Newly joined network of Alfa International global Legal organization
Sarie-Eldin & Partners is pleased to announce that it has recently joined the Alfa International organization. The Alfa Board of Directors has approved the Firm's membership based on the Firm's experience, the level of legal services it provides, and its highly qualified professionals. Sarie-Eldin & Partners is the only registered law Firm from Egypt.
Alfa International is a global network of independent law firms. Founded in 1980, Alfa International is the oldest legal network and remains one of the largest and strongest ever. The organization comprises of 132 member firms with 85 members in the USA and 47 members in Canada, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Alfa International provides a wide array of important information about its clients, members and prospects. Such members endeavor to provide their national, regional and international clients with outstanding legal services at reasonable and competitive legal fees.
In addition to the foregoing, Alfa clients enjoy the benefit of having a geographically comprehensive network of exceptional law firms, thereby conducive to a greater access to a wide range of seminars, reference materials and other client-focused programs.
Sarie-Eldin & Partners closes largest syndicated facility in Egypt
Sarie-Eldin & Partners was appointed to act as lenders' legal counsel in connection with the largest multicurrency syndicated facility ever arranged in Egypt. The "Egyptian Nitrogen Products Company" has mandated National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Arab African International Bank and Banque du Caire to arrange for the syndicated facility package amounting to USD 1.05 Billion. The Firm, represented by Dr. Ramy El Borai - Partner and Mr. Motaz El Dreny - Associate - has represented 21 banks in connection with this complex and high profile transaction. In a much awaited signing ceremony held at the ECHEM premises in New Cairo, all parties executed the final syndicated facility agreement.
A thankful note from the Egyptian Banking Institute
A thankful note from the Egyptian Banking Institute represented by the Executive Director Dr. Hala Helmy EL Said * EBI-event.jpg On behalf of the Egyptian Banking Institute, I would like to express our appreciation for your valuable contribution to the EBI 3rd Annual International Conference titled ﾓthe Future of the Banking Sector Post the Financial Crisis: Challenges and Opportunitiesﾔ that was held in Cairo on November, 22nd and 23rd, 2009. It is through the support of distinguished experts like yourself that we are able to increase our awareness of our clients with the recent trends and best practices in the financial and banking sectors. Your extensive expertise was of a great value added and it contributed immensely to the conference success. Your speech was extremely informative, interesting and well received by the attendees and sparked a lively debate among the participants. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to you for your support. Looking forward to further cooperation in upcoming events. Best regards, Dr. Hala Helmy El Said Executive Director
China Development Bank Establishes a Representative Office in Cairo
In a high-level ceremony attended by Dr. Mahmoud Mohy Eldin, the Egyptian Minister of Finance, China Development Bank (CDB) - the first investment bank in China - celebrated, on November 10, 2009, the opening of its first overseas representative office in Cairo. The establishment of this representative office aims at fostering greater cooperation between China and African countries in financing infrastructure and development projects throughout the African continent. Sarie-Eldin & Partners has acted and continues to act as CDBﾒs advisor in Egypt in relation to the latterﾒs representative office in Egypt.
Newly Appointed Senior Advisor at Sarie-Eldin and Partners
Dr. Ahmed El Borai is one of the few experts in labor law both in Egypt and in the Middle East. In 1992, in his capacity as member of the committee charged with the reform of Labor law, he has contributed to drafting the "Unified Labor Bill". Dr. El Borai is currently a Law Professor and Head of the Social Legislation Department, Faculty of Law, University of Cairo and Advocate before the Egyptian Court of Cassation and the Conseil d'Etat (since 1983). From 1995, Dr. El Borai sits as member of the Committee of Legal Experts of the "Arab Labor Organization" (ALO), and, since 1999, as member of the Committee of Experts-Counselors of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Further, in recognition of his international expertise in labor law issues, Dr. El Borai has been appointed, since 2004, as a member to the United Nations Committee for Migrants Workers. Dr. El Borai has held various academic and professional posts in the course of his blossoming career, among which one can cite Visiting Professor, University of Mohammed Ibn Abdallah, Morocco (1977); Visiting Professor, University of Riyadh (1977); Legal Counselor to the University of Cairo (1983); Visiting Professor, University of Rennes (1985); Cultural Counselor for Egypt in Paris (1986), Permanent Representative of Egypt to UNESCO (1987), Member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (1991); Legal Counselor to the Egyptian Parliament for the Committee on Labor Force (1993); Head of the Labor Relations Centre, University of Cairo (1995); Visiting Professor, University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne (1997). Some of Dr. El Borai's publications include the following "Economic, Political and Social Transformation and Effects on Labor Relations, September, 1995"; "Legal Framework for Protecting Immigrant Labor in the Arab States, May, 1992"; "Arab immigrant women in the Arab countries between the reality and law, October 2006"; "The international legal framework for migrant workers : the United Nations Convention on the Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families , July 2007". Other professional treatises include "The Regulation of Immigration of Labor Between the Arab States according to International and Arab Labor Practices", research presented to the Second Conference on the Immigration of Labor Between Arab States; "The Special Regulations Organizing the Employment of Women in Arab Legislation", research presented to the Conference on the Protection of Working Women, convened by the Egyptian General Association of Labor Unions, Cairo 1994; "Legal Framework for the Protection of Immigrant Labor in the Arab States", research (in English and Arabic) commissioned by ILO for the First Conference on Immigration of Labor Between Arab States. Dr. El Borai has joined Sarie-Eldin & Partners as a Senior Legal Advisor to offer his expertise and knowledge in Labor Law to the Firm's clients.
