018, the Youssef & Partners team representing Al-Kholoud for Touristic and Real Estate Development S.A.E., led by Karim A. Youssef, notified the arbitral tribunal of their ongoing case against the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Holding […]
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The firm is very happy to be sponsoring another great event by the Cairo Regional Centre of International Commercial Arbitration – the Sharm El Sheikh VII conference on 9 – 10 December 2018. The conference is the world’s sole biennial conference on the role of state courts in international arbitration. With over 40 speakers, the […]
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Youssef & Partners are happy to once again sponsor GAR Live Dubai, taking place on 15 November 2018 at the DIFC Conference Centre. Sessions will cover a range of fascinating topics such as the intersection of AI and international arbitration and the use of experts in construction arbitration, as well as live debates and discussion. […]
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We are very happy to announce the inclusion of Youssef & Partners in the 2018 GAR 100 list of the top arbitration firms worldwide. The firm has been described by the most prestigious guide to ‘approved’ International Arbitration firms as, ‘A young Cairo firm with big ambitions’. Having only opened in April 2016, it is […]
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The Legal 500 guide for 2018 is out and Youssef & Partners is ranked in Band 1, with managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, listed as a Leading Individual. The guide said: ‘Karim Youssef at Youssef & Partners Attorneys is a leading light in international arbitration and excels in investment treaty matters. He acted for Cementos […]
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Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef appears in Enterprise Egypt on 20 February 2018. He and Youssef & Partners received coverage following on from the recent Chambers Global Guide 2018 listing. The item listed Youssef & Partners, as well as other top-ranked Egyptian arbitration firms. See the full story here. Karim previously appeared in Enterprise Egypt […]
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Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, has once again been listed in Band 1 for Arbitration in Egypt in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2018. Describing his role in the market, the Guide said: Karim Youssef is a respected figure in the arbitration arena, frequently representing clients from the construction and oil and gas industries. Market sources […]
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The CEO Magazine – EMEA interviewed managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, in their February 2018 issue. Karim talks about creating a cosmopolitan practice, servicing international clients, and championing equal opportunity employment in the Middle East. It has a folio of investment treaty cases that is second to none in the region. Embedded in the company’s internal fabric […]
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Youssef & Partners sponsored a conference held on 9–10 December in Cairo in celebration of the 50th anniversary of UNCITRAL. The conference, titled Global Inclusion and Dispute Resolution: Harmonization Trends in International Arbitration, was organized by UNCITRAL in cooperation with the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and hosted in their auditorium. The […]
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Youssef & Partners was recognised in Enterprise Egypt as one of six Egyptian firms to be listed in Who’s Who Legal 2018. The story was released shortly after it was announced that Youssef & Partners managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, was once more listed by the prestigious legal ranking website for the fifth consecutive year. […]
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Youssef & Partners, and its managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, have signed the Equal Representation in Arbitration pledge, which seeks to improve the representation of women in arbitral appointments. Advancing gender equality in our field is a critical issue, and one we take very seriously at Youssef & Partners, particularly as a firm operating in […]
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Youssef & Partners were sponsors of the ICC-SCL Conference on Dispute Resolution and Construction Contracts in Egypt, which took place in Cairo on 19 & 20 November, 2017. Co-organized by the International Court of Arbitration and the Society of Construction Law-Egypt, this two-day annual conference focused on new developments in the field of construction law and […]
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Youssef & Partners Managing Partner and Head of Arbitration and International Law, Dr. Karim A. Youssef, has once more been listed by Who’s Who Legal as a leading arbitration practitioner in the 2018 guide. Regarding his practice, Who’s Who Legal 2018 wrote: ‘Karim Youssef’s “sharp intellect” and “responsiveness as an arbitrator” makes him a favourite […]
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Youssef & Partners is happy to be sponsoring GAR Live Dubai 2017. This will be the second consecutive year the firm has sponsored the conference. The 4th Annual Gar Live Dubai is chaired by Erin Miller Ranking and Hassan Arab, with a keynote presentation by Alec Emmerson. Topics include International Arbitration and the Impact of […]
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Youssef & Partners’ managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, has been appointed to the joint ICCA ASIL task force on damages, which will address how to promote consistency and rigor in the approach to damages in international arbitration. Find more information about the group here.
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Youssef & Partners were happy to support the CRCICA Arbitration in Africa Conference on The Role of African States & Governments in the Development of Arbitration in Africa that took place in Cairo on 3 – 5 April 2017. See more information here.
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Youssef & Partners were sponsors of the AILA Conference 2017 on A Paradigm Shift in International Investment Law, which took place on 2 April. Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, gave the opening remarks on arbitration in Egypt and the Arab Spring in a panel discussion on ‘Egypt’s Experience of Investor-State Arbitrations’. See more information here.
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Managing partner, Karim A. Youssef, is once more listed among Egypt’s top arbitration lawyers by the Chambers Global Guide 2017. Karim achieved a Band 1 ranking in this incredibly prestigious guide to legal practitioners. The guide had the following to say about his work: The “very meticulous and very creative” Karim Youssef of is admired […]
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Managing partners, Karim A. Youssef, moderated the opening debate at the second meeting of the ICC Arab Arbitration Group. The debate was titled ‘The Language of the Arbitration and Arab Parties: harmless choice or cornelian dilemma?’. See more information on the event here.
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Karim A. Youssef has once again been honored by the prestigious Who’s Who Legal 2017. He is praised as being: recommended for the quality of his strategic thinking and his international outlook… and “one of the top practitioners in this field in Egypt.” Karim was listed in two categories: Who’s Who of Arbitration – […]
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