Zulficar & Partners Law Firm

What Zulficar & Partners Law Firm does

Zulficar & Partners is a premier Cairo-based international corporate law and arbitration practice founded in 2009 by six partners (Mona Zulficar, Mahmoud Shaltout, Dr. Ingy Badawy, Dr. Firas El Samad, Anwar Zeidan, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab) who previously led practices at Shalakany Law Office. The firm serves a diverse base of commercial, industrial, financial, and governmental clients both in Egypt and internationally, organized into five integrated practice groups: International Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & M&A, and Litigation. Its mandate portfolio includes landmark transactions such as the USD 13 billion Orascom-Lafarge divestment, Coca-Cola HBC's USD 427 million Egyptian bottling acquisition, the USD 425 million Blom Bank-ABC merger, and cross-border disputes exceeding USD 16 billion.

The firm operates as a private partnership with 16 partners and more than 65 senior associates and counsels (approximately 115 total headcount), headquartered at Nile Towers in Cairo. Revenue is generated through professional fees on engagement-based, partner-led mandates rather than any disclosed pricing model or subscription structure; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct, senior-led enterprise engagement supplemented by reputational channels including legal directory rankings (Chambers, IFLR1000, Legal 500, GAR100 since 2015), industry events (Egypt Arbitration Days, ICC co-hosting with Shahid Law Firm), and thought-leadership publications.

The firm is consistently ranked in Band 1 / Tier 1 across all major legal directories for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, and Dispute Resolution, and its partners hold leadership roles across CIArb (Global President 2025), ICSID (Panel of Arbitrators 2024-2030), ICC, and LCIA. No private equity, venture capital, or external institutional ownership is present; the firm is owned and controlled by its partners through internal promotions and equity partnership.

Name

Zulficar & Partners Law Firm

Legal name

Zulficar & Partners

Website

https://zulficarpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Zulficar & Partners is a premier Cairo-based law firm founded in 2009, offering international arbitration, banking & finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, and litigation services to commercial, financial, and governmental clients in Egypt and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Corporate Law and International Arbitration

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• International arbitration services
• Banking and finance law
• Capital markets advisory
• Corporate mergers acquisitions
• Commercial litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Providing comprehensive legal services including advisory, transactional, and dispute resolution services to corporate, financial, and governmental clients. Revenue generated through professional fees for legal services rendered.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zulficar & Partners is a premier international corporate law and arbitration practice firm offering comprehensive legal services through five integrated practice groups: Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & M&A, and Litigation. The firm serves commercial, industrial, financial, governmental, and not-for-profit clients in Egypt and internationally, specializing in complex cross-border transactions, international arbitration proceedings under major institutions (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SIAC, CRCICA), and high-stakes disputes. The practice groups are interconnected, with partners from different groups collaborating on complex multi-jurisdictional mandates.

Product overview

Zulficar & Partners is a premier international corporate law and arbitration practice firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services through five integrated practice groups: Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & M&A, and Litigation. The firm specializes in serving commercial, industrial, and financial clients in Egypt and internationally, with deep expertise across sectors including energy, construction, telecommunications, healthcare, and real estate. The practice areas are interconnected, with partners from different groups collaborating on complex cross-border transactions and disputes.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbitration Services International arbitration legal services spanning oil & gas, construction, real estate, banking & finance, Islamic finance, tourism, telecommunications, IT, intellectual property rights, M&A, antitrust, agency & distribution, franchising, power & renewable energy, joint ventures, pharmaceutical, insurance & reinsurance. Handles proceedings under AAA, ADCCAC, CRCICA, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, ICSID, JCAA, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, and SIAC.
• Banking & Finance Services Comprehensive banking and project finance legal services including syndications, club and multilateral loan agreements, credit facility agreements, debt rescheduling, security documents, Islamic finance, Central Bank of Egypt regulations, investment law, cross-border banking activities, establishment and licensing of financial institutions, and debt restructuring.
• Capital Markets Services Market-leading capital markets legal services including regulatory advisory, IPOs, tender offers, rights issues, swaps, public and private offerings, restructuring, employee stock option plans (ESOPs), sukuk issuances, and assistance in shaping regulations including SPAC regulations.
• Corporate & M&A Services Corporate and mergers & acquisitions legal services covering major acquisition and joint venture transactions, corporate advice, restructuring, mergers, demergers, employee stock option plans, and capital market transactions across healthcare, banking, education, electronics, e-payment, renewable energy, oil and gas, real estate, and consumer goods sectors.
• Litigation Services Comprehensive litigation services across Egyptian ordinary, economic, and Conseil d'Etat courts, including commercial contracts, banking, employment, corporate criminal cases, IP, competition law, tax litigation, privatization disputes, enforcement of judgments and foreign arbitral awards, and annulment of arbitral awards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 years of continuous legal experience
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shahid Law FirmcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2025Co-hosted 'Arbitration: Catalyst for Regional Growth and Industry Collaboration' event with over 120 participants and 10 speakers as part of Egypt Arbitration Days.
• Shahid Law FirmcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 October 2025Co-hosted the 2nd ICC Court Egypt Arbitration Day and ICC YAAF event titled 'Who Holds the Power? Navigating Shareholders' Disputes' as part of Egypt Arbitration Days 2025. Over 300 registrants and 26 expert speakers participated.
• Al Ahly Pharos Investment BankingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActed as financial advisor, lead manager, book-runner, and underwriter alongside Zulficar & Partners on various capital markets transactions including the ValU listing and Sukuk issuances.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shalakany Law Office: One of Egypt's oldest and largest full-service law firms, founded 1912. Direct peer: Zulficar & Partners was founded in 2009 by six partners who left Shalakany, and the two firms compete head-to-head on corporate, M&A, banking, dispute resolution, and arbitration mandates in Egypt.
• Matouk Bassiony & Co. Leading Egyptian full-service law firm with strong banking, capital markets, and M&A practices. Direct peer competing with Zulficar & Partners for top Egyptian mandates and regularly featured in the same Chambers and Legal 500 tier rankings.
• Hassouna & Bahaa Law Firm: Long-established Egyptian law firm with comparable practice areas in corporate, M&A, and dispute resolution. Direct peer competing in the same Egyptian legal market and frequently listed alongside Zulficar & Partners in domestic practice rankings.

Regional players

• Al Tamimi & Company: Largest law firm in the Middle East with offices across the GCC, Egypt, and North Africa. Closest regional peer by scale, practice mix (corporate, banking, arbitration), and brand positioning for cross-border MENA mandates competing for the same international clients.
• ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners: Leading MENA-headquartered law firm with offices across the Gulf and North Africa, particularly strong in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Closely comparable on cross-border corporate, banking, and arbitration work in the same MENA corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie (Cairo): Global magic-circle firm with a long-standing Cairo office covering corporate, M&A, banking, and arbitration. Broad incumbent that competes for the same high-value cross-border Egypt mandates as Zulficar & Partners but offers a much wider international network.
• White & Case LLP (Cairo): Global firm with a strong Cairo practice focused on M&A, capital markets, project finance, and arbitration. Competes for the largest Egypt cross-border transactions and arbitrations where Zulficar & Partners is also regularly instructed.
• Freshfields (Cairo): Magic-circle firm with a Cairo office handling cross-border M&A, disputes, and arbitration. Overlaps with Zulficar & Partners on international arbitration and corporate matters involving Egypt-domiciled or Egypt-linked clients.
• Clyde & Co (Cairo): Global law firm with significant MENA presence and a Cairo office focused on insurance, energy, infrastructure, and dispute resolution. Competes for arbitration and project mandates in Egypt's energy and construction sectors.
• A&O Shearman: Global elite firm with deep MENA and Egypt-related practice in M&A, capital markets, banking, and international arbitration. Comparable in the cross-border mandate universe that Zulficar & Partners serves from Cairo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zulficar-and-partners-law-firm

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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